USDOT Awards Nearly $1B In INFRA Grants Across 18 States
The U.S Department of Transportation plans to award $905 million to 24 projects in 18 states via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or INFRA discretionary grant program. [Above photo of USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg by the USDOT] USDOT said it selected those INFRA grant recipients based on several criteria. In addition to prioritizing projects that would improve local economies, create jobs, and meet all statutory requirements, the agency considered how those projects would add...
Skanska builds municipal health lab in Harlem, New York, USA, for USD 448M, about SEK 3.8 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to construct a new municipal health lab in Harlem, New York, USA. The contract is worth USD 448M, about SEK 3.8 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the second quarter 2021. The contract includes the construction of a new, ten-story municipal health lab on the Harlem Hospital Campus. The project will consist of approximately 21,800 square meters of new construction includin...
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Communities to Spend Nearly $2 Billion Over Next Five Years Combating Coastal Damages from Climate Change
Survey respondents reported spending $878 million USD over past two years to respond to coastal challenges; Mayors urgently call on Congress to include needed funds in the upcoming infrastructure package. CHICAGO – A survey of 241 cities, villages and other jurisdictions along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River shows that coastal damage from climate change will cost at least $1.94 billion over the next five years, with shoreline communities having already spent $878 million...
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) Announces Closing of $9.2 Million Public Offering, which Includes Full Exercise of the Underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option, and Nasdaq Listing
Stockholm – Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE; Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE) (“EWPG” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 1,000,000 American Depository Shares (the “ADSs”), representing 8,000,000 common shares at a price to the public of $8.00 per ADS. The ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) on July 1, 2021. EWPG granted A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, the underwriter, a 30-day option to purchase up to 150,000 addi...
Exprodat Meets Industry Challenges with Unconventionals Analyst 2.1 for ArcGIS Pro
Exprodat, the London-based geospatial experts for energy, continues to streamline the workflows used across the “unconventionals” petroleum sector, with the latest release of its popular Unconventionals Analyst software. For use with Esri’s powerful professional desktop GIS application, Unconventionals Analyst v2.1 for ArcGIS Pro provides a host of new tools that further support geoscientists and reservoir engineers in managing shale, coal bed methane and tight sand plays in these challengi...
Epiroc completes acquisition of mining electrification solutions provider
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has completed the acquisition of Meglab, a Canadian company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to mines. The solutions support mining customers in their transition to battery-electric vehicles. Meglab, based in Val-D’Or, Quebec, Canada, is a technology integrator that designs, manufactures, installs and supports practical and cost-effec...
HDR’s Santanu Roy Promoted to Global Transportation Planning Director
OMAHA, Neb. — Santanu Roy, PTP, has been promoted to HDR’s global transportation planning director. In his new role, Roy will provide strategic and technical leadership for our multimodal transportation planning and practice. Working with clients and teams from around the globe, he will help execute projects and drive program performance while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and quality. Communities and agencies are looking to new forms of mobility that enhance quality of...
ACI Foundation Now Accepting Fellowship and Scholarship Applications
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 6, 2021) – The ACI Foundation announces that applications are now being accepted from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2022-2023 academic year. Four new fellowships and two new scholarships have been added, bringing the total of annual awards available up to 32. New awards include: Burg-Coleman Iowa State ‘77 ACI Fellowship Nicholas F. Maloof, Jr. ACI Georgia Chapter Fellowship Robert F. Mast Memorial Fellowship S. P. Shah Fellowship Master Builders...
FAA Awards Nearly $845M to Build More Accessible, Environmentally Friendly and Modern Airports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded more than $845 million in grants for projects that will mitigate environmental impacts, increase accessibility, and expand capacity at airports across the United States. The funding from the fourth round of FY 2021 Airport Improvement Program grants will pay for projects at 388 airports in 49 states plus the District of Columbia. “We don’t want to just build our airports back to the way things...
Stantec releases new landslide runout software to help protect communities and infrastructure from destructive mountain hazards
DebrisFlow Predictor helps landslide professionals predict runout and potential impacts from debris flows and debris avalanches EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY (July 6, 2021) TSX, NYSE:STN Global design firm Stantec has developed a new software program that can reasonably predict the path – and potential impacts – of landslides. Designed by Stantec experts, DebrisFlow Predictor, is a cost-effective solution to help the firm’s landslide professionals protect people, the environment, and infr...
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