Duke Energy Assumes Full Ownership of California-based REC Solar
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy, one of the largest energy companies in the country, announced today it has acquired full ownership of California-based REC Solar, a provider of renewable energy solutions for commercial customers throughout the U.S. Duke Energy first acquired a majority interest in REC Solar in February of 2015. REC Solar will continue to be a part of Duke Energy Renewables, Duke Energy’s commercial renewables organization. Duke Energy Renewables’ experience in offsite solar and...
Wenck Names Shawn Witherspoon Business Development Manager
Minneapolis – Today Wenck announced that Shawn Witherspoon has joined the company and will serve as Wenck’s business development manager, bringing more than 20 years of sales and management experience in the environmental space to Wenck and its clients. “Shawn is already making a huge impact at Wenck – both for our business growth as well as for our clients. Having him serve as business development manager is an important part of our sales strategy moving forward,” said William Jensen, c...
Bentley Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire ACTION Modulers’ Water Modeling Software Business
SINGAPORE — The Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference — Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ACTION Modulers’ water modeling software business based near Lisbon, Portugal. The team of environmental modeling scientists and researchers, led by general director, Frank Braunschweig, develops ACTION Modulers modeling software products including MOHID Studio...
Fugro Awarded Third Ground Investigation Package on Scotland's A9 Dualling Programme
Fugro will be mobilising full ground investigation capabilities in the Scottish Highlands as it makes a winter start on its third contract for Transport Scotland on the Scottish Government’s ambitious A9 Dualling programme. The £1.3 million award includes integrated geotechnical and geophysical data collection along 23 kilometres of road corridor to inform the design work for two sections of dualling - Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore. Due to start mid-Decemb...
Gannett Fleming South Plainfield Office Relocates
(Piscataway, N.J.): Gannett Fleming has relocated its office in South Plainfield, New Jersey, to a new building in Piscataway. The company celebrated the grand opening on Nov. 28 by welcoming clients, local dignitaries and other guests to the new facility, which the firm’s affiliate companies – Gannett Fleming Architects, Inc. and Gannett Fleming Project Development Corporation – designed and constructed. New Piscataway office address: 1 Centennial Avenue, Suite 201 Second Floor, Building...
New Architecture Firm, Arcollab, is Launched in Athens, Georgia
Athens, GA – The founders of Bork Design, Inc. and Hall Smith Office, two award-winning and long-standing architecture firms in Georgia, have combined their expertise and created Architectural Collaborative LLC, branded as Arcollab. Principals Lori Bork Newcomer, Joseph Smith, and Gabriel Comstock will lead the new firm, located in Athens, Georgia. Arcollab is a multi-disciplinary firm, with practice areas including all types of new construction, sustainable design, historic preservation, exi...
Novozymes and Grundfos Kick Off Collaboration for Clean Water
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – December 4, 2017 – When you combine biotech with cutting-edge water technology, you might find new solutions to some of the most pressing global issues concerning water scarcity. Thereby, you can make a direct impact on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6, aiming at securing universal access to water and sanitation by 2030. This is the scope, when the world’s leading expert in enzymes and microorganisms, Novozymes, and Grundfos, the global leader in advanced pump tec...
Atlas Copco to Acquire South African Exploration Manufacturing Business
Stockholm, Sweden, December 4, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire the assets of Renegade Drilling Supplies Proprietary Ltd., a South African manufacturer and distributor of drilling consumables for mining exploration. Renegade Drilling is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and sells its products throughout the Southern African region. The company manufactures and distributes mining exploration drilling consumables, such as dri...
Great Lakes Announces Changes to Board of Directors
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (the “Company” or “Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, today announced that Kathleen M. Shanahan and Ronald R. Steger have been appointed to the Board of Directors’ 2018 and 2019 director classes, respectively, effective as of the Company’s 2018 annual meeting to be held in May. In addition, at that time, the Board will be...
Environmental Compliance, Water Engineering Experts, Join Cardno's Los Angeles Office
Los Angeles, CA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Rex, QSD/QSP/QISP, and John Moreno have joined the firm as a Senior Consultant and Senior Project Consultant, respectively, in the company’s Los Angeles (Glendale), CA, USA, office. Jeffrey has a marketing/business development background along with technical expertise in construction site management, stormwater, water quality, hazards and hazardous materials, and in providing technical reports for NEPA-CEQA (National Envi...