GOP Tax Plan Would Affect Bonding, Transit Benefits; End Credit for Electric Vehicles
The proposed Republican tax reform plan would end private-activity bonds and tax-credit bonds that finance some types of infrastructure projects, a credit of $7,500 for each plug-in electric vehicle and a write-off for employers to offer commuter benefits. The plan would also limit early refinancing of existing municipal bonds. The GOP plan aims to end private activity bonds, which allow bondholders an income tax exemption on interest payments similar to municipal bonds and are used to fin...
INDOT Offers Scholarships, Jobs to Engineers in Training
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation is offering civil engineering students scholarships of up to $3,125 per semester, and paid employment during summer breaks and upon graduation. Students must be accepted or enrolled full time in one of Indiana’s certified civil engineering schools and apply using the form at www.INDOTScholarship.IN.gov. Applications for the 2018-2019 school year must be submitted by December 31, 2017. INDOT’s scholarship program uses federal funds to...
Lance Donnelly Joins HNTB as Senior Project Engineer
PHILADELPHIA – Lance Donnelly, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a senior project engineer for traction power systems. Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office, Donnelly leads teams of engineers who design electrical traction systems used to power passenger trains. “The growth of HNTB’s team of rail systems and operations experts supports our clients in providing critical transit services throughout the Philadelphia region,” said Joseph Guzzi, PMP, HNTB’s Pennsylvania office leader and vice pres...
Subsurface Utility Engineering Expert Neil Eppig Joins Cardno's Tampa Office
Tampa, FL - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Neil Eppig has joined the firm as Senior Project Manager, SUE Operations in the company’s Tampa, FL, USA office. With more than 43 years of professional experience, Neil brings exceptional client and project management skills along with technical expertise in land surveying and subsurface utility engineering (SUE). Neil was previously a director of SUE services for a private consultant, where he supported federal, state, and municipal...
Engineering, Architecture Sector Adds 3.8K Jobs in October
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 261,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in food services and drinking places increased sharply, mostly offsetting a decline in September that largely reflected the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. In October, job gains also occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate...
HNTB Aviation Experts Honored with Airport Business Magazine “Top 40 Under 40” Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two of HNTB Corporation’s aviation experts — Lynette Mellett, PE, and Shawn J. Murphy, PE — were named as “Top 40 Under 40” award recipients by Airport Business magazine. The annual award recognizes 40 aviation industry professionals under the age of 40 for their academic, professional and community achievements. Lynette Mellett Mellett joined HNTB as a project engineer in 2003 after graduation from Iowa State University and worked on a variety of civil projects while...
HNTB Adds Two Infrastructure Experts to Inland Empire Office
ONTARIO, Calif. – HNTB Corporation continues its rapid growth in the Inland Empire by adding two new hires in the firm’s Ontario office. Antoinette Harris-White has joined the team as a document controls specialist III and will be responsible for administering and managing document processes and systems to ensure control and availability. Robert Murphy, a civil engineer, will be working on the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority I-10 corridor project and will be responsible for the i...
DOT Should Take Actions to Improve the Selection of Freight and Highway Projects
In 2016, the Department of Transportation (DOT) developed a multi-phased review and selection process for a new grant program—the Fostering Advancement in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE). DOT awarded FASTLANE grants to 18 freight and highway projects. Multiple teams of reviewers evaluated 218 applications based on an evaluation plan that outlined the criteria and process for evaluating applications. GAO found that the awarded projects...
American Traffic Solutions Partners with Laser Technology Inc. To Launch ATS StreetSafe
MESA, Ariz. - American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has partnered with Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) to develop and launch ATS StreetSafe, a hand-held laser device designed to protect communities from the dangers of speeding by providing an efficient, safe and effective way of enhancing enforcement. Speeding is one of the leading causes of traffic fatalities in the U.S. Combined, ATS and LTI currently partner with more than 100 municipalities nationwide to provide speed enforcement technology....
Barko Launches Purpose-Built 270B Logging Processor
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – The Barko 270B processor is purpose-built for its application, providing several performance advantages over equipment commonly used for processing jobs. Offering exceptional horsepower, swing torque and tractive effort, the 270B features a dangle head boom configuration for picking, delimbing, cut-to-length harvesting, and stacking. Powered by a 225-horsepower Cummins Tier 4 Final diesel engine with SCR aftertreatment, the 270B offers excellent fuel economy and feature...
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