PCA Forecast Lowers 2016, 2017 Cement Consumption Estimates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. PCA also revised its 2017 U.S. cement consumption forecast to 3.1 percent growth, from 4.2 percent growth, crediting a combination of post-election political uncertainty, inflation and slower construction activity as negative pressures on the economic...
Registration Now Open for 2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio
(Chicago, IL) - If you’re involved in the design or construction of steel buildings or bridges, NASCC: The Steel Conference is your once-a-year opportunity to engage with more than 4,500 of your peers and learn the latest design concepts, construction techniques and cutting-edge research. The 2017 conference takes place March 22-24 in San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and will offer more than 130 technical sessions and feature over 220 exhibitors showcasing the latest equipm...
Tetra Tech to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Company’s founding and 25th anniversary as a publicly traded company, members of its management team will ring the NASDAQ Stock Market opening bell on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Founded in 1966 to provide innovative solutions in the areas of coastal engineering, research and development, geophysics, and systems analysis, Tetra Tech has grown into a 16,000-person global consu...
Fluor Project Named Power Engineering Magazine’s Overall Project of the Year
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Brunswick County Power Station in Virginia was named Project of the Year by Power Engineering magazine during yesterday’s keynote address at the Power-Gen International conference and exhibition in Orlando. Fluor designed and built the 1,358-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle facility for Dominion Virginia Power. The Power Engineering awards program recognized eight projects as finalists across the four categories of Natural G...
Diana Mendes, HNTB Transit and Rail Practice Leader, Moderates National Transportation Panel
WASHINGTON – Today, Common Good and Covington & Burling LLP hosted a forum titled, “Drain the Swamp? Regulatory Reform Under President Trump,” exploring regulatory reform in the upcoming Trump administration. Diana Mendes, AICP, senior vice president and leader of HNTB Corporation’s transit and rail practice, moderated the first of three panels, titled “Getting moving on infrastructure.” According to Mendes, several key points emerged from her session, including: • Our country’s curren...
2017 Onvia Economic Forecast Report: Surge in Government Infrastructure & Tech Spend
In an environment of heightened political and economic uncertainty, Onvia provides a special report to offer clarity and insight into where the government contracting marketplace is headed in 2017. Particular attention is paid to prospects for the national economy, the fiscal environment for budgets, expectations for infrastructure investment and continued growth in IT contracting. The findings and perspectives shared draw both from recent trends and from a discussion with three leading experts...
Dewberry Announces the Promotion of Keith Ludwig
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Keith Ludwig, PLS, to associate in the firm’s Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office. With more than 30 years of surveying experience, Ludwig is the operations manager for the surveying department. His experience includes boundary and property line analysis, aerial control networks, geographic information system mapping, and static global positioning systems. He has served as the project manager for numer...
Heathrow Airport Appoints Jacobs to Integrated Design Team
DALLAS- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded a four-year contract by London’s Heathrow Airport Ltd to provide airport planning and engineering services to support the airport’s sustainable expansion. Jacobs joins Heathrow’s new Integrated Design Team (IDT) of seven aviation planning and design organizations selected to develop plans for the airport’s expansion. The team will collaborate to help deliver one of the most complex airport developments in the world. Heathrow Ai...
TfGM Continues with Award Winning Partnership for Metrolink Trafford Park Line
At a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), council leaders gave the green light for TfGM to continue the contracts with MPact Thales, various utilities and WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff for the delivery and management of the scheme to design and construct the line. MPT is a consortium of VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke and Thales. VolkerRail and Laing O’Rourke will continue to be responsible for the design and construction of the civil engineering and track, while Thales will del...
Parsons Recognized by NASA for Small Business Program
PASADENA, CA – Parsons is pleased to announce that it is the winner of two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Fiscal Year 2016 Small Business Industry Awards. Parsons was named Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year for the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, for the second consecutive year. It also received the Mentor-Protégé Agreement of the Year Award for the Goddard Space Flight Center. Selection for both awards was based on Parsons’ support of small busines...
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