BQE Software Offers Free Automatic Mileage Tracking to Core Users
How would you like an extra $2,800 tax deduction at the end of the year? For 2018 (filing your taxes in 2019), the IRS lets you deduct 54.5 cents per mile for business purposes. So, if you drive 100 miles a week for business, that’s a potential mileage deduction of more than $2,800! However, to get that sweet tax deduction, you’ve got to keep proper records. According to the IRS, your mileage log must include, at a minimum, for every trip: The time and date of travel Yo...
Siemens and Deerfield Beach, Fla., are making a smart city vision real
• Project for a smarter, more energy-efficient city supported by Siemens smart infrastructure solutions • Total Project Value of $9.2 million • Project expected to achieve $15 million in energy and operational savings over project term The City of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and Siemens today officially announced the start of a city-wide energy efficiency project to reduce the city’s environmental footprint. Last month, the Commission of Deerfield Beach approved a 17-year contract with Siemens f...
Project Frog Unveils KitConnect, An Integrated Web Application for Industrialized Construction
San Francisco, CA – Project Frog, a leader in developing scalable Industrialized Construction (IC) solutions with an integrated building system product and technology approach, today announced KitConnect, an end-to-end data flow solution built on Autodesk’sÒ ForgeÔ platform. KitConnect is an integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) to Web solution that manages data flow for flexible, configurable Kit-of-Parts content from building design, to manufacture and construction. Combining a Kit-o...
New Construction Report Reveals the “Data Ownership Battle” Between Project Owners and Contractors
Both Owners and Contractors Recognize the Advantages of a Connected Platform that Integrates Data for Construction New York – September 25, 2019 – A ground-breaking new study by Dodge Data & Analytics in collaboration with construction technology provider e-Builder, a Trimble Company, reveals the unintended consequences of increased adoption of project management software by project owners and the impact it has when contractors use their own, disconnected software workflows. The stud...
Stantec Assisting City of Kirkland to Improve Fish Passage, Reduce Flooding in Cedar Creek
KIRKLAND, WA (September 25, 2019)- Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—is helping the City of Kirkland improve fish passage and reduce flooding in Cedar Creek by replacing an aging culvert at 100th Avenue Northeast. The design team recently submitted a 30-percent design to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permitting on the $1 million project. “By working with the City of Kirkland we have an opportunity to restore a key stretch of Cedar Creek,” said Jim McPhe...
Autodesk Releases InfraWorks 2020.1
Autodesk first introduced the integration of BIM and Esri’s GIS data through InfraWorks, enabling the opportunity of better infrastructure design by establishing a richer, real-world context model of the project. InfraWorks design software supports BIM processes. Civil Engineering professionals can conceptualize, optimize, and visualize infrastructure projects—all in the context of the built and natural environment. As the connection between BIM and GIS deepens, InfraWorks continues to evolve...
ARTBA Recognizes 7 Individuals for Lifetime Contributions to Safety on America’s Roadways
(WASHINGTON) - Seven individuals from recognizable names in construction, the government and academia were honored for their significant contributions to transportation construction safety on America’s roadways by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA). The lifetime achievement awards celebrate the 40th anniversary of the association’s “Traffic Safety Industry Division” (TSID). The awards were given out Sept. 23 at an ARTBA Foundation luncheon, part of the associati...
HCSS President and CFO Steve McGough Elected ARTBA Chairman
WASHINGTON)—Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer of Sugar Land, Texas-based HCSS, has been elected 2019-2020 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chairman. The announcement was made during the association’s national convention held Sept. 22-25 in Savannah, Ga. A 35-year construction industry veteran, McGough joined HCSS in 2005 as chief operating officer. He added president to his title in January 2015 and chief financial officer two years later. He bega...
ARTBA Announces 2019-20 Officers at National Convention in Savannah, Ga.
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2019-2020 officers during a September 23 annual business meeting at the association’s national convention in Savannah, Ga. They include: Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer, HCSS, Sugar Land, Texas Senior Vice Chairman: Ward Nye, president & CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C. First Vice Chairman: Tim Duit, president, Duit Construct...
KAI Enterprises Promotes Dan Forguson to Chief Financial Officer
(St. Louis, MO) KAI Enterprises announces the promotion of Dan Forguson to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Forguson has been with KAI since June 2018 when he was hired as Vice President of Finance. As CFO, Forguson will work closely with the Leadership Team as he leads, manages and is accountable for the activities of KAI’s Finance Team, which includes major functions of accounting, budgeting, cash flow analysis, project controls and financial planning. He is also responsible for work progress...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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