Caltrans Awards $34.7 Million to Plan Sustainable Transportation Projects in Local Communities
Sacramento — Caltrans announced today it is awarding $34.7 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies throughout California – including $25 million funded by Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 – to plan sustainable transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bike paths, and increase natural disaster preparedness. “These grants are fund...
Scandic Kiruna First Commercial Enterprise to Open In New City Center
April 5 is a historic day in Kiruna. Today, Scandic Kiruna is the first commercial enterprise to open its doors in the new city center, a milestone in the internationally renowned urban transformation that has been ongoing since 2004. The new hotel has 231 rooms on 13 floors and architecture featuring a valley and peak design that echoes the Kebnekaise massif and Lapporten Valley. With the opening of Scandic Kiruna, Scandic will increase its room capacity by 60 rooms and become the largest hotel...
Atlas Copco has acquired German industrial pump manufacturer
Nacka, Sweden: Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH that was announced February 21, 2022. Pumpenfabrik Wangen is a German manufacturer of progressive cavity pumps used for transferring fluids mainly in the biogas and wastewater sectors. The company also manufactures twin-screw pumps used in sectors like food and beverage and cosmetics. Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH is based in Wangen, Germany, and has 265 employees. In 2020 they had revenues of approximately MEUR 4...
Ontario Line Subway Project Celebrates Groundbreaking and Release of Station Renderings
OMAHA, Neb. — Project leaders and local and provincial officials marked the start of construction on the Ontario Line subway project Sunday, March 27, with a groundbreaking at Exhibition Station in Toronto. HDR has assisted Metrolinx as technical advisor on the CA$10.9 billion Ontario Line project since 2020. The work at Exhibition Station will set the groundwork for other major construction on the Ontario Line. The station is already a popular destination served by GO Transit’s regional rail...
2022 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Open for Submissions
Students Can Win up to $10,000 USD in Sixth Global Design Competition Columbia, MD — Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. opens its sixth Vectorworks Design Scholarship. This global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to architecture, landscape architecture, landscape design, entertainment and interior design who can now submit either new or past projects for a chance to win up to $10,000 USD. “We understand that...
Hexagon helps Electricity Company of Ghana modernize electricity distribution
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced the successful deployment of an advanced utility geographic enterprise asset management system (EAM) for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This smart EAM, featuring Hexagon’s G/Technology, will allow ECG to plan, manage and efficiently operate its distribution network to meet the growing needs of 4.5 million customers. The enterprise system from Hexagon unifies data from a variety of geographic informati...
Profile® Products Expands Biotic Soil Business Group with Technical Sales Manager Hire
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (April 5, 2022) — Profile® Products has hired Ashley Chong as the new technical sales manager for the company’s biotic soil business group. Ashley will work with the regional sales managers and market development managers in the East to support biotic soil technology education and sales through demos, lunch and learns, project support and distributor training. Chong joins Profile with more than five years of industry experience. She spent several years with the Pennsylvani...
Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Submission Deadline May 16 Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for attending the conference. In addition, the recip...
Skanska renovates and expands acute care services facility for hospital in Virginia, USA, for USD 78M, about SEK 720M
Skanska has signed a contract with Bon Secours – St. Francis Medical Center, Inc. to renovate and expand an acute care services facility in Midlothian, Virginia, USA. The contract is worth USD 78M, about SEK 720M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter 2022. The expansion aspect of the project includes a vertical two-floor addition above the existing surgical department on the second floor. The new third floor will house a med-surg nursing unit with observation...
Patrick Chan joins HNTB as technical director – tunnels and complex underground structures
Veteran tunneling professional brings experience in design of tunnels, transit facilities, underground structures, bridges and wind turbines in the U.S. and internationally NEW YORK – HNTB announced today that Patrick Chan, PE, has joined its tunnel and underground team as technical director – tunnels and complex underground structures and associate vice president. In this new role, Chan will be an accomplished technical resource to clients and projects across the nation. Based in H...
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