Turner Tops Out at the Cherese Mari Laulhere Children’s Village
Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce that the team working on the Design-Build Cherese Mari Laulhere Children’s Village at MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, California celebrated the topping out milestone to recognize the final steel beam being placed onto the 80,000 square foot, four-story medical building. Officials, staff, donors, and patient families gathered to celebrate the completion of the next phase of construction. Jacob O’Donnell, fiel...
LA Metro Turns to Gannett Fleming to Lead Major Rail Line as Part of Twenty-Eight by ’28 Project
Light Rail Service Coming to Congested San Fernando Valley As the prime consultant, Gannett Fleming will provide Metro with professional engineering services for this new light rail line, which involves 14 at-grade stations with an end-to-end travel time of 31 minutes and intermodal connections. Los Angeles, Ca. - Providing access to jobs, retail centers, and tourism destinations. Connecting San Fernando Valley riders with two regional commuter rail lines and bus rapid transit. Launching a...
Fluor Partnership Awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction Services Contract for Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation Propane Dehydrogenation Unit
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Heartland Canada Partners (HCP), Fluor’s 50/50 partnership with Kiewit Construction Services ULC, was awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit for Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC), a 50/50 joint venture between Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Pembina) and Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. (PIC). The new...
Dewberry Announces Promotions in Raleigh, North Carolina
Firm promotes seven as capacity expands to support growth in North Carolina. Dewberry has announced the promotion of nearly 60 employees nationwide, including seven staff members in its Raleigh, North Carolina, office. The promotions coincide with Dewberry's ongoing expansion of engineering, architectural, and consulting services in the Southeast, where the firm has practiced since 1975. These promotions include: Matt West, PE, LEED AP, has been promoted to vice president and bus...
Gasification Goes Green
HOUSTON – Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny spheres of copper dotted with single atoms of ruthenium, is the key component in a green process for making syngas, or synthesis gas, valuable chemical feedstock that's used to make fuels, fertilizer and many other products. Researchers from Rice, UCLA and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), describ...
U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III Announces Retirement
WASHINGTON — The Honorable Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), will be retiring from Federal service effective January 31, 2020. Mr. Scovel’s retirement comes after 42 years of military and civilian service, including 13 years as Inspector General and 29 years of active service in the U.S. Marine Corps, from which he retired as a Brigadier General in 2006. Mr. Scovel is DOT’s sixth and longest serving Inspector General. Appointed by President...
Long Beach Grows Electric Transit Fleet with Order for 14 BYD Buses
Los Angeles, Calif. –BYD (Build Your Dreams) announcedThursdaythat Long Beach Transit, a longstanding customer, will purchase an additional 14 K9M 40-foot, battery-electric transit busesfor its fleet.Long Beach Transit’s Board of Directors voted to increasethe number of BYD buses in its innovative fleet from 10 to 24. LBT purchased its first BYD buses in 2015. “We have a greatdeal of admiration for Long Beach Transit’s decision to bring innovative BYD zero-emission bus technology to their co...
MARAD Provides $7.5M in Marine Highway Grants
The U.S. Maritime Administration, known as MARAD, provided more than $7.5 million in grants on January 6 to nine marine highway projects in nine states: Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. [Above photo by the Virginia DOT.] The agency said its America’s Marine Highway Program or AMHP supports the increased use of the nation’s navigable waterways in order to relieve landside congestion, provide new and efficient transportation opt...
QED Highlights EZR Tray™ Air Stripper for Removing VOCs from Contaminated Groundwater and Waste Streams
Dexter, MI – Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products, announces the patented EZR Tray™ air stripper, a sliding tray, stainless steel air stripper ideal for removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated groundwater and waste streams. The EZR Tray air stripper’s exclusive design results in very high removal efficiencies in an easier-to-maintain process unit. Offering numerous advantages over other air stripping methods, the...
Renewables Poised to Support New Age of Development as Global Decision Makers Gather for 10th Assembly
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — More than 1,500 delegates and high-level participants including prime ministers, ministers, heads of international and regional organisations together with leaders from financial institutions and private sector entities will gather in Abu Dhabi tomorrow for the Tenth Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly. The decision makers will come together to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy and advance the global energy transformatio...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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