Plezia Named Port of Long Beach Engineering Managing Director
Longtime leader to take helm of harbor development, maintenance The Port of Long Beach has promoted Suzanne Plezia, P.E., to Managing Director of Engineering Services to succeed Sean Gamette, P.E., who earlier this spring announced his retirement. Plezia has been the Port’s Senior Director of the Engineering Services Bureau and Chief Harbor Engineer since April 2017. Plezia will lead the Port’s Engineering Bureau, which comprises more than 300 employees across six divisions – Program Manag...
GIS Certification Institute Announces First Class of GISP-E Certified Professionals
Des Plaines, IL – June 5, 2025 – The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) proudly announces the successful completion of the first class of its newly launched GISP-E (Emerging GIS Professional) certification program. This landmark achievement marks a significant step in the evolution of professional development for the next generation of geographic information systems (GIS) practitioners. The inaugural PreGISP exam, designed to assess foundational knowledge and practical skills in the geospati...
120Water Welcomes Growth Leader Casey Myers As New CEO
Fast-growing digital water quality platform adds experienced leadership to build on momentum and capitalize on growth potential ZIONSVILLE, Ind., June 5, 2025 — Leading water quality and compliance technology company 120Water today announced that it has named Casey Myers as CEO. Myers brings a proven track record of scaling SaaS-based companies that will further drive 120Water’s rapid growth and product innovation amid the need for water quality data insights and the demands of the industry’s...
Howard Graf of DIGroup Architecture Named Inaugural Recipient of President’s Award for Excellence in Architectural Practice
Howard Graf of Graf & Lewent Architects, a DIGroup Architecture (DIG) firm. Photographer: Billy Pangaribuan Jamaica, NY (June 2, 2025) – Principal Howard Graf of Graf & Lewent Architects, a DIGroup Architecture (DIG) firm, has been named the inaugural recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Architectural Practice by the Queens Foundation for Architecture (QFA) and AIA Queens Chapter. The honor will be presented at the first-ever QFA Legacy Awards Gala, taking place Septe...
S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
ROLLA, Mo. – Dr. Subhas “Karan” Venayagamoorthy has been named the inaugural Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He will begin his duties in August. Venayagamoorthy comes to S&T from Colorado State University (CSU), where he has served on the faculty since 2008 and is currently the Borland Professor of Fluid Mechanics and founding director of the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. From 2022 to 20...
The Water Council Names Karen Frost as Executive Director
Longtime VP to lead organization following retirement of Dean Amhaus Milwaukee, WI – The Water Council (TWC), a global leader in water stewardship and technology innovation, has named Karen Frost as its new executive director. Frost, who has served as the organization’s vice president of economic development and innovation, was selected after an exhaustive, nationwide search. She begins her new role on June 2, after approval by the organization’s board of directors. “For more than 10 ye...
Trinity Metro CEO joins APTA leadership committee
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced that Richard W. Andreski, president and CEO of Trinity Metro, has joined the Executive Committee of the APTA Board of Directors. “I am honored to serve on APTA’s Executive Committee, where I have the opportunity to represent Fort Worth and Tarrant County and engage with other transit leaders at a national level,” Andreski said. “This opportunity comes at a critical time when federal policymakers are evaluating priorities for the next...
AISC Seeks Nominations for 2026 Higgins Lectureship Award
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is now accepting nominations for the prestigious T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize. Nominations are due July 1, 2025. Presented annually by AISC, the award recognizes a lecturer-author whose technical paper(s) are considered an outstanding contribution to engineering literature on fabricated structural steel. The Higgins lecturer will deliver a keynote at the 2026 NASCC: The Steel Conference, April 22-...
Arcadis Welcomes Phanie Gapinski as Hospitality Interiors Principal
Gapinski will work with Arcadis leadership to grow the multifamily and hospitality practice in the DMV region WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arcadis, a global leader in sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy for natural and built environments, has appointed Phanie Gapinski as Principal of its Washington, D.C.–based hospitality design studio. In addition to Gapinski’s high-level design expertise, she brings a well-connected network that helps deliver world-class solutions and experiences....
More Than Thirty Industry Leaders Take Part in ARTBA Foundation’s 2025 Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP)
(WASHINGTON) - Thirty-one emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry completed an intensive introduction to federal legislative and regulatory issues May 6-8 during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP). The ILDP, held in conjunction with the association’s Federal Issues Program and the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In, provided participants with a solid understanding of...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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