Wärtsilä’s Support for Development of Bangladesh Continues with Another Power Plant Delivery
For 20 years, the technology group Wärtsilä has supported the economic development of Bangladesh through the provision of electricity generating capacity. This support is continued with the latest contract for a 113 MW power plant to be delivered to Chowmuhoni, Bangladesh. The order was placed by HF Power Ltd and was booked in April. HF Power is part of the Hosaf Group, one of the largest and fastest growing companies among the private sector manufacturing and service-based enterprises in Bangla...
Medical Hub Creates Healthy Business for Australian Convention Centre
The fourth major building in the Adelaide BioMed City precinct – The University of South Australia’s Centre for Cancer Biology – is set to open this month while the $240 million SAHMRI 2 building, featuring the Southern Hemisphere’s first Proton Therapy Unit, is expected to open in 2020. Their presence in the northwest corner of the Adelaide CBD follows the opening of the eye-catching South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), pictured below, in late 2013 and the complet...
Digabit Inc. Changes Trade Name to Documoto
Englewood, Colorado - Digabit Inc. has announced that effective April 30th, 2018, it has changed its trade name to Documoto. According to CEO Steven Blanco, the name change will eliminate any confusion for customers: “Documoto is who we are – it’s the name of our flagship product, and everything we do is focused on making Documoto the best aftermarket solution in the industry,” Blanco explains. “Because of this there’s always been some confusion. We’ve decided it would be in our best inter...
FHWA Distributes More Highway Funds, Plans Job Contract Changes
The Federal Highway Administration began formally distributing some $1.98 billion in highway infrastructure funding to the states on April 25 for the construction of highways, bridges, and tunnels – part of monies allocated by Congress via its fiscal year 2018 DOT appropriations act. This $1.98 billion of formula-based highway funds for states is in addition to the monies authorized in the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act level as part of the fiscal 2018 omnibus spending bill....
MDOT Develops Educational Curriculum Around M-231 Archaeological Sites
Workers excavate the site of one of the archeological digs on the right of way for the M-231 bridge over the Grand River near Nunica, Ottawa County, in 2011. (MDOT Photo) The foundation for a new set of lesson plans to teach third- and fifth-graders about Michigan archaeology and the state's Native American past comes from an unexpected place – under a bridge. Information from two archaeological sites excavated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in 2011 and 2012 in advance...
ITD Director Brian Ness Named to Transportation Research Board Executive Committee
Idaho Transportation Department Director Brian Ness was recently named to the Executive Committee of the 2018 Transportation Research Board (TRB). The TRB is a unit of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and serves as an independent adviser to the President of the United States, the Congress, and federal and state agencies on scientific and technical transportation issues of national importance. Ness, who has been ITD Director since 2010, serves as the chair of the Res...
Court Case to Force Air Quality ‘Do-Over’ for Certain Transportation Projects
A February federal court rulling may force a "re-examination" of air quality models used by transportation agencies in 82 areas around the country, including several major cities such as Boston, Charlotte, and Las Vegas. In a lawsuit brought by the South Coast Air Quality Management District against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority in 2015 when it issued a rule making 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards or "NAAQ...
Comprehensive Evaluation of All Roof Components, Structures Recommended Before Making Decision to Re-Roof
(St. Louis, MO) Roof leaks are often a nuisance for a building owner or property manager. Often difficult to track down, leaks can cause damage to interior finishes and lead to tenant complaints – and, if not resolved, unhappy tenants. Those leaks can become a nightmare when a financial decision is made to replace the entire roof of the building...and it still leaks. "Frequently, an exterior building restoration company, like Western Specialty Contractors, will get a call to come out and try...
International Shipping Company, LILLY + Associates International, Opens a New Office in Mexico D.F.
MIAMI - LILLY + Associates International (LILLY), a worldwide transportation firm based in Miami, is pleased to announce the recent opening of its office in Mexico D.F. This is the companies twelfth office strategically located around the globe and part of their exciting geographic expansion. With more than 20 years of experience in the transportation industry, the company specializes in international transportation solutions, warehousing, distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, and foreign trade...
Burns & McDonnell's Ty McGown Earns Engineer of the Year Award in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan.- Ty McGown, a Burns & McDonnell engineer who led implementation of an advanced water-treatment process that is allowing Wichita to recharge a critical water supply aquifer and who is helping define new water supply facilities for the City, is being honored as Engineer of the Year by the Wichita Society of Professional Engineers. McGown, a project manager and associate in the firm's Wichita office, recently received the honor recognizing his engineering achievements, his work thr...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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