CompassCom Releases New Features and Pricing Program to Benefit Winter Operations
DENVER, CO –CompassCom is pleased to announce the release of version 7.9 of CompassTrac® fleet and asset tracking and management solution. The features within this new release bring more detailed spreader controller information and provide further insight through enhanced dashboard and reporting functions. More specifically the features include: Integration of Force America, Bosh Rex Roth, and Certified Power Solutions Spreader Controllers for granular, pre-wet and liquid materials...
ARTBA Announces Winners of Inaugural Leadership Impact Awards
ASHINGTON – The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation is marking the 25th anniversary of its Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP) with the launch of “Leadership Impact Awards” to honor ILDP graduates. The ILDP annually provides attendees with a solid understanding of industry economics, how transportation work in the U.S. is funded and financed, how actions by the federal government impact the industry, and how they—and their company or agency—can become...
Simpson Strong-Tie Marks WBSK Workbench and Shelving Hardware Kit Retail Expansion with Jen Woodhouse DIY Project Challenge
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, will celebrate the expanded availability of its popular WBSK workbench and shelving hardware kit with a DIY project challenge led by The House of Wood host and DIY influencer Jen Woodhouse. Now available at all major home centers, the WBSK workbench and shelving hardware kit provides the hardware to build a workbench or shelving unit in under two hours. The kit features the Simpson...
Stalco Construction Promotes Joseph M. Serpe to Principal
Islandia, NY – Stalco Construction, Inc., an Islandia, NY-based general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Joseph M. Serpe to Principal. Building Design & Construction magazine recently ranked Stalco as the 148th largest general contractor and the 50th largest construction manager in the United States. The value of the firm’s currently on-going projects totals approximately $100 million. “Since joining Stalco in 2008 as Project Manager and then serving as Vice President, S...
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project celebrates 20th anniversary
SWEEP Founder Howard Geller honored for outstanding leadership and impact [BOULDER, CO] – Founded in 2001, the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) celebrated its 20th anniversary by awarding its Founder and former Executive Director, Howard Geller, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Geller, who served as Executive Director of SWEEP for 20 years, stepped down from his position in January. In a celebration at the eTown Hall in Boulder, Colorado, dozens of policymakers, colleagues, fellow...
Zyter Collaborates with Zurich North America, Qualcomm and Everguard to Enhance Construction Safety
Pilot Started at Rudolph Libbe Group Construction Site, with Insurance Provider Zurich North America evaluating impact for potential use with other customers ROCKVILLE, Md.– Zyter, Inc., a leading digital health and IoT-enablement platform, announced today it is collaborating with Zurich North America (Zurich), Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Everguard.ai (Everguard) and Rudolph Libbe Group (RLG) to advance the use of AI-based Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enhance construction sa...
ARTBA Announces 2021-22 Officers
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2021-2022 officers during its annual business meeting at the association’s national convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C. They include: Chair: Ward Nye, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Martin Marietta, Raleigh, N.C. Senior Vice Chair: Paula Hammond, senior vice president, WSP USA, Seattle, Wash. First Vice Chair: Tim Duit, president, Duit Holdings...
Hackers help communities combat effects of dangerous floods at Europe's biggest hackathon
Team “Res-Queue” wins the Xylem Water Challenge award at HackZurich2021 with a decision support system that helps optimize rescue operations during floods RYE BROOK, N.Y.- Global water technology company, Xylem, today congratulated a team of hackathon participants that has come up with a new way to respond to abrupt flood events. Team Res-Queue won HackZurich 2021’s Xylem Water Challenge with their innovative solution to help people affected by dangero...
Martin Marietta CEO Ward Nye Elected ARTBA Chair
WASHINGTON — Ward Nye, chairman and CEO of North Carolina-based Martin Marietta, has been elected 2021-2022 chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The announcement was made during the association's national convention, held Sept. 26-29 in Pinehurst, N.C. Nye has been chairman of Martin Marietta since 2014, CEO and director since 2010, and president since 2006. He previously served as chief operating officer from 2006 to 2009. Previously, Nye spent nearl...
Cooper Engineering President, WSP USA Vice President, T3 Design Corp., and Colorado DOT Intern Honored with ARTBA's Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON — A company founder and CEO, a vice president at WSP USA, a women-led engineering firm and a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) intern are 2021 honorees of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The awards were presented in three categories Sept. 27 at the association’s National Convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C. Ethel Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award This a...
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