Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Releases 2018 Economic Impact Study
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announced the release of Economic Impacts of Maritime Shipping in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region, a year-long study of the economic impacts of the entire Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system. The study is a definitive and detailed report documenting the many contributions made by the Great Lakes Seaway system* to federal, state/provincial and local economies. The study reports that in 2017 maritime commerce supported: 237,868 jobs...
State of Available Funds
In the recently passed Omnibus funding bill, Congress provided historic levels of funding for infrastructure investments across America. As the Department releases these funds, the Department is committed to a responsible, expeditious, and transparent process that prioritizes safety. Following is a summary of funding currently and recently made available for application. Please encourage interested localities to assess the criteria and apply quickly to take advantage of these opportunities....
Famed Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s Papers Now Online
Writings and personal records of the founder of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, known for his work on New York’s Central Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and many other landscapes, have been digitized and are now available online from the Library of Congress. The archive was digitized to serve as a resource in advance of the bicentennial of Olmsted’s birth, which will be celebrated with partner organizations in 2022. T...
Wärtsilä’s Success Story in Bangladesh Continues
The technology group Wärtsilä continues to support Bangladesh’s need to expand its electricity supply to both domestic and industrial consumers. The Bangladeshi government is anxious to promote economic growth and a reliable, flexible power supply is an essential element in achieving this goal. Wärtsilä’s ability to deliver the needed generating capacity on a fast-track basis has emerged as a central pillar of this programme. The latest order, which was booked in June, is for a 114 MW power plan...
New Version of Unconventionals Analyst Software Revolutionises Shale Play Workflows
Exprodat, the oil and gas ArcGIS platform specialist, Esri Gold Partner and Getech Group company, has released a new, updated version of its popular Unconventionals Analyst software for resource play well planning and reserves evaluation. The company created the Unconventionals Analyst extension to ArcGIS Desktop to help oil and gas companies streamline the processes of optimising shale play well inventory planning and evaluating reserve areas to assist in regulatory reserve management obliga...
IECA Region One Accepted as Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP)
Denver, CO – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) has been approved as a registered education provider with the Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) program, managed by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). “We’re excited to announce our acceptance as an RCEP provider,” stated Sharan Wilson, IECA executive director. “IECA strives to provide the most exceptional, relevant training to industry professionals. Receiving RCEP approval allo...
Norbert Schachtner Joins HDR as Director for Education, Science, and Tech Markets in Germany
HDR is pleased to welcome Norbert Schachtner as director for education, science and tech markets in Germany. An architect with more than 25 years experience, Schachtner is based in the Munich office. Schachtner comes to HDR from HENN, an architectural design firm in Europe, where he spent the past two decades helping to expand the firm’s Science and Health Care practice. He brings deep knowledge of complex building typologies and a propensity for exemplary design to this role. Included in Sc...
Microdesk Wins Port Authority of NY & NJ Contract to Expand Enterprise Asset Management
New York, NY– Microdesk, a global leader in AECO consulting, was recently awarded a multi-year contract with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) to broaden its Application Maintenance and Support Services through an Enterprise Asset Management Program. Microdesk is a longtime partner of the PANYNJ and currently provides a range of services to support the agency’s strategic objectives in the areas of Application Development, BIM and CAD Support Services, and Enterprise Asset Mana...
IMAGINiT Technologies Launches New Utilities for Autodesk Software
BALTIMORE, MD — IMAGINiT Technologies’ customers who subscribe to Autodesk software, now have complimentary access to several new IMAGINiT Utilities for Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D and Autodesk Vault Client. With more than 40 individual IMAGINiT utilities now available, building information modeling (BIM) coordinators and computer aided design (CAD) managers can increase team efficiencies and reduce human error by automating redundancies. “IMAGINiT utilities are designed to ex...
SSSBA Publishes Research Results for Innovative Press-Brake Formed Steel Tub Girder Bridge Technology
WASHINGTON D.C.– The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has published the results of extensive research on the development and experimental testing of an innovative bridge system designed by members of the organization and several partners. “Development and Experimental Testing of Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders (PBTG) for Short Span Bridge Applications” was compiled by Karl Barth, Ph.D., the Jack H. Samples Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering – Civil and Environmental E...
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June Issue 2026
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