CH2M Wins 5 Environmental and Climate Change Industry Business Achievement Awards
DENVER- The Environmental Business Journal and the Climate Change Business Journal, a leading sources of business intelligence in the environmental and climate change industries, awarded CH2M five prestigious business achievement awards. "Recognizing our best practices for outstanding new achievement in environmental expertise, and our global projects for merit in sustainable water infrastructure is an honor and testament to the technical ability and sustainable vis...
NASA Names Jacobs Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been selected as NASA’s Agency-Level 2016 Small Business Industry Award (SBIA) Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year. This is the second time in six years that Jacobs has received the award. The Agency-Level award follows Jacobs’ 2016 Center-Level SBIA Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award at four NASA Centers – Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), Johnson Space Center (JSC), Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and K...
AECOM Names Paul Praylo Chief Operating Officer of its Construction Services Business
NEW YORK — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today announced that Paul Praylo has been named chief operating officer of its Construction Services (CS) business, a global construction division that has grown from under $2B to nearly $7B in revenue in just five years. In this elevated position, Mr. Praylo will oversee operations across all business units within CS, playing an active role in a number of key initiatives such as operational excellence, strong project...
Ramboll Environ Appoints Michael Bittner Principal
ARLINGTON, Va.-- Ramboll Environ, a leading global environmental and health sciences consulting firm serving a diverse industrial, financial, legal and government client base, has announced the appointment of Michael Bittner as a Principal based in the firm’s Boston, Massachusetts, office. Mr. Bittner will serve as the Director of Ramboll Environ's post-merger integration (PMI) services. In this role, he will oversee a group of professionals who provide strategic and tactical advice, and also...
Atlas Copco Wins Orders for Key Colombian Road Projects
Stockholm, Sweden, March 17, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has won several orders for equipment that will be used in the construction of vital road projects in Colombia as the country is building up its infrastructure. To accelerate economic development, Colombia has initiated the so-called Fourth Generation (4G) road infrastructure program. The construction involves more than 8 000 kilometers of high-quality roads, including tunnels. In the four...
Precast Concrete Highway Slabs Expedite Largest Project of this Type in North America
PASADENA, Calif. (MARCH 2017) – Precast concrete highway pavement slabs are increasing in popularity for use in rapid highway construction. This is, in part, the result of many state departments of transportation recognizing the efficiency of the precast slab method and selecting it for use on an increasing number of state projects. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has specified precast concrete pavement slabs for one of the largest projects of this type in North America...
Cortec Corporation Celebrates 40 Years of Fighting Corrosion!
“There are three things inevitable in life: death, taxes and corrosion. So, we are in the right business!” Such is a common saying of Boris Miksic, Founder and CEO of Cortec Corporation, a company that has become the global leader in innovative VpCI ® and MCI® Technology and is now branching out into biotechnology. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of what began as a fledgling company in October 1977. Cortec® has since grown to make a global impact on the corrosion industry, operating nine...
New CloudCities Brings Procedural Terrain and Advanced Search
San Francisco/Zurich, March 15, 2017 — CloudCities today announced an update to the platform bringing procedural terrains and advanced search features. The new CloudCities is now available at cloudcities.io. CloudCities is a Cloud Platform for Building Insights. CloudCities helps architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals and their clients learn from their data. It dramatically simplifies creating 3D plans and combining data with it. With the new version, models can be imm...
Michael Baker International Names Leanna Anderson EVP, Chief Communications Officer
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Leanna Anderson has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. In this role, Ms. Anderson will serve as a member of the executive leadership team overseeing the firm’s communications strategy and the integration and implementation of a broad range of public relations and marketing activities directly tied to the firm’s strate...
IMAGINiT Technologies Acquires PacifiCAD
OWINGS MILLS, MD ― March 15, 2017 — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has acquired PacifiCAD, an Autodesk Gold Partner headquartered in Spokane, Washington. “We are very pleased to welcome PacifiCAD’s employees and customers to the IMAGINiT team and are excited about the expansion of our operations in the P...