De Nora Recognized in Water Europe Innovation Awards
Photo credit Water Europe Sludge ozonation technology addresses growing concern around contaminants in soil and water MILAN – Committed to solving water treatment challenges with sustainable solutions, Industrie De Nora S.p.A. has been recognized in the 2022 Water Europe Innovation Awards, named best in the Water Technology & Infrastructure category for its sludge ozonation application in advanced sewage treatment. The technology, suitable for municipal or industrial use, improves pro...
Woolpert Senior Vice President Melvin Spinks Elected to ACEC Texas Board of Directors
Spinks has supported ACEC Texas for 25 years and serves on the ACEC Texas Public Policy Council. HOUSTON, Texas — Woolpert Senior Vice President Melvin Spinks has been elected to a two-year term on the American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas Board of Directors. Spinks, who serves as the president of CivilTech, a Woolpert Company, has participated in ACEC Texas at the local, state and national levels for the last 25 years. For the last six years he has been an active member of the A...
FCA Appoints Aran McCarthy as The Firm’s Sixth President
The Longstanding Company Announces Retirement of Current President John Campbell PHILADELPHIA, PA — Leading architecture, planning, and interior design firm FCA announces the retirement of President John Campbell, AIA, ARIAS, RIBA, LEED AP. John leaves behind a long legacy of leadership and dedication to the firm, its staff, and its clients. With his FCA career spanning over 36 years, five of those years as president, John earned a reputation for excellence, motivating team members to re...
Transportation and Civic Strategy Expert Kathryn Roos Joins HDR
OMAHA, Neb. — Kathryn Roos has joined HDR as a strategic consultant, advising transportation and government clients on navigating organizational challenges to deliver major infrastructure initiatives. Based in Washington, D.C., Roos will share her experience with complex programmatic efforts to help municipal, regional and private transportation clients develop and implement new programs and sophisticated project solutions that advance their agencies’ vision and achieve performance goals. Roo...
Phase One and Trimble Announce Collaboration to Streamline High Quality Photogrammetric Workflow
July 5, 2022—Phase One, a pioneering provider of professional aerial cameras, announced a collaboration with Trimble, a leading provider of software and hardware in the geospatial market. A new integration between Phase One and Trimble® Inpho® Suite, will simplify the process to transform raw images into final mapping products. The support of Phase One’s proprietary raw data format, IIQ, directly from their cameras streamlines the production process, increasing customer productivity, and enables...
Lidar Data Collected by Woolpert for USGS Helps Prioritize Flood Risk, Speed Recovery at Yellowstone
THIS BARE EARTH LIDAR DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL WAS COLLECTED IN PARK COUNTY, MONT. IMAGE COURTESY OF USGS Thanks to the efforts of local officials, data was procured quickly to mitigate the impact from unprecedented flooding that closed the national park. PARK COUNTY, Mont. (July 5, 2022) — In June, days of heavy rains and snowmelt led to the flooding of Yellowstone River and rivers in other parts of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, causing what the U.S. Geological Survey referred to as a “...
U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $5.7 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Flood Damage in Montana
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $5.7 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to help repair flood damage to roads and bridges in Custer Gallatin National Forest in southcentral Montana. “The recent flooding in the Yellowstone region has washed away roads and bridges that residents rely upon for their livelihoods and tou...
DART Names Elizabeth Reich as New Chief Financial Officer
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Reich has joined the agency as the new chief financial officer (CFO). A proven and distinguished finance leader, Reich will assume her new role and responsibilities on July 18. A key member of the executive team, reporting to DART president & chief executive officer Nadine Lee, Reich will lead the agency's accounting, financial reporting, budget, treasury, fare collections and fare payment systems, debt management, investm...
Biden Administration announces historic coastal and climate resilience funding
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates nearly $3 billion of funding over 5 years to NOAA Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced funding opportunities from NOAA's $2.96 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure. Over the next five years, NOAA’s targeted investments in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience, and climate data and services will...
Nigel Fine retires after 13 years at IET helm
Nigel Fine, Chief Executive and Secretary (CES) of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) will step down from his position today, Thursday 30 June 2022, after announcing his plans to retire earlier this year. Nigel has been at the helm of Europe’s largest professional engineering institution since 2009. Under his leadership, the IET has been established as a world-leading membership and learned society, driving forward its charitable purpose to engineer a better world and growin...