Dewberry Announces the Promotion of Brian Batten, Ph.D.
Dewberry is proud to announce the promotion of Brian Batten, Ph.D., CFM, to associate in the firm's Richmond, Virginia, office. Batten is a senior coastal scientist and project manager with Dewberry's resilience solutions group and leads the firm's sea level rise (SLR) practice. He has more than 20 years of experience in coastal marine sciences and is an expert in coastal hazards, including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, and SLR. Batten has led research efforts on coastal erosion for t...
AECOM, EnergySolutions Joint Venture Wins San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Decommissioning Contract
LOS ANGELES — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, and EnergySolutions, a nuclear waste management and decommissioning services firm, announced today they have been selected as the decommissioning general contractor for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station through their joint venture, SONGS Decommissioning Solutions (SDS), by Southern California Edison (SCE). The Decommissioning General Contract represents a significant portion of the work re...
Unique Precast Pipe Structure Helps Community Park with Increased Stormwater Run-Off
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Unsettled with the increasing storm water flowing through the Hanover Township Community Park, in Bethlehem, Pa., the Hanover Township Public Works Department teamed with Oldcastle Precast to devise a unique storm water solution, using special reinforced concrete pipes, to reconstruct the exiting storm water structure. With increased storm water run-off through the park and the increasing development occurring near the Allentown Airport, where the community park adjoi...
DMAC Architecture Spearheads Design of Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen
DMAC Architecture, Chicago’s premier architecture firm, partners with Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen, the Chicago-based fresh, casual dining concept, spearheading the innovative design of its restaurant locations nationwide. With three completed restaurants under its belt and a slew of new sites coming down the pipeline, DMAC continues as an integral partner of the budding chain as it expands. Under the creative direction of Dwayne MacEwen – Principal and Founder – the DMAC team is behind the minimali...
Belgian Investment Firm Korys Invests in Swedish Renewable Energy Software Company Greenbyte
Belgian investment firm Korys, owned by the renowned Colruyt family is investing in the Swedish renewable energy software maker Greenbyte AB. Greenbyte’s software supports wind energy and solar PV owners, operators and asset managers in capturing the full potential of renewable energy projects. Since its founding in 2010, Greenbyte has grown almost entirely organically and now more than 7GW of wind and solar PV energy across 20+ countries are monitored through its software services Breeze and...
Great Lakes Appoints Ryan Levenson to Board of Directors and Announces Agreement with Privet Group
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today that Ryan Levenson has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective December 27, 2016. Mr. Levenson has also been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Concurrent with the 2017 Annual Meeting of S...
Jacobs Named in Forbes Just 100 List
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been named in the inaugural Forbes Just 100, a list of America’s best corporate citizens. Jacobs was ranked as one of the most just companies in the Capital Goods category. The list ranks large publicly-traded companies against the expectations of American employees on several drivers of justness, including pay and benefits, worker treatment, leadership and ethics, environmental impact and others. “At Jacobs we are committed to keeping...
Great Lakes Selects Lasse Petterson as CEO and Appoints him to its Board of Directors
OAK BROOK, Ill. - The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today the selection of Lasse Petterson as CEO and his appointment to the Company’s Board of Directors. Chairman of the Board Michael J. Walsh said, “After a thorough and comprehensive search process, I am confident that the Board id...
3i Acquires Infrastructure Assets from EISER Global Infrastructure Fund
Fried Frank London is advising client 3i Group plc (“3i”), a London-based public investment firm specializing in private equity, infrastructure and debt, in its announced acquisition of a portfolio of assets from EISER Global Infrastructure Fund, including Belfast City Airport and East Surrey Pipelines. The acquisition, which will deliver significant expansion for 3i’s infrastructure business, will be made by a new fund vehicle managed by 3i with major commitments from pension funds AP...
Hill International Agrees to Sell Construction Claims Group to Private Equity Firm Bridgepoint in $147 Million All-Cash Transaction
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, - Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement to sell its Construction Claims Group to Bridgepoint Development Capital, part of international private equity group Bridgepoint, for $147 million in an all-cash transaction. The transaction is expected to close in approximately 60 days, subject to certain closing conditions. Hill's Construction Claims Group, wi...