Hy-Brid Lifts Welcomes Jay Sugar as New President and CEO
RICHFIELD, Wis. (Dec. 2, 2021) – Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, LLC has appointed Jay Sugar as its new President and CEO. Sugar brings over 20 years of industrial manufacturing experience to the organization and will lead the overall direction and strategy of the company. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Jay Sugar back to Custom Equipment, now in the role of President and CEO,” said Steve Ellis, Custom Equipment Chairman of the Board. “Jay is an accomplished leader and with his b...
John C. Deerkoski Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Senior Principal and Transportation Practice Co-Leader
(New York, N.Y. ) – Thornton Tomasetti announces that John C. Deerkoski, P.E. has joined the firm as senior principal and Transportation practice co-leader. Based in the New York office, Deerkoski will partner with Senior Principal and Transportation Practice Co-Leader Sam Summerville on the strategic growth and overall management of our transportation and infrastructure groups. “We are pleased to welcome John to the executive team,” said Thornton Tomasetti Managing Director Gary Panariello....
Ken Feldman to Lead WSP USA Advisory’s FTA Grant Practice for Major Transit Projects
Played key role in securing funds to create Seattle’s first light rail system for Sound Transit and as a regional leader for nearly two decades with the Federal Transit Administration. SEATTLE — Kenneth Feldman, former deputy regional administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the Northwest, will lead the FTA grant practice for major transit projects within WSP USA Advisory. WSP USA is a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Feldman will use his...
Simpson Strong-Tie Employees Participate in Annual Day of Community Service
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, hosted “Do What You Can Day” on Wednesday, November 3, its annual day dedicated to giving back to the community. More than 750 employees in the US and Canada participated in various activities benefiting individuals and families worldwide. The company’s signature activity for the day was building water filters at eight of its facilities to provide families across the globe with clea...
Harkins Welcomes Jayson Williams to Its Board of Directors
Harkins is proud to announce the newest addition to its board of directors, Jayson Williams. Jayson is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mayson-Dixon Companies, a minority-owned family of companies that was founded in 2015 as MD Strategic Consulting, a public affairs firm that utilizes campaign-tactics to tell client stories to achieve their missions. He has since started complimentary businesses such as Mayson-Dixon Properties & Development, Modern Builders, and Modern Suppliers, wh...
Entire ARTBA Safety Team Earns OSHA Construction Trainer Credential
WASHINGTON — The five professionals on the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) safety team have successfully completed the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 500 Class, allowing them to teach the agency’s 10-hour and 30-hour classes to transportation construction workers across the country. “ARTBA and OSHA have a long partnership working together to help fund and teach safety and health courses for transportation project sites,” said Brad Sant, ARTBA’s...
Stantec grows its North Central Mechanical Engineering services with the addition of sustainability expert Elizabeth Tomlinson
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NYSE, TSX: STN Elizabeth Tomlinson, PE, BCxP, LEED AP BD+C has joined Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, as Senior Associate, Mechanical Engineer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She will focus on integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation, commissioning, and energy transitions within a variety of project types—including healthcare, municipal, education, mixed-use, commercial, industrial, and transportation—across North America. Tom...
Thornton Tomasetti’s Raymond Daddazio Receives 2021 Homer Gage Balcom Award from American Society of Civil Engineers Metro Section
(New York, N.Y. – November 18, 2021) – Thornton Tomasetti announces that Senior Consultant Raymond P. Daddazio, Eng.Sc.D., P.E., F.EMI, has been awarded the 2021 Homer Gage Balcom Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Metropolitan Section. The Homer Gage Balcom Award is presented biennially to an individual who has demonstrated a lifetime of achievement in the structural engineering of buildings, along with a commitment to the advancement of the structural engineering disc...
Xylem Announces New Investor Relations Leadership
RYE BROOK, NY, (November 18, 2021) – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company, today announced a change in the leadership of its Investor Relations team. Matthew Latino, currently Vice President, Investor Relations, is appointed Vice President, Finance, of Xylem’s Applied Water Systems (AWS) business and the Americas Commercial Team (ACT), effective January 1, 2022. Mr. Latino will report to Sandra Rowland, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. ...
O’Melveny Continues Texas Expansion with Addition of Renowned Energy Sector Dealmaker
Monica Hwang Brings Extensive Experience with “Mega-LNG” Projects and Complex Commercial Transactions DALLAS — Continuing its Texas expansion, O’Melveny announced today that renowned energy dealmaker Monica Hwang has joined the firm as a partner, based in the firm’s new Dallas and Austin offices. Ranked by Chambers and by Legal 500, Hwang will be a member of both O’Melveny’s Project Development & Real Estate Practice Group and the Energy Industry Group. Hwang, who joins O’Melveny from an...