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CH2M HILL’s Ron Williams named 2010 Outstanding Engineer of the Year
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March 2, 2011
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DENVER ─ CH2M HILL wastewater treatment engineer Ron Williams has been named the 2010 Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Greater Phoenix Area Engineering Community as part of the Greater Phoenix Area Engineers Week annual celebrations. |
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HDR acquires Schiff Associates
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March 2, 2011
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CLAREMONT, CALIF. — Architecture, engineering, and consulting firm HDR has acquired corrosion engineering firm Schiff Associates, headquartered in Claremont, Calif., with offices in Houston, Las Vegas, and San Diego. |
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ACI-NA releases 2011 Capital Needs Survey
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March 1, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ The Airports Council International – North America 2011 Capital Needs Survey provides information on all airport projects during the next five years, not just those that are Airport Improvement Program (AIP) eligible, as is the case with the Federal Aviation Administration’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) report. |
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New study identifies top 15 metro regions leading in transportation innovation
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March 1, 2011
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NEW YORK ─ The Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Smarter Cities project released a transportation study identifying 15 metropolitan regions with the nation's leading transportation policies and practices. |
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SCS Engineers expands office to meet demand for consulting services
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February 28, 2011
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SAN DIEGO — SCS Engineers, an environmental consulting firm and solid waste management firm, has expanded its San Diego facilities by 30 percent in order to meet the needs of their growing client base. |
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North Dorchester Bay Combined Sewer Tunnel cited in national engineering competition
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February 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Westwood, Mass.-based joint venture of Hatch Mott MacDonald and Shaw is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 45th annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for the North Dorchester Bay Combined Sewer Outfall (CSO) Tunnel Project in Boston. |
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PB Indianapolis office earns diversity award
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February 28, 2011
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis office of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering, and program/construction management organization, received the top honor in the 10th annual Mayor’s Celebration of Diversity Awards. |
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Striffler Engineering merges with H&A Architects & Engineers
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February 28, 2011
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Striffler Engineering Associates, P.C., is merging with H&A Architects & Engineers, further expanding H&A’s presence in the Hampton Roads region. |
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Water Environment Federation announces Disinfection 2011 specialty conference
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February 25, 2011
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The Water Environment Federation (WEF) will present Disinfection 2011, a bi-annual specialty conference covering all aspects of the disinfection of water, wastewater, reuse water, and biosolids. |
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Woolpert celebrates 100 years of growth
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February 25, 2011
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DAYTON, OHIO — In 2011, Woolpert is celebrating a major milestone: its 100thyear in business. Established in 1911 as a surveying company, Woolpert has grown during the last 100 years to a fully integrated, multidisciplinary firm with more than 650 employees in 23 offices across the United States. |
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Rainwater Basin Conservation Project cited in ACEC competition
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February 25, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merrick & Company of Aurora, Colo., is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 45th annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for its role in the Rainwater Basin Conservation Project, a 17,677-square-mile initiative to protect critical wildlife habitat in Nebraska and Kansas. |
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LaHood announces details of president’s plan to invest $3.2 billion in nation’s transit infrastructure
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February 24, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced funding recommendations for 10 new capital transit construction projects around the country as part of President Obama’s FY12 budget request. |
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Water experts to share keynote duties at WEFTEC 2011
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February 24, 2011
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Rita Colwell, Ph.D., a distinguished professor from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, the 2010 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, and a world-renowned expert on waterborne diseases, will deliver the technical keynote address during the Opening General Session of WEFTEC 2011 this fall in Los Angeles. Following Colwell will be a special presentation from Doc Hendley, founder and president of Wine To Water and one of CNN's Heroes in 2009. |
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University Channel Restoration Project selected as finalist in ACEC competition
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February 24, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freese and Nichols Inc. of Dallas is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 45th annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for the University Channel Restoration Project in Garland, Texas. |
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Gwynedd Cut railway gorge survey cited in national engineering competition
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February 23, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Erdman Anthony utilized innovative terrestrial laser scanning as part of a project to assess the stability of the 25-foot wide, 3,500-foot-long cut, which has served as a rail corridor for more than 150 years. |
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Merrick collecting LiDAR data in Texas
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February 23, 2011
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AURORA, COLO. — Merrick & Company’s geospatial solutions group is acquiring light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for two projects located in Texas. |
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Be Together: The Bentley User Conference registration now open
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February 23, 2011
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EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. announced that registration for this year’s Be Together: The Bentley User Conference is now open to all architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and CAD managers. |
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AECOM joint venture awarded $60 million program-management contract
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February 22, 2011
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corp., a provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced that a joint venture in which it participates with Rummler, Klepper & Kahl LLP has been awarded an eight-year, $60 million program-management contract by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) of the Maryland Department of Transportation. |
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Wards Island Pollution Control Plant upgrade cited in national engineering competition
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February 22, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Erdman Anthony of Rochester, N.Y., is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 45th annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for performing a laser survey as part of the upgrade to the Wards Island Wastewater Pollution Control Plant in New York City. |
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Missouri American Water announces 2011 Environmental Grant Program
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February 22, 2011
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JOPLIN, MO. — Missouri American Water announced today that the application process is now open for its 2011 Environmental Grant Program to support innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore, or protect watersheds and community drinking water supplies. |
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EPA finds 100 percent noncompliance rate in phase one environmental site-assessment reports
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February 21, 2011
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SILVER SPRING, MD. — The EPA Office of the Inspector General reviewed a random sample of 35 brownfield-assessment reports prepared under the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant program. The review found that not even one report complied with all AAI requirements. |
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ACEC - California honors Cinquini & Passarino Inc. with Merit Awards for rail survey
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February 21, 2011
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — At the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC) 2011 Engineering Excellence Award Banquet, Cinquini & Passarino Inc. (CPI) was awarded the Merit Award and Small Firm Merit Award for their unique implementation of cutting edge technology in the rail surveying market. |
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EPA budget boosts smart growth and brownfields planning
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February 21, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration’s budget proposal for the Environment Protection Agency for FY 2012 would boost funding for smart growth technical assistance efforts to an all-time high of $9.9 million, an increase of more than $4 million from current enacted levels. |
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Clark County Solids Dewatering Facility earns Best of 2010 Award for Civil/Public Works in Nevada
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February 18, 2011
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DENVER — CH2M HILL announced that the Clark County Water Reclamation District (CCWRD) Solids Dewatering Facility won Southwest Contractor’s Best of 2010 Award for Civil/Public Works in Nevada as well as was named the American Public Works Association (APWA)-Nevada Section’s Project of the Year in the Environmental category. |
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Virginia Tech College of Engineering and University of Nottingham form research and education partnership
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February 18, 2011
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BLACKSBURG, VA. — In an extremely selective competition involving 230 submissions, the British Council for Relations with Other Countries is funding a strategic research and international education partnership between Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering and the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. |
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Association for California High Speed Trains launches new website
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February 18, 2011
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The Association for California High Speed Trains (ACHST), an association dedicated to educating and informing the public, business community, and government officials about the benefits of high-speed rail for all Californians, announced the launch of their new website, www.achst.com. |
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Laser scanning and airborne sensing conferences join Hexagon 2011
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February 18, 2011
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HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND — Leica Geosystems’ High-Definition Surveying (HDS) Worldwide User Conference will participate in this new format, offering attendees an unprecedented variety of sessions, hands-on training, networking, and new business opportunities. |
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ZWEIGWHITE acquires Stagnito Media’s A/E print, e-media, and virtual conference assets
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February 17, 2011
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Management consulting, publishing, and training firm ZweigWhite acquired Stagnito Media’s Engineering Group — its architectural and engineering resources — through a new wholly owned subsidiary, ZweigWhite Media, LLC. Specific assets include: print and e-media publications CE News (www.cenews.com), Structural Engineering & Design (www.gostructural.com), and Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure (www.rebuildingamericasinfrastructure.com); e-media vertical channel HubDOT.net (www.hubdot.net); and events and e-media assets AEC Technology Strategies (www.aectechstrategies.com), Best Firms To Work For (www.bestfirmstoworkfor.com) and IPD Channel (www.ipdchannel.net).
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HDR selected for West Virginia I-79 signing project
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February 17, 2011
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PITTSBURGH, PA. — The West Virginia Department of Transportation Traffic Engineering Division has hired HDR to provide a sign inventory, sign fabrication details, and contract plans for the renovation of 60 miles of signing on I-79 between Weston, W.V., and the Pennsylvania state line. |
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Global participation in World Water Monitoring Day increased by 73 percent in 2010
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February 17, 2011
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — A total of 212,502 people worldwide visited their local streams, rivers, lakes, and other water bodies in celebration of World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) 2010, according to the program’s Year in Review report released by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA). |
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