AASHTO President Names Five to Lead New Committees
As part of the sweeping overhaul of the association's committee structure that the AASHTO Board of Directors voted last November to adopt, President David Bernhardt has appointed five more officials from state departments of transportation to leadership positions in newly formed committees. The board in its reorganization plan chose to form two new panels to replace what until now were the Standing Committee on Finance and Administration and its Subcommittee on Transportation Finance Policy....
North Dakota Governor Taps NDDOT’s Ron Henke as Interim Director With Levi Retiring from CEO Post
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced May 5 that Department of Transportation Director Grant Levi is retiring, effective at the end of May, and the governor has named Ron Henke to serve as interim director. Henke currently serves as NDDOT's deputy director for engineering. He joined the department in 1990. He also serves on the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Standing Committee on Highways. The announcement said the search for a new director was starti...
Michael Baker International Partners with Marines to Establish Environmental Stewardship Habits in Younger Generations
Pittsburgh, Pa. - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced completion of activities to promote environmental awareness and increase participation and engagement in the solid waste and recycling programs at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Michael Baker’s work successfully increased understanding of environmental standards and established strong stewardship habits in the installation’s community...
HNTB Continues Inland Empire Expansion With Office Move in Ontario, Responding to Region’s Growing Infrastructure Needs
ONTARIO, Calif. – HNTB Corporation, a national infrastructure solutions firm celebrating more than a century of service to clients, continues to expand its Southern California operations in the Inland Empire. To meet the region’s rapidly growing infrastructure needs, HNTB moved to larger office space in Ontario and continues to add key professionals to its team. An open house was held May 18 to debut the new space. Located at 3633 Inland Empire Boulevard, the office offers additional work an...
Video: We Are Expecting To Hire 3,000 New Employees: AECOM CEO
Michael Burke, AECOM CEO, discusses how the company is expecting to create 3,000 new jobs in the U.S. and Canada over the next six months.
New Name For PPI Division Reflects Expanding Use Of HDPE Conduit
IRVING, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced today that its Conduit Division has been renamed the Power & Communications Division (PCD). The change was prompted by growth within the division, uses of conduit in rapidly developing applications, and to reflect the types of solutions that high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit can provide. Comprised of conduit manufacturers, equipment suppliers, accessory producers and other companies, the Power & Communications Division...
Siemens Highlights Alternative Financial Solutions to Support Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives
For cities, implementing intelligent technology and infrastructure upgrades comes down to a question of affordability. But increasing access to private capital investment via public-private partnerships (P3s) and alternative financing models such as performance contracting have allowed cities to benefit from sharing project risks and fill gaps in funding in order to meet local public service obligations. As a sponsor of 2017 Infrastructure Week, Siemens is highlighting the successful applicat...
Architectural Digest names Howard Hughes’ Ward Village "Best Master Planned Community in the Nation”
Howard Hughes’ Ward Village was recently named the "Best Master Planned Community in the Nation” by Architectural Digest, which applauded the Kakaako community for its design, materials and location. “The entire community has been a part of this redevelopment and that effort being recognized at a national level is, simply put, extraordinary,” Todd Apo, vice president of community development at Ward Village, said in a statement. “Ward Village is creating a new way of living in Hawaii, and thi...
AASHTO and AAPA Hold Infrastructure Week Briefing on Freight
WASHINGTON - In conjunction with Infrastructure Week (May 15-19), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), and the Congressional PORTS Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) held a panel briefing today on an array of freight related issues. Chief among them was implementation of the freight-related provisions under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the...
IMAGINiT Technologies Releases 2018 IMAGINiT Clarity Family of Products
OWINGS MILLS, MD ― May 18, 2017 — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has released IMAGINiT Clarity 2018. In addition to compatibility with 2018 and previous versions of Autodesk Revit, the 2018 update to IMAGINiT Clarity allows users to monitor, access and use the most valuable data stored in Revit software models. By exp...
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