Stephen Willis Joins Stantec’s Community Development Team
Stephen Willis has joined Stantec in Ottawa as Senior Principal of Community Development. Stephen comes to Stantec from the National Capital Commission (NCC), where he served as Executive Director in the Capital Planning Branch. “Stephen is known to be a strategic thinker and a strong leader. He has a wealth of planning experience in the public and private sectors, in Ottawa and across Ontario,” says Peter Moroz, Stantec’s Managing Principal of Community Development. “Stephen’s ability to r...
Black & Veatch Takes on Innovative South African Waste-to-Energy Project
Johannesburg, South Africa/Overland Park, Kansas – Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant will be located in the Drakenstein Municipality, near Wellington in the Western Cape. The energy plant will contribute 10 megawatts to the nation's power grid – enough to power more than 10,000 South African homes. “This landmark project will p...
Fluor Awarded Bauxite Expansion Project in Guinea
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) awarded Fluor an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea. Fluor booked the $501 million contract value into backlog in the second quarter of 2016. The project will expand bauxite production from 14.5 million to 18.5 million tons per year and is the company’s first of a planned three-phase expansion. The s...
Black & Veatch Adds Enterprise-level Sustainability Solutions to Service Offerings
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Black & Veatch, a global leader in the design and construction of advanced resource management solutions, today announced a new sustainability offering focusing on the enterprise-level market. The new offering will help large consumers of power, water and other critical resources achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, increase usage of carbon-free renewable energy technologies, minimize water consumption, enhance resilience and promote greater operational eff...
HNTB Viewpoint Discusses FAST Act Funding for Nation’s Crumbling Bridges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chris Price, PE, national bridge practice leader for HNTB Corporation, authored an HNTB Viewpoint entitled “Crumbling bridges: Now is the time to take action.” It highlights provisions within the new Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act that enable more efficient bridge repair strategies. The Viewpoint notes that about 10 percent of the nation’s bridges are rated “structurally deficient,” the worst of five bridge status ratings. Price advocates bridge...
Schlumberger Acquisition Closes
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff closed on its acquisition of Schlumberger Water Services on August 1. The firm specializes in the development, management and environmental protection of water resources. In the U.S., the firm will be integrating Schlumberger Water Services staff from Denver, Fort Myers, Reno and Tucson into its environment and water consultancy sectors. Water services teams in Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile will report to Jorge Chaves, our newly appointed president of Latin Ameri...
Mains Brings Stormwater Expertise to Gannett Fleming
Harrisburg, Pa. - P. Eric Mains, PE, has joined the Gannett Fleming water resources team as a senior project manager and leader for providing stormwater services to our municipal and private clients. He is based in the firm’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office. Mains brings more than 20 years of progressive experience serving municipal clients and providing stormwater services within the ever changing stormwater management regulatory environment. He leads and develops Gannett Fleming’s resource...
Atkins Awarded Design and Engineering Contract for Thameslink Traffic Management Programme
Atkins, one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, has been awarded a contract to support Hitachi Information Control Systems (HICSE) and Hitachi Rail Europe with the delivery of the Tranista® Traffic Management System (TMS) for Network Rail’s Thameslink programme. Atkins has been appointed by HICSE to review its Tranista system to ensure that it meets Network Rail’s functional and operational requirements for compatibility with the UK rail net...
Mindy Whisler to Manage Electrical Design in Kansas City, MO
KANSAS CITY, MO — Mindy Whisler will manage electrical design projects as a new Associate in the Kansas City, Missouri buildings office of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. Ms. Whisler has more than 15 years of experience with broad expertise in project, team management and MEP (mechanical/electrical/plumbing) management. As an electrical engineer, she coordinates activities of technical staff throughout projects, and acts as a project ma...
FARO Expands Metrology and Factory Automation Offerings with Acquisition of BuildIT Software & Solutions Ltd.
Lake Mary, F - FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for Metrology, Factory Automation, Product Design, Public Safety, BIM/CIM, and 3D Services applications, announces the acquisition of BuildIT Software & Solutions Ltd., a leader in process-configurable 3D metrology software solutions with hardware agnostic interfaces. FARO will introduce the configuration power of the BuildIT software in a new “Your Product, Your Process, Your Solution” c...
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June Issue 2026
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