Skanska Sells Hotel Hagaplan in Stockholm, Sweden, to SPP for About SEK 970M
Skanska has signed an agreement with SPP on the transfer of Hotel Hagaplan in Stockholm, Sweden, for about SEK 970M. The divestment will be recorded by Skanska Sweden in the third quarter 2016. The transfer of the property to the buyer will take place in December. The combined hotel and office building is located in Hagastaden, next to the square Hagaplan and a planned new metro station. The building is 17 stories high with underground parking. The gross area totals about 16,200 square meters...
Autodesk Launches LIVE: Brings Interactive Storytelling to Life
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 21, 2016 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the launch of Autodesk LIVE, a new interactive visualization service which offers Revit users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries (AEC) the ability to transform their designs into fully-interactive 3D models. Previously known as “Project Expo,” the Autodesk LIVE experience draws viewers into the story of an architectural design much like a video game. With one click in Revit, Autodesk...
Charlotte, NC and River Falls, WI Students Connect with Tsunami-Affected Japanese Schools Through Books
Charlotte, NC – Students from Charlotte, North Carolina and River Falls, Wisconsin delivered over 1,500 books to fellow learners in Hirono, a town in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, trying to rebuild from the devastating effects of a magnitude 9 earthquake on March 11, 2011. Residents of Hirono, the closest habitable town on the south side of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were forced to evacuate the town immediately following the nuclear accident. They are now allowed to return to th...
Cat Brown to Serve on APTI Board
Cat Brown, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, architectural project coordinator in the Denver architecture studio, has been elected to the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Rocky Mountain Chapter's board. APTI is a cross-disciplinary membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Members, who are preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, develop...
City of Charlotte Selects Woolpert for Streetscape Projects in Prosperity Village
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 21, 2016 — The city of Charlotte has contracted with Woolpert on two projects to improve the connectivity, safety and aesthetics of Prosperity Village, as part of the city’s Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP). The first project will address the upgrade of DeArmon Road, a 0.9-mile “farm-to-market” connector between Browne and Benfield roads. DeArmon will be converted from a narrow, variable road section into a complete street, including two travel lanes...
Stork Awarded Multi-Services Contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK
IRVING, Texas & FARNBOROUGH, England - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Stork, a Fluor company and global provider of maintenance, modification and asset integrity services to a range of sectors, was awarded a two-year fabric maintenance and asset support services contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited across six of their North Sea assets. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract award in the second quarter. Stork will deliver a range of integrated fabric maintenance s...
Dewberry's Dmitry Smirnov Appointed to National Emergency Management Association Work Group
Dewberry is proud to announce the appointment of Dmitry Smirnov, Ph.D., to the National Emergency Management Association's (NEMA) Extreme Weather Adaptation work group. The group is tasked with creating an extreme weather adaptation plan for NEMA. Smirnov, a meteorologist with Dewberry in the Denver, Colorado, office, will help develop better practices for the management of severe and frequent natural disasters for state directors across the nation who are responsible for preparing and mitiga...
HNTB Corporation Continues to Expand Operations in Southern California
LOS ANGELES – Preparing to meet the present and future infrastructure needs in the region, HNTB continues to attract a number of key industry talent in top leadership positions and to offer that talent throughout Southern California. As part of this expansion, HNTB opened a new Inland Empire office to better serve regional transportation clients. HNTB, a national infrastructure solutions firm celebrating more than a century of service to clients, now operates five offices in Southern Califor...
MMFX Steel Corporation Appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing to Support Industry Growth and Market Potential
IRVINE, Calif. — MMFX® Steel Corporation of America (www.mmfx.com) has appointed Sherry Sweitzer as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Sherry is responsible for growing sales through the effective management of the company’s North American sales team, as well as educating customers on the benefits of MMFX products through strategic marketing and communication efforts. “Sherry’s experience in the engineering and construction fields and her knowledge of effective sales managem...
McKim & Creed Growing in Charlotte
Charlotte—The national engineering, surveying and planning firm of McKim & Creed, Inc. has added six engineering and geomatics professionals to its Charlotte office. This brings the company’s local staff size to more than 50, offering a wide array of engineering, surveying and land planning services. The new employees include Adam Mills and Alfred Arce, mechanical designers; Clayton Blackwell and Jennie Casanova, engineering interns; and Casey McClain and Michel Muanzamina, geomatics crew mem...
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