HNTB Executive Paul Yarossi named ARTBA Foundation Chairman
WASHINGTON - HNTB Executive Vice President Paul Yarossi, P.E., has been named chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) Board of Trustees. The announcement was made May 17 during the association’s Federal Issues Program in the Nation’s Capital. Yarossi has been a volunteer ARTBA leader for nearly two decades, serving as 2011 chairman and as ARTBA-TDF vice chair since June 2014. His other ARTBA posts have included: sen...
Rio de Janeiro Partners with World Bank Group to Expand Early Childhood Education and Modernize its Public Street Lights
Rio de Janeiro —The City of Rio de Janeiro has just signed a contract with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group – to help structure and implement a public-private partnership to build and maintain approximately 130 new schools, providing thousands of children with access to a pre-school and kindergarten education. Despite the increase in public spending on education over the last four years, Rio de Janeiro has a waitlist of 32,000 seats for kindergart...
Zurich North America Participates in “Infrastructure Week 2017” Activities - Joins Conversation with New Webpage, White Paper and Panel Appearance
Schaumburg, IL - Zurich North America has launched a webpage dedicated to the Challenges of our Nation’s Aging Infrastructure as part of its participation in “Infrastructure Week 2017.” Infrastructure Week is a national week of events, education and advocacy efforts to elevate infrastructure as a critical issue impacting all Americans. Zurich is especially concerned about the economic impact that the debilitated state of our nation’s roads, bridges, rail, airports, water systems - and more - is...
KDOT Unites with Strategic Partners for UAS
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation visits Dallas, TX this week for the largest gathering of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry leaders in the world at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI’s) Xponential 2017. Over 7000 industry professionals and 850 exhibitors unite to participate in a 3 day workshop and exhibition. “This is great opportunity to showcase Kansas as a leader in UAS, continue the growth of this segment and foster s...
Dewberry to Collect and Process Lidar Data for Southwest Florida Water Management District
Dewberry has been selected to collect, process, and assess airborne topographic lidar data for Hillsborough County, Florida, covering approximately 1,200 square miles within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Dewberry performed airborne topographic lidar mapping for this project in early 2017 using the new, fully integrated and calibrated Dual Channel Airborne Mapping System Riegl VQ-1560i sensor. The VQ-1560i's laser pulse repetition rate provides more than 1.3 million...
Report: Mortenson Will Build Football Stadium for Raiders in Las Vegas
M.A. Mortenson Co. will build a $1.9 billion football stadium in Las Vegas for the Raiders, who are moving from Oakland. Raiders President Marc Badain told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he's close to finalizing a contract for the Golden Valley-based construction company to become the stadium’s general contractor. Badain told the newspaper he was impressed by the job Mortenson did in building U.S. Bank Stadium on time. Mortenson, in a span of about 31 months, tore down the Metrodome and repl...
Mark Trimble Named AISC Vice President of Certification
(Chicago, IL) - Mark W. Trimble, PE, has joined the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as its new vice president of certification. He’ll be managing the AISC Certification Program, which certifies more than 1,400 fabricators, erectors, and manufacturers of buildings, bridges, bridge components and hydraulic structures. Previously, Trimble was a vice president at Huntington Steel & Supply Company, an AISC member and certified fabricator. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, h...
Harpa Concert and Conference Center: Designed in 3D
Reykjavik, Iceland Harpa Concert and Conference Center has been hailed as a symbol of Iceland’s economic dynamism and has since it opened in 2011 hosted a range of world-class congresses and concerts. The concert and conference center is part of a larger master plan for the area around Reykjavik’s harbour, intended to attract tourists and artists. But the building is more than merely beautiful; however, it is also CO2-neutral, obtaining its energy from Iceland’s geothermal resources. A...
Stantec Completes Acquisition of Inventrix and Finalizes the Divestiture of Innovyze
Global design firm Stantec is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Inventrix, a 22-person mechanical engineering firm based in Seattle, Washington. Inventrix delivers modern, intelligent buildings that leverage the latest advancements in systems technology. Inventrix building types include data centers, laboratories, healthcare, justice, high-rise, and performance-based projects. “Inventrix’s portfolio complements Stantec’s Pacific Northwest electrical engineering a...
Thornton Tomasetti’s Global Hub Project at Northwestern University Wins Post-Tensioning Institute Award
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that the Global Hub, the new home of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois, has been awarded the Post-Tensioning Institute’s 2017 PTI Project Award. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural and façade engineering for the project. The award was presented at a May 1 ceremony in conjunction with the 2017 PTI Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The PTI Project Awards are given biennially and recognize...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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