Infrastructure Expert Knipper Joins HNTB as Senior Program Manager
NEW ORLEANS – Gay M. Knipper joined HNTB as senior program manager and vice president, specializing in program and construction management. She is based in the firm’s New Orleans office and works with clients throughout the country. Knipper has more than three decades of infrastructure experience and has been responsible for all aspects of management, administration and financial control on several multibillion-dollar PM/CM programs. She will play a key role in serving HNTB’s clients, initia...
Global Engineering Firm Brings Earthquake Expertise to Colombia
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – The global earthquake and structural engineering firm Miyamoto International has opened a Bogotá, Colombia office to share its expertise and better serve new and existing clients in South America. Miyamoto already has a project office in Pasto, Colombia, where the firm runs PREPARE, a USAID/OFDA program that provides municipal disaster-risk management officials and first-responders such as bomberos with a better picture of the impact of a major earthquake and assists them i...
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC Named Winner of WEDA’s 2017 Annual Safety Excellence Award for a Dredging Project
OAK BROOK, Ill.- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, announced today that it has been named winner of the Western Dredging Association’s (WEDA) 2017 Annual Safety Excellence Award for a Dredging Project for the John Redmond Dredging Project performed by our Rivers and Lakes Division under contract to the Kansas Water Office. WEDA’s...
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Names Anu D. Vij Chief Operating Officer
Los Angeles, CA - Anu D. Vij, a seasoned Global operations & technical leader has joined Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., as Chief Operating Officer. Ship & Shore, a leading U.S. environmental, pollution abatement and energy solutions firm specializing in air pollution capture and control systems for industrial applications, considers Vij a key addition to the company's strategic growth plans. Vij brings over two decades of experience in the environmental, chemical, petrochemical, and air pollu...
Viewpoint Acquisition of Dexter + Chaney Heralds Major Advance in Digital Future for Construction
PORTLAND and SEATTLE – As a part of a comprehensive strategy to transform the construction industry through improved digital process in all phases of the project lifecycle, Viewpoint today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Dexter + Chaney, a market leader in cloud-based construction enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The addition of Dexter + Chaney’s product suite will be a powerful component of Viewpoint’s strategy to drive further the adoption of technology...
Atkins’ Richard Cross Wins CDO of the Year at the Technology Leader Awards
Richard Cross, Atkins’ Chief Digital Officer (CDO) has won CDO of the year at the Digital Technology Leader awards in London. The awards recognise the achievements of individuals and companies, from website design and coding to UX and project management, from scrum masters and product managers, to CDO’s. Since joining Atkins in 2014, Richard has been driving an overarching vision of what digital means for Atkins along with its clients and partners. This has been focused on finding new way...
Clark to Lead Design-Build Team Delivering Integrated Living and Learning Neighborhood on UC San Diego Campus
SAN DIEGO – University of California, San Diego has selected Clark Construction Group and a design team led by HKS and Safdie Rabines to bring to life a collegiate neighborhood unlike any other on campus, and distinct within the University of California (UC) System. Clark will construct the Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines, fulfilling UC San Diego’s vision of a fully integrated University community. This unique design-build project will integrate student housing, a...
Thornton Tomasetti Vice Chairman Aine Brazil Named Honorary Member of AIA New York
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Vice Chairman Aine Brazil, P.E., F.SEI, LEED AP has been named an Honorary Member of AIA New York, the oldest and largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Brazil was recognized during a ceremony on June 20, 2017, at the AIA New York Chapter’s 150th Annual Meeting held at the Center for Architecture in Manhattan. AIA New York Honorary Membership recognizes outstanding and significant accomplishments by a pro...
AECOM to Acquire Shimmick Construction to Expand its Civil Construction Capabilities in the Western U.S.
LOS ANGELES – AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, and Shimmick Construction today announced a definitive agreement for AECOM to acquire Shimmick, an established leader in the California and Western U.S. heavy civil construction market. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in AECOM’s fiscal fourth quarter. Shimmick has approximately 1,000 employees and a total backlog1 of approximately $1.35 billion that i...
Sen. Wyden, Rep. Barletta & Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey Scheduled to Speak July 13 at ARTBA's 29th Annual P3s in Transportation Conference
(WASHINGTON) - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee member Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), and Australian Ambassador to the United States, the Honorable Joe Hockey, are among the featured speakers the morning of July 13 at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) annual Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference. More than a dozen federal, state and local transportation agencies will also be...
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