Topcon GNSS Modular Receiver Integrates with a Wide-Range of Applications
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new modular GNSS receiver system — the MR-2. The system combines all current and planned constellation tracking with a comprehensive set of communication interfaces to service any precision application requiring high performance RTK (real-time kinematic) positioning and heading determination. The MR-2 can perform as a mobile RTK base station, marine navigation receiver, mobile mapping device and...
Evac Group Appoints Claes Rudling as Business Area President, Offshore and Merchant
Evac Group has appointed Claes Rudling as global Business Area President, Offshore and Merchant, effective January 23, 2017. Claes will continue as CEO of Uson Marine, which was acquired by Evac Group in December 2016. Claes is a member of the Evac Group Management Team. He is based in Stockholm and reports to Tomi Gardemeister, President and CEO of Evac Group. Evac Group is the world’s leading provider of integrated waste, wastewater, and water management systems for the marine, offshore,...
The Getech Group Wins OGA 21CXRM Contract
Getech, providers of natural resources exploration data and information expertise, has been awarded a contract by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in collboration with the 21CXRM Technical Advisory Committee, for a petroleum system related study of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) South West Approaches region. A key finding of the Wood Report was that the Government and the oil and gas industry should have a current and easily accessible digital record of the geology and prospectiv...
Former Ammann & Whitney CEO Edward Cohen Leaves a Lasting Structural Engineering Legacy
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey — Edward Cohen, former CEO of Ammann & Whitney, passed away Saturday, January 28 at the age of 96. He was interred Monday, January 30 at New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon, New York. Between 1977 and 1996, Cohen served as the CEO for Ammann & Whitney, established by renowned New York long-span bridge designer Othmar Ammann. Cohen started at the firm in 1949 as an associate engineer, before becoming a partner, senior partner, managing partner, director and exec...
Autodesk Announces CEO Transition
SAN FRANCISCO - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that Carl Bass has decided to step down as president and chief executive officer, effective February 8. The company's board has instituted a CEO search to consider candidates inside and outside Autodesk and has formed an Interim Office of the Chief Executive to oversee the company's day-to-day operations. Bass will remain on staff as a special advisor to the company in support of the transition to a new CEO. He will continue to sit on...
Bechtel Wins Prestigious Award for Commitment to U.S.-U.A.E. Business Relations
Bechtel, the leading global engineering, procurement, and construction firm, was honored by the American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi (AmCham Abu Dhabi) with the prestigious “Falcon Award” for “demonstrating an outstanding commitment to sustainable U.S.-U.A.E. business relations.” The official announcement for the award took place at the AmCham Abu Dhabi 7th Annual Excellence Awards on January 27. “Winning the ‘Falcon Award’ is a great recognition of Bechtel’s proud 50-year history in U.A.E...
Stantec Welcomes Jacqui McFarland to Calgary’s Interior Design Team
Stantec’s Architecture team in Calgary welcomes Jacqui McFarland to its Interior Design practice. With over 25 years of experience in southern Alberta, Jacqui brings her passion for design, creativity, and collaboration to Stantec’s Alberta South Buildings team. “We are very excited to welcome Jacqui to our team,” says Todd Hartley, senior principal, Buildings, Stantec. “Jacqui is a talented designer who can inspire and mentor our team while expanding our Interior Design portfolio. Jacqui’s r...
AECOM Rebrands Premier Construction Businesses to Connect Over a Century of Combined Experience with Global Capabilities
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm, today introduced AECOM TishmanTM and AECOM HuntTM – brand identities that bring together generations of building experience and best-in-class expertise across a wide range of global markets. Leveraging more than a century of construction industry leadership, Tishman Construction and Hunt Construction Group are now AECOM Tishman and AECOM Hunt. These renowned organizations have established reputations for reshapi...
Arup Pledges Support to Build UK Northern Powerhouse
Arup has joined the business-led board of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP), an independent body aimed at promoting transformative economic growth across the North of England. The NPP, launched in September 2016 by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, represents the voice of some of the leading business and civic leaders across the North. The partnership has launched its first report setting out a vision for how to transform the region. With input from over 200 businesses and civic and ac...
BTS Releases Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2016
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2016 (TSAR). The 21st edition of this congressionally-mandated report presents key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system. It also includes data and statistics on passenger travel, freight movement, transportation and the economy, system reliability, safety, energy use and environmental impacts. In addition, the report foc...
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