Tetra Tech Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) today announced results for the fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 26, 2016. Revenue in the third quarter totaled $667 million. For ongoing operations1, revenue totaled $662 million, and revenue, net of subcontractor costs2 (net revenue), was $496 million, up 19% and 20%, respectively, compared to the same period in fiscal 2015. Operating income for the third quarter was $39 million, and on an ongoing basis totaled $44 million, up 8% compare...
Kara Lentz Joins HNTB in Dallas as Senior Program Manager
DALLAS – Kara Lentz, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a senior program manager, based in the firm’s Dallas office. She has 16 years of professional experience in program, project and construction management. She has significant experience in the aviation infrastructure market sector, having managed major aviation programs that include gate concourses, airport train stations and mass excavations. Lentz will serve as program manager for the firm’s recent win of a five-year program management...
Atkins Appoints New Rail Asset Management Director
Atkins, one of the world’s leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, has appointed John Chappell as rail asset management director to its Transportation division. In his new role, John will support engagement with the rail market, setting out and driving forward the rail asset management strategy. John will build on Atkins’ significant experience of asset management leadership across numerous sectors, including rail, highways and water, drawing on skills from across th...
HDR’s Michael Keller Recognized as a Progressive Railroading Rising Star
Railroad industry "stars" aligned in Pittsburgh July 24 and among them was HDR railroad client manager Michael Keller. Keller is one of 20 rail professionals under 40 to be honored as a "Rising Star" by Progressive Railroading magazine. He was joined by 19 of his peers as well as railroad leaders from across the industry for a recognition dinner at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The dinner coincided with this year's annual meeting for the American Association of Railroad Superintendents. Bas...
Study Leads to Turf Installation at Georgia Southern Football Stadium
STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern University will kick off its 2016 football season next month on solid footing, thanks to an offseason project to install synthetic turf at Bryant Field in Paulson Stadium. The project was the result of a comprehensive study the university conducted with Woolpert, a national architecture, engineering and geospatial firm. “They were debating as to whether they wanted to go to a synthetic turf for the field, discussing playability, long- and short-term main...
Hjelholt Joins HDR to Lead Freight Rail Sector
Bill Hjelholt has accepted a position as director of freight rail with HDR. His responsibilities include developing HDR's vision and initiatives for continued growth and expansion of the freight rail sector across North America and globally. Hjelholt is based in the Richmond Hill, Ontario office. Prior to joining HDR, Hjelholt served as senior vice-president, freight rail for AECOM. While serving as vice president and director of rail, North America, Hjelholt and his team were able to more th...
USAID Awards Tetra Tech $125 Million Architect-Engineer Services Contract
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $125 million, single-award contract to provide comprehensive architecture-engineering services to USAID/Afghanistan. Under the five-year Engineering Support Program (ESP), Tetra Tech will provide engineering services, construction oversight, and quality assurance assistance to successfully implement USAID’s infrastructure design and construction...
New Leadership for Latin America Region
NEW YORK, NY — WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization, has named Jorge A. Chaves Dominguez as president and Asdrubal Montenegro as chief financial officer of its Latin America region. “We look forward to growing our business in Central and South America under Jorge’s executive leadership and Asdrubal’s financial management,” said Gregory Kelly, president and CEO of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff in the U.S., Central and South America, which is acti...
HNTB Hires Jim Parsons as Director, National Transit Programs
SEATTLE – James Parsons, AICP, joined HNTB Corporation as a director of national transit programs and vice president, focusing on the delivery of transit planning and engineering projects. He is a senior technical resource for the firm, located in Seattle, and works with transit clients across the United States. “I am pleased to welcome Jim to HNTB,” said Kevin Nelson, HNTB chief growth officer and senior vice president. “His experience, outstanding technical expertise and extensive client r...
ADOT&PF Completes $59 Million One-Of-A-Kind Airport Project
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has completed the $59 million Kodiak Airport Runway Safety Area Extension. This unusual project presented a major challenge — there wasn’t enough land for the extension. The solution? Build more land. ADOT&PF, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and project consultant HDR developed a plan to extend two federally required runway safety areas by 600 feet into the Gulf of Alaska and use engineere...