Trimble Acquires Beena Vision to Expand its Rail Portfolio
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2017—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Beena Vision Systems Inc., a manufacturer of vision-based automatic wayside inspection systems for the railroad industry, headquartered in Norcross, Ga. Financial terms were not disclosed. Beena Vision provides vision-based wayside detectors for the rolling stock maintenance market. Its non-contact measurement technology enables highly detailed condition assessment of train components—ra...
Cardno-Contributed Polaris 3083 Project Wins 2016 UDIA Urban Renewal Award for Excellence
The Victoria Division of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) named DealCorp’s Polaris 3083 as the winner of the Urban Renewal Award for Excellence 2016. Cardno’s Stephen Warner Design Manager, and Rob Henry, Construction Manager contributed to this new mixed-use precinct located at the former Larundel site on Plenty Road in Bundoora, which incorporates a retail town centre, apartments, townhouses, offices, retirement living opportunities and a community centre over a site ar...
Parsons to Support NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Office Upgrade Program
PASADENA, CA – Parsons announced that it has received a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for its Office Upgrade Program Management Services contract at its 176-acre site near Pasadena, CA. Parsons will provide program management, architectural design services, construction administration services (related to the architectural design), and construction management services for the laboratory, which is managed by the Californ...
AECOM Leads ReNew Canada’s Top 100 Projects Report
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it was named Platinum Elite firm by ReNew Canada magazine for our involvement on 28 of this year’s “Top 100 Biggest Infrastructure Projects.” This is the 11th year that AECOM has been named to the list. AECOM was also a key player in four of Water Canada’s “The Big Six: Canada’s Top Water Projects” list. Released annually, ReNew Canada’s “Top 100” report ranks Canada’s biggest infrast...
The Getech Group Wins OGA 21CXRM Contract
Getech, providers of natural resources exploration data and information expertise, has been awarded a contract by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in collboration with the 21CXRM Technical Advisory Committee, for a petroleum system related study of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) South West Approaches region. A key finding of the Wood Report was that the Government and the oil and gas industry should have a current and easily accessible digital record of the geology and prospectiv...
Autodesk Announces CEO Transition
SAN FRANCISCO - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that Carl Bass has decided to step down as president and chief executive officer, effective February 8. The company's board has instituted a CEO search to consider candidates inside and outside Autodesk and has formed an Interim Office of the Chief Executive to oversee the company's day-to-day operations. Bass will remain on staff as a special advisor to the company in support of the transition to a new CEO. He will continue to sit on...
Bechtel Wins Prestigious Award for Commitment to U.S.-U.A.E. Business Relations
Bechtel, the leading global engineering, procurement, and construction firm, was honored by the American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi (AmCham Abu Dhabi) with the prestigious “Falcon Award” for “demonstrating an outstanding commitment to sustainable U.S.-U.A.E. business relations.” The official announcement for the award took place at the AmCham Abu Dhabi 7th Annual Excellence Awards on January 27. “Winning the ‘Falcon Award’ is a great recognition of Bechtel’s proud 50-year history in U.A.E...
AECOM Rebrands Premier Construction Businesses to Connect Over a Century of Combined Experience with Global Capabilities
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm, today introduced AECOM TishmanTM and AECOM HuntTM – brand identities that bring together generations of building experience and best-in-class expertise across a wide range of global markets. Leveraging more than a century of construction industry leadership, Tishman Construction and Hunt Construction Group are now AECOM Tishman and AECOM Hunt. These renowned organizations have established reputations for reshapi...
Arup Pledges Support to Build UK Northern Powerhouse
Arup has joined the business-led board of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP), an independent body aimed at promoting transformative economic growth across the North of England. The NPP, launched in September 2016 by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, represents the voice of some of the leading business and civic leaders across the North. The partnership has launched its first report setting out a vision for how to transform the region. With input from over 200 businesses and civic and ac...
Sacramento's Golden 1 Center Named 2017 Golden State Award Winner by the American Council of Engineering Companies, California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- ACEC California named Sacramento's Golden 1 Center as its 2017 Golden State Award Winner for its exceptional and unique sustainable design features. The Golden 1 Center - home of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings - was designed by AECOM in association with Henderson Engineering, Inc. and is the first indoor sports arena in the world to achieve LEED platinum certification. The Golden State Award is the highest honor ACEC California bestows as part of its...