Engineering, Architecture Sector Adds 3.8K Jobs in October
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 261,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in food services and drinking places increased sharply, mostly offsetting a decline in September that largely reflected the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. In October, job gains also occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate...
HNTB Opens New Pennsylvania Office in Lehigh Valley
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Ongoing growth and commitment to client service led HNTB Corporation to open a new office, the firm’s fifth in Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region on Oct. 12. Located at 640 Hamilton Street, in Allentown, the office enables the firm to enhance services to clients in the region. “As our footprint continues to expand in Pennsylvania, a presence in the Lehigh Valley gives us the ability to better serve regional clients and attract new hires to help address critical infr...
Microdesk Expands Services In United Kingdom And Europe As A Newly Authorized Autodesk Reseller
NEW YORK – Microdesk announced the expansion of its services in the United Kingdom and Europe as a newly Authorized Autodesk Reseller. Microdesk is the United States’ largest AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner/Operator) industry consulting firm with expertise in Connected BIM, Enterprise Development, and Asset Management. Microdesk, an Autodesk Platinum Partner in the United States, has been delivering Building Information Modeling (BIM) and implementation services...
Sierra Leone Makes Fourth Licensing Round Pre-Announcement
The Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL), Raymond Kargbo, announced at this week’s Africa Oil Week Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, that his country’s Fourth Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round will take place between mid-January and the end-May 2018. This License Round will be exclusively supported by the Getech Group (AIM; GTC), through its wholly owned subsidiary ERCL. ERCL and the Petroleum Directorate have worked together since 2016 to provide the...
Teleste Strengthens its Offering of Passenger Information Solutions for the Public Transport Industry through an Acquisition
TURKU, FINLAND – Teleste Corporation announced today that it has acquired iqu Systems GmbH, the German company specialised in intelligent passenger information systems and software. Through the acquisition, Teleste will complement its offering of passenger information solutions for public transport, one of the company’s key focus areas. A major aim of the transaction is to strengthen Teleste’s capabilities as a provider of modular solutions that meet public transport operators’ demands for sm...
Innovative Global Water Utilities Network Partners with CH2M
The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) network has partnered with multinational engineering company CH2M, to help promote water utility innovation and global partnerships aiming to raise the performance of the water sector worldwide. The engineering firm CH2M has been announced as the ‘Foundation Partner’ of LUOW, an initiative established by the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG), to create a global network of the world's most successful and innovative water and wastewater utilities. The n...
Stantec Acquires North State Resources, Inc.
Global design firm Stantec is bolstering its growing environmental service presence and capabilities across northern California by acquiring Redding, California-based North State Resources, Inc. (NSR). Founded in 1986, NSR is a 60-person environmental consulting firm with additional offices in Sacramento and Chico, California. The transaction closed on Friday, October 27. “The talent and regional reputation held by NSR is invaluable as we continually expand our capabilities to serve clients i...
HNTB Celebrates 50 Years of Shaping Infrastructure in Illinois
CHICAGO – HNTB today celebrated its 50th business anniversary of providing infrastructure solutions in Illinois. HNTB first established a Chicago office in 1967, and since then, has played a key role in planning, design and construction for many of the region’s most impactful transportation infrastructure projects. This includes design for the Chicago Transit Authority’s Wilson Station reconstruction; program management for the Illinois Tollway’s $14 billion Move Illinois program; planning an...
Securing the Nation's Water: WaterISAC and Perch Security Partner to Improve Water/Wastewater Utility Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON and TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 - The Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) announces that it has entered into a partnership with Perch Security to provide its membership with a state-of-the-art, automated cyber threat intelligence. "This partnership will automate the way cyber threat intelligence is used and shared by water and wastewater systems," says WaterISAC Executive Director Diane VanDe Hei. A membership-based nonprofit, WaterISAC is the primary source o...
Black & Veatch and China's TCC to Target Gas, Chemical and Fertilizer Projects throughout Asia
Black & Veatch and China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC) have announced efforts to jointly market and pursue gas, chemical and fertilizer infrastructure projects. The companies will cooperate in developing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) opportunities throughout Asia including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. On select pursuits, TCC will also explore obtaining financing for the pr...
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