Jim Ray, former USDOT senior adviser, joins HNTB as corporate president
Former U.S. DOT senior adviser to Secretary Elaine Chao and administrator for the Federal Highway Administration joins growing infrastructure solutions firm Kansas City, Mo. – Jim Ray joined HNTB Corporation as corporate president and executive vice president. He serves as an accomplished resource to both the firm and its clients. Ray previously served in leadership roles at the United States Department of Transportation, the White House, on Capitol Hill and in the private sector. “T...
Washburn University Students Named as Millennium Fellows (a U.N. Program), Making Washburn One of Only 69 Universities in 16 Nations Able to Claim this Honor
Topeka, Kan. – Eight Washburn University students have been chosen as 2019 Millennium Fellows from more than 7,000 applicants worldwide. Millennium Fellows are undergraduate students who illustrate exemplary leadership on sustainable development-related projects that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their respective communities. These students are selected by the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) annually as part of their joint...
Trimble Pivot Platform and Alloy GNSS Reference Receiver Now Support BeiDou Generation III Signals
STUTTGART, Germany — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today new capabilities to its Real-Time Network (RTN) portfolio—the Trimble® Pivot™ Platform and the Trimble Alloy™ Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reference receiver—that will enable operators to continue to meet the ongoing demand from surveyors, mapping professionals and precision farmers for accurate, reliable corrections derived from real-time networks. The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2019, the world’s largest co...
KWK Architects/TKDA Design Team Transforms University of Minnesota's Historic Pioneer Hall into Contemporary Space for Today’s Students
St. Louis, MO - The University of Minnesota’s 90-year-old Pioneer Hall opened its doors to incoming freshmen following a much-needed expansion and renovation. KWK Architects led the design effort on the project, partnered with architecture/engineering firm-of-record TKDA of St. Paul, MN. The decision by the University’s Board of Regents in 2016 to preserve a significant amount of the residence hall’s signature exterior but demolish much of its interior offered a unique challenge to the projec...
Brown and Caldwell Welcomes Carey Allen as Integrated Project Delivery Leader
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced Carey Allen has joined the firm as senior vice president and leader of its integrated project delivery (IPD) practice. Allen brings a 26-year track record of executive guidance and strategic focus in the environmental engineering and construction field. She has directed business growth efforts, initiated and managed key partner relationships, and led organizational change prog...
PennDOT Data Shows Pennsylvania Roundabouts Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that according to department data, fatalities, injuries, and crashes decreased overall at 19 roundabouts at 16 locations after they were built. "We are glad to promote the use of roundabouts throughout the commonwealth," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "The facts speak for themselves. Roundabouts save lives and reduce crash severity over standard stop or signal controlled intersections." ...
IMAGINiT Technologies Partners with CanBIM Toronto to host the Owners Symposium
Baltimore, MD — IMAGINiT Technologies brings together three leading experts who will share how they have successfully transformed their 2D approach to a Building Information Model (BIM) solution that integrates facilities management (FM) and reality capture. Hear what they have to say at the CanBIM Owners Symposium being held at the Hyatt Regency in Toronto, ON on September 25, 2019. IMAGINiT, an Autodesk Platinum Partner in Canada, will exhibit their full range of building, reality capture and...
Skokie Engages New Technology To Evaluate Water Main Infrastructure
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Each day, the Village of Skokie residential and commercial water customers receive an average of 7.7 million gallons of drinking water that is distributed through some 180 miles of water mains throughout the community. Unexpected water main breaks are costly for the Village. In addition, they are disruptive and inconvenient for both residents and businesses, sometimes resulting in business interruption and other costly circumstances. The Village of Skokie has maintai...
Applanix Enhances POSPac Trimble Post-Processed CenterPoint RTX Correction Service to Support High-Accuracy UAV Mapping Without Base Stations
Achieve Centimeter-Level Accuracy Direct Georeferencing Using the POSPac Trimble Post-Processed CenterPoint RTX Correction Service Stuttgart, Germany, September 17, 2019 - Applanix, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), announced today that the POSPac Trimble Post-Processed CenterPoint® RTX™ (POSPac PP-RTX) correction service has been enhanced for use with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) flown within Trimble RTX Fast service regions. Available on a subscription basis within the latest release o...
Trimble 4D Control Software Provides Greater Geotechnical Sensor Support
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 17, 2019—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today an update to its core real-time monitoring software—Trimble® 4D Control. Building on the recently released version 5.0, this update delivers support for Senceive’s wireless monitoring systems, streamlining the configuration process for users and delivering real-time data from geotechnical sensors to one common platform. By receiving data through Senceive’s wireless gateways into Trimble 4D Control software, project stakeho...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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