What’s New in InfraWorks and Civil 3D 2019
InfraWorks roads imported to Civil 3D 2019 automatically generate as Civil 3D corridors. Autodesk recently announced the latest releases of Autodesk® InfraWorks® and Autodesk® Civil 3D® 2019. These software releases provide enhancements for closer collaboration, improved design, more efficient drawing production, tighter interoperability, and smoother data exchange. Below are the key enhancements for both products. InfraWorks Collaboration Enterprise cloud collaboration with BIM...
RigNet Announces Acquisitions in Energy Sector
HOUSTON - RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNET) announced today it has acquired two separate, US-based, leading oil and gas services providers: Automation Communications Engineering Corp. (Auto-Comm), a diversified telecommunications services company, and Safety Controls, Inc. (SAFCON), a safety and security service provider. These acquisitions will expand RigNet’s services in the oil and gas industry and will add value across its systems integration and managed communications services businesses; combinin...
HDR Establishes New Boston Location
HDR’s growth and the expansion of services in the Boston area over the past 20 years led to the office’s recent move to 99 High Street. With sweeping views of the Boston Harbor, the new 25,000-square-foot space embodies HDR’s commitment to provide a diverse and dynamic work environment that will accommodate continued growth. The office is jointly led by Cynthia Carleo, New England area manager of engineering, and Chad Reilly, managing principal of architecture. “Our new space has...
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Crystal Moyer to Senior National Account Program Manager
(St. Louis, MO) – Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Crystal Moyer of Eureka, MO to Senior National Account Program Manager. She was a National Account Manager for the past two years. Western recently restructured its Marketing/Business Development/National Account Department into two main focuses - National Account Program and National Account Asset, each headed by a Senior Manager. Moyer will head the National Account Program and oversee a pair of National Account Managers. Moyer...
Helene Kornblatt Joins HNTB as Environmental Planning Director and Southern California Practice Leader
LOS ANGELES – Helene Kornblatt joined HNTB Corporation as senior environmental sciences and planning director and Southern California practice leader. She also is an associate vice president of the firm. She brings 30 years of experience in transportation and public transit. In this position, she is responsible for project delivery and business development for the firm’s growing environmental practice throughout California. She is based in Los Angeles. Kornblatt is recognized as a skilled env...
2018 NASCC: The Steel Conference Draws Record Attendance
(Chicago, IL) - The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is pleased to announce that the 2018 NASCC: The Steel Conference attracted a record attendance of 5,175 in Baltimore last week. The record follows last year’s peak attendance count of 4,597 in San Antonio. "We had many incredible sessions this year, especially our keynoters," said Scott Melnick, senior vice president at AISC. "Duane Miller's lecture on professional and life lessons attracted more than 2,000 people. And Rob Co...
AISC President Charlie Carter Named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus
Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, AISC’s president, has been named a 2018 Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by the Penn State College of Engineering. Established in 1966, the Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by the college and recognizes graduates who have reached exceptional levels of professional achievement. Carter, along with the 11 other award recipients, will receive his award at a ceremony on April 23 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State’s U...
City of Boise and Brown and Caldwell Recognized for National Engineering Excellence
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 18, 2018 — The City of Boise and Brown and Caldwell today announced receivership of a national honor in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 51st Engineering Excellence Awards competition. Known industry-wide as engineering’s “Academy Awards”— the competition concludes with a gala celebrating U.S. engineering firms for projects demonstrating exceptional innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Thirty-six projects were honored before an audien...
STRUCTUREPOINT Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Skokie, IL —This year, StructurePoint is celebrating a decade of developing and supporting a suite of engineering software for the analysis and design of reinforced concrete buildings and bridges. Headquartered in Skokie, IL, the firm spun off from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) in 2007 to continue production of state-of-the-art engineering software originally developed by the PCA’s Engineering Software Group in 1957. “We are uniquely positioned to provide a set of focused tools for...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Billion in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $1 billion in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 32 states, several U.S. territories and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) repair roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other unexpected events. FHWA’s ER program reimburses states, territories and FLMAs for eligible expenses associated with damage from natural disasters or other emergency situations. The...
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