BILT Teams Up with American Express to Support the Post-Purchase Experience
3D interactive instructions improve efficiency & customer loyalty GRAPEVINE, TX – BILT Incorporated, creators of the 3D BILT app, is collaborating with American Express to offer U.S. merchants immersive mobile instructions at preferred pricing. The goal is to help manufacturers grow their business by modernizing training and operations and help merchants increase customer loyalty. The move also aims to benefit DIYers and professionals by enhancing the assembly and installati...
Project Hospitality and The Hudson Companies Celebrate The Opening of Affordable Housing Development in Staten Island
The mixed-use project will bring 48 affordable homes with social services and a community center to the neighborhood STATEN ISLAND, NY – Project Hospitality and The Hudson Companies today celebrated the ribbon-cutting of Castleton Supportive Housing, a 48-unit affordable housing development in the Port Richmond neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island. Financing was provided through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Supportive Housing Loan Progr...
78 Percent of Civil Contractors Expect Project Backlog to Increase or Remain the Same as Infrastructure Funding Kicks In, New Study by AGC and Procore Finds
Labor Shortages & Productivity Challenges Threaten to Undermine Success in Building New Infrastructure Projects, Firms Eager to Embrace Technologies to Help CARPINTERIA, Calif. – According to a report released today by Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR) and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), 78% of civil and infrastructure construction firms expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year as new federal infrastructure funding ramps up....
Vectorworks Empowers Designers to Thrive in their Educational Journey
Equipping the Next Generation of Designers, Vectorworks Software, Resources and Discounts set the Foundation for Success. Columbia, MD (September 26, 2023) — This back-to-school season, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. invites all those involved in shaping the future of design to experience the freedom Vectorworks software delivers. Offering a uniquely uninterrupted workflow, Vectorworks allows future and current designers to master their processes faster and spe...
InEight's Newest Innovations Empower Collaboration for Improved Project Success
Latest software updates seamlessly integrate Design Issue Management and Quality Control into Construction Processes SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – September 26, 2023 – InEight, a global leader in construction capital project management software, has announced new innovations that will help collaboratively resolve design issues early on to avoid re-work, and embed quality control in all construction activities to enable progressive review and turnover of complex, multi-discipline projects. The new In...
Aqua Membranes Closes New Financing to Advance Reverse Osmosis Technology
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. and Clean Energy Ventures invest in RO optimization technology to improve industrial sustainability ALBUQUERQUE, NM (Sept. 25, 2023) – With a commitment to environmental stewardship, Aqua Membranes has closed a new round of financing from Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Kurita), one of the world’s largest suppliers of water treatment equipment, and Clean Energy Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage climate tech innovations. Together, these inv...
U.S. Department of Transportation Providing $4.65 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding for Flood Damage Repair Work at Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $4.65 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds for use by the U.S. Forest Service to repair damages to federally-owned roadways caused by heavy rain and severe flooding in Tennessee. The funds will offset costs of repair work needed for roads and other infrastructure in the Cherokee National Forest as a result of flood damage caused by heavy rains and...
DFI Educational Trust Accepting Scholarship Applications for Students Pursuing a Career in Deep Foundations
Submission Deadline October 31, 2023 Hawthorne, N.J. : The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students for several scholarships being awarded this fall. The applications are all online and are open now. The deadline to apply for all scholarships listed below is October 31, 2023. The available DFI Educational Trust scholarships are: University of Pittsburgh Civi...
Account Executive Justin Klinkenberg Joins Woolpert to Support Utilities, Broadband Projects
Klinkenberg will lead customer support for federal and commercial clients. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 22, 2023) — Woolpert has hired Account Executive Justin Klinkenberg to support electric utility and broadband community development clients, programs, and projects. Klinkenberg brings 13 years of product development experience specific to geospatial business needs. Klinkenberg graduated from the University of North Alabama with a degree in professional geography and has supported GIS clients...
New Trimble GNSS Receiver with Trimble ProPoint Delivers Survey Precision and Productivity in the Field
Trimble R580 Provides Cost-Effective High-Accuracy Reliable Positioning for Geospatial Applications WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the new Trimble® R580 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, the next generation in its portfolio of Trimble ProPoint® GNSS positioning engine enabled receivers. The system’s survey-grade GNSS performance enables professionals in surveying, mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS), civil construction and util...