Casey Morgan Elevated to Sr. Business Development at the Vortex Companies and Will Relocate to Florida
HOUSTON - The Vortex Companies recently announced the promotion of Casey Morgan to Sr. Business Development Manager, who will relocate to Tampa, Florida to fill a void in the Southeast region. "With our recent expansion into this region, we needed to add a proven resource to help grow our business," said Mike Vellano, CEO of the Vortex Companies. "Casey did an outstanding job developing the Midwest region and I'm confident she will repeat that success in Florida," he added. Ms. Morgan has bee...
The LiRo Group Hires John B. McCaffrey as Chief Information Officer
Syosset, NY – The LiRo Group (LiRo), a national, multidisciplinary project and construction management, engineering, architecture, and technology firm, has hired John B. McCaffrey as Chief Information Officer. With 2017 revenues exceeding $400 million, ENR Engineering News-Record magazine currently ranks LiRo as the 15th-largest construction management firm in the United States. McCaffrey will spearhead the coordination, product development, and marketing, and of LiRo’s comprehensive sui...
Moleaer™ Secures Over $6 Million Investment led by Energy Innovation Capital
LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2018 - Moleaer, the leading manufacturer of industrial scale Nanobubble Generators for water and wastewater treatment, agriculture irrigation, and oil-water separation, today announced the Company has raised over $6 million in funding led by San Francisco and Houston-based Energy Innovation Capital (EIC), the premier capital provider to energy innovators. Moleaer's Nanobubble Generators provide unprecedented gas transfer and flotation capabilities for use in a wide variet...
African Development Bank, Green Climate Fund and Africa 50 Support Desert to Power Programme
Busan, Korea, 29 May 2018 - The African Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Africa50 investment fund signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Desert to Power programme on the sidelines of the Bank’s Annual Meetings, Busan, Korea. The Desert to Power programme, initiated by the Bank, aims to develop 10,000 MW of solar energy across the Sahel region. It is intended to provide solar generated electricity to 250 million people, including 90 million through off grid...
Brown and Caldwell Promotes Wendy Broley to One Water Leader
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., May 29, 2018 — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced the promotion of Wendy Broley, P.E., to vice president and One Water leader responsible for setting the strategy and managing the firm’s growing One Water team. Moving through a cycle of human and ecosystem use and reuse, water is an essential yet finite resource. The One Water approach views all water – drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, groundwater, and...
SCIA Engineer 18 Offers Streamlined Usability, Advanced Material Design and Extended BIM Links
Herk-de-Stad, Belgium. (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)—SCIA is pleased to announce the release of SCIA Engineer 18, the latest version of the company’s structural analysis and design software. The new release incorporates significant enhancements and functionalities that enable structural engineers to streamline their workflows, design with advanced materials and work more effectively in the BIM process. The new improvements in SCIA Engineer 18 include: Enhanced usability with streamlined workflow...
FARO® Introduces As-Built™ Software Platform for 3D Digital Modeling
LAKE MARY, Fla.- FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and construction BIM, announces the availability of the FARO® As-Built™ software platform (https://www.faro.com/faro-asbuilt/) that enables efficient and cost effective transfer of 3D reality capture into Autodesk® design tools to create ready to use CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) deliverables. As-Built is specifically designed to minimize the effort...
Mark Holmes Joins HNTB as Construction Services Deputy Director
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Mark Holmes, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as construction services deputy director for the Northwest District. Holmes is based in HNTB’s Bellevue office and manages construction projects with the City of Seattle and other clients. Throughout his career, Holmes has demonstrated exceptional skills and experience in project management for the design and construction of interchanges, arterials and local roads, utility improvements, site grading and more. “Mark’s experience mak...
NCTech Unveils iSTAR Pulsar
Edinburgh, UK – NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, today announced the availability of iSTAR Pulsar , the company’s professional edge-to-cloud big data system, optimized for capture on the move. iSTAR Pulsar is designed to capture 360-degree data while mounted on a vehicle, drone or on foot. The system is designed for ease of use and does not require any photography experience or even a computer to operate. The iSTAR Pulsar app provides the ability to plan routes, as well as...
Carpenter Contractor Trust Sponsors Yonkers Students at National Competition
EDISON, N.J. - A critical issue facing the American construction industry is the availability of skilled labor and the narrow pipeline of students opting into construction trades. That’s why the Carpenter Contractor Trust (CCT) is investing in local high school students. In April, CCT underwrote four high school juniors and seniors to participate in the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships. The four were among thousands of teenagers at the three-day event in Syracuse,...