Greg Beck Joins Miyamoto
Miyamoto is thrilled to welcome Greg Beck to our growing team. His leadership experience includes country-level, regional and global offices with various leading development organizations. A Formidable Leader in the International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Sector Greg served as the Director of FHI 360’s Crisis Response team where he pioneered the strategy for FHI 360 to enter the global humanitarian space and helped create, grow and lead a 300-person crisis response department...
Martin Marietta CEO Ward Nye Elected ARTBA Chair
WASHINGTON — Ward Nye, chairman and CEO of North Carolina-based Martin Marietta, has been elected 2021-2022 chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The announcement was made during the association's national convention, held Sept. 26-29 in Pinehurst, N.C. Nye has been chairman of Martin Marietta since 2014, CEO and director since 2010, and president since 2006. He previously served as chief operating officer from 2006 to 2009. Previously, Nye spent nearl...
Swedish premium fastener specialist BUMAX expands in the US market – hires industry veteran to lead
[Åshammar, Sweden, September 28, 2021.] As part of a strategy to increase its presence on the North American market, Swedish leading manufacturer of high-strength stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has appointed Bo Andersson to a new position as Business Development Manager for the USA. “We see the USA as a strategic focus market for BUMAX with huge potential for our premium stainless steel fasteners in a variety of industries,” said Lars Holm, Managing Director at BUMAX. “We will increase our...
WSP USA’s Deborah Brown Wins ARTBA’s Ethel S. Birchland Award
Lifetime achievement honor recognizes Brown for her leadership encouraging women in transportation; Capital District Leader Rolando Amaya earns Leadership Impact Award. PINEHURST, North Carolina — Honoring her leadership advocating for women in transportation, Deborah Brown, vice president and national director of alternative delivery at WSP USA, received the Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award today from the American Road and Transportation Builders As...
2022 TRB Annual Meeting: Vincent Valdes Recipient of the 2021 W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award
In recognition of his outstanding service to TRB and safety-critical systems research, Vincent Valdes is the 2021 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Valdes is the is the Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for a ten-county region including the City of Pittsburgh, where he leads a team of planners, program managers, transportation specialists and engineers working to create a common...
CNY Group Promotes AnaTracey Hawkins to Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth
Ms. Hawkins' appointment will continue to push the company’s internal and external advancement New York, NY — New York City-based construction and development services firm CNY Group today announces the elevation of AnaTracey Hawkins to Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth. Since joining CNY Group, Ms. Hawkins has championed the company's success and increased CNY’s brand awareness across both new and existing markets. Her promotion equally recognizes this achievement and will conti...
Study: Union Construction Apprenticeships Rival Bachelor's Degrees on Key Economic and Social Metrics
La Grange, IL: A new national study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) has found that on average, graduates of joint labor-management (union) apprenticeship programs in the construction industry are able to achieve near wage and benefits parity with other types of workers with four-year college degrees. Read the report, “Union Apprenticeships: The Bachelor’s Degree of the Construction Industry – Data from the United States 2010-2020.” The study, which analyzed ten years...
Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, Awarded the SDG Excellence Award by WE EMPOWER- A Global Challenge for Women Entrepreneurs Powering UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Award is the First Annual Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel SDG Excellence Award, Awarded to Inna Braverman for Her Demonstration of Deep Commitment to Addressing Climate Change with Eco Wave Power’s Pioneering Solution in Harnessing Wave Energy for Clean Electricity Stockholm, Sweden, September 23, 2021 – Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE, Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE) (the “Company” or “Eco Wave Power”) announced today that the SDG Excellence Award was awarded to Ms. Inna Braverman, t...
Emily Wasley Selected as Author for Fifth National Climate Assessment
WSP USA adaptation and resilience expert identified to contribute to the premier U.S. report on climate change science, impacts and response. SAN FRANCISCO, September 22, 2021 — The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has selected Emily Wasley, climate risk, adaptation and resilience practice lead for WSP USA, as an author for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). This week, during Climate Week NYC, Wasley joins numerous other leading subject matter experts from all...
Environmental expert Carlos Swonke joins HNTB
Former TxDOT leader also consulted with DoD, National Park Service and FEMA AUSTIN, Texas – Carlos Swonke, former director of environmental affairs for the Texas Department of Transportation, has joined HNTB Corporation as a national practice consultant. Amassing more than 34 years in the field, Swonke is regarded as an expert in natural resources/environmental planning, National Environmental Policy Act compliance, project management, program management and policy development. “Carl...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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