2018 Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner
Updates from James McHugh Construction Co.: Last Thursday was the Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner. The event funds the Near South Planning Board’s Authors in the Schools Program, a literary program developed to encourage reading and writing in Chicago’s elementary inner-city schools. We we’re very proud to have our long time client Joe Antunovich, from Antunovich Associates, chair the event and our own Shelly Griggs serve as Vice Chair.
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Nearly $1.5 Billion in INFRA Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced nearly $1.5 billion in proposed grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program. “These INFRA grants will empower states and communities to make significant long-term infrastructure improvements that will shape transportation and mobility for decades to come,” said Secretary Elaine L. Chao. INFRA grants support the Administration’s commitment to fixing our nation’s crumbling infr...
Orbit Energy Ltd and Shell Energy Europe Ltd Announce Five-Year Agreement
Orbit Energy Ltd, an exciting new entrant to the Great Britain (GB) electricity and gas market, has agreed to an exclusive five-year deal with Shell Energy Europe Ltd for the supply of its power, gas and environmental products. This agreement allows Orbit Energy to hedge its commodity risk and secure competitive energy prices for its customers, enabling accelerated growth in 2018. "Adding Shell Energy Europe as our strategic trading partner allows us to provide stable prices and peace of m...
Bechtel Global Headquarters Moves to the Washington, D.C. Area
Bechtel, a global project management, engineering, procurement, and construction leader, announced today it will consolidate its global headquarters in the Washington, D.C. area. The company will move corporate positions from Houston and San Francisco to Reston, Va. by the end of 2018. “For more than a decade, Bechtel’s corporate leadership has been distributed across Houston, Reston, and San Francisco,” said Jack Futcher, Bechtel’s chief operating officer. “Consolidating the corporate leadersh...
Jacobs Increases Profile in the KSA with Expertise Contracting MOU
Jacobs and Expertise Contracting Company Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer plant maintenance and turnaround solutions to key clients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With increased cost pressures on operators in the region, Jacobs’ and Expertise’s complimentary capabilities provide alternate maintenance and turnaround execution models and innovative solutions to reduce costs and maximize facility up-time. Expanding their complete engineering, EPCM, and PMC footprint...
U.S. Department of Energy Extends AECOM-Led Joint Venture Contract at the Savannah River Site
LOS ANGELES — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Savannah River Operations Office in Aiken, South Carolina, has extended the current liquid waste management contract with AECOM-led Savannah River Remediation LLC. The approximate US$450-million extension will run from June 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019, and was included in AECOM’s backlog in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. “We are pleased to hav...
Nemetschek Group Expands Supervisory Board with US Executive Bill Krouch
Munich / Washington D.C. - The Nemetschek Group, one of the largest software providers for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, announced today that its shareholders have elected a fourth member for the Supervisory Board. Bill Krouch, an advisor based in the US, is the first non-European member on the Supervisory Board of the successful Group. The shareholders showed strong support for the new board member with 99.72% approval. "We are very pleased with the decision...
Angela McMurray Rejoins HNTB in Houston as Environmental Planning Manager
HOUSTON – Angela McMurray, AICP, has rejoined HNTB Corporation as environmental planning manager. McMurray leads efforts to grow the environmental planning practice in HNTB’s Houston office and focuses on service and delivery for major transportation projects throughout southeast Texas and El Paso. McMurray has 12 years of experience in environmental consulting and natural resources management, including work on numerous biological assessment and ecological evaluation projects. Additionally,...
Idaho Receives Notice of $90 Million Federal Grant for I-84 Work
An area of major need in Idaho may get a vital shot of federal money, as federal officials shortlisted $90.24 million in grant funds to help ease congestion on Interstate 84 in the Treasure Valley between the Karcher Interchange and Franklin Boulevard. The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant will also allow improvements benefiting the movement of good and services on the heavily used route. The improvements include widening I-84 to three lanes in each direction in this 2.8-mil...
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti Confirmed as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation
(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti was confirmed by the full New Jersey Senate as New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner, making her the 19th chief executive of the department. Appointed in December 2017, she has served in an acting capacity since January 2018. Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti will continue her work overseeing the Department that manages the state’s multi-faceted transportation net...
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