Ontario Line Subway Project Celebrates Groundbreaking and Release of Station Renderings
OMAHA, Neb. — Project leaders and local and provincial officials marked the start of construction on the Ontario Line subway project Sunday, March 27, with a groundbreaking at Exhibition Station in Toronto. HDR has assisted Metrolinx as technical advisor on the CA$10.9 billion Ontario Line project since 2020. The work at Exhibition Station will set the groundwork for other major construction on the Ontario Line. The station is already a popular destination served by GO Transit’s regional rail...
2022 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Open for Submissions
Students Can Win up to $10,000 USD in Sixth Global Design Competition Columbia, MD — Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. opens its sixth Vectorworks Design Scholarship. This global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to architecture, landscape architecture, landscape design, entertainment and interior design who can now submit either new or past projects for a chance to win up to $10,000 USD. “We understand that...
Hexagon helps Electricity Company of Ghana modernize electricity distribution
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced the successful deployment of an advanced utility geographic enterprise asset management system (EAM) for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This smart EAM, featuring Hexagon’s G/Technology, will allow ECG to plan, manage and efficiently operate its distribution network to meet the growing needs of 4.5 million customers. The enterprise system from Hexagon unifies data from a variety of geographic informati...
Profile® Products Expands Biotic Soil Business Group with Technical Sales Manager Hire
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (April 5, 2022) — Profile® Products has hired Ashley Chong as the new technical sales manager for the company’s biotic soil business group. Ashley will work with the regional sales managers and market development managers in the East to support biotic soil technology education and sales through demos, lunch and learns, project support and distributor training. Chong joins Profile with more than five years of industry experience. She spent several years with the Pennsylvani...
Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Submission Deadline May 16 Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for attending the conference. In addition, the recip...
Skanska renovates and expands acute care services facility for hospital in Virginia, USA, for USD 78M, about SEK 720M
Skanska has signed a contract with Bon Secours – St. Francis Medical Center, Inc. to renovate and expand an acute care services facility in Midlothian, Virginia, USA. The contract is worth USD 78M, about SEK 720M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter 2022. The expansion aspect of the project includes a vertical two-floor addition above the existing surgical department on the second floor. The new third floor will house a med-surg nursing unit with observation...
Patrick Chan joins HNTB as technical director – tunnels and complex underground structures
Veteran tunneling professional brings experience in design of tunnels, transit facilities, underground structures, bridges and wind turbines in the U.S. and internationally NEW YORK – HNTB announced today that Patrick Chan, PE, has joined its tunnel and underground team as technical director – tunnels and complex underground structures and associate vice president. In this new role, Chan will be an accomplished technical resource to clients and projects across the nation. Based in H...
In Honor of David R. Bibbs
It is with heavy hearts we share the loss of David Bibbs with you all today. Dave was a true champion for structural engineers, serving as SEAOI President of SEAOI 2007 – 2008, the Past Chair of the Illinois SE Board, and most recently serving on SEAOI’s Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee. We loved seeing Dave at our events – he was always quick with a welcoming smile and usually a little joke. He was a reliable, reassuring presence at SEAOI, and within the structural engineerin...
AGA Announces New Technical Director
Centennial, Colo.- The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Alana Fossa as Technical Director. This transition has the full support of Leadership Team Executive Director Melissa Lindsley, Marketing Director John Krzywicki, and Dr. Tom Langill, who will be cutting back to three days a week as Technical Director Emeritus. Alana has been with the AGA since 2015 serving as the Corrosion Engineer and Senior Corrosion Engineer. During h...
Woolpert Contracted by USGS to Conduct Geophysical Surveys Related to Critical Minerals, Energy Research, Hazard Assessments in Arkansas
The firm was selected to acquire data under this task order following successful geophysical survey data collections in Virginia and North Carolina. DANVILLE, Ark. (April 4, 2022) — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has contracted with Woolpert to conduct a high-precision geophysical survey and subsurface geologic mapping in Arkansas. The firm will collect, process and deliver high-resolution airborne radiometric and magnetic data that will be used in geologic framework studies related to cri...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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