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Bentley announces winners of 2011 Be Inspired Awards
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November 15, 2011
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EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. announced the winners of the 2011 Be Inspired Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world’s infrastructure. They were presented during the annual Be Inspired: Thought Leadership in Infrastructure event, held Nov. 8-9, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Five independent panels of jurors, comprising accomplished Bentley users and distinguished industry experts, selected the Be Inspired Awards winners from 57 finalists. These finalists had been previously chosen from the nominations submitted by 270 organizations in 42 countries. |
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Mobile completes work required under 2002 consent decree to address sewer problems
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November 15, 2011
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MOBILE, ALA. — Mobile, Ala., has completed all work required under a 2002 consent decree resolving the city’s violations of the Clean Water Act and Alabama Water Pollution Control Act. The city’s Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners has paid the original $99,000 (federal) and $15,000 (state) civil penalties, as well as stipulated penalties totaling $476,000, and implemented related environmental projects valued at an additional $2.5 million. As a result, on Oct. 25, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a notice of termination of the Consent Decree with the U.S. District Court. |
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Giffels-Webster moves headquarters to Detroit
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November 15, 2011
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DETROIT — Showing its commitment to vibrant communities, Giffels-Webster is moving its headquarters to its existing Detroit office, and its Oakland County location to a new Birmingham, Mich. office. The civil engineering and surveying firm’s Detroit office is expanding its existing space to accommodate triple the staff. It will house the executive offices and accounting department, as well as teams of civil engineers and surveyors — making it the company’s largest office. Giffels-Webster is currently applying for headquarters status with the city of Detroit. |
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Prairie Waters Project wins PMI Project of the Year
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November 3, 2011
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. — The Prairie Waters Project, in Aurora, Colo., led by CH2M HILL, marked one of the largest water-related public works projects in Colorado in more than 35 years. Its exemplary innovation and completion, two months ahead of schedule and $100 million under budget, has made it the 2011 recipient of the Project Management Institute’s prestigious PMI Project of the Year Award. |
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Alan J. Krause appointed president and CEO of MWH Global Inc.
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November 3, 2011
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BROOMFIELD, COLO. — MWH Global announced that its board of directors unanimously elected Alan J. Krause as president and CEO of the company. Krause, formerly president and chief operating officer of MWH, succeeds Robert B. Uhler in the CEO role in a planned transition announced in early 2011. At the same board meeting, Uhler, most recently chairman and CEO of MWH, was elected executive chairman of the global wet infrastructure-focused company. |
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GEI Consultants opens offices in Southeastern U.S.
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November 3, 2011
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WOBURN, MASS. — GEI Consultants Inc., a geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firm, opened offices in Atlanta, and Raleigh, N.C. to better serve existing and new clients, markets, and opportunities in the region. GEI hired 12 local professionals in advance of the office openings on Aug. 1, 2011. |
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Valparaiso University dedicates Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center
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November 3, 2011
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VALPARAISO, IND. — Leaders at Valparaiso University joined with community members to dedicate the $13 million Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center, a state-of-the-art addition to the current Gellersen Engineering and Mathematics Center. The new facility covers 13,470 square feet, and is made up primarily of laboratory and learning space for undergraduate engineering students. |
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EPA develops new planning approach to improve water quality in U.S. cities
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November 2, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a commitment to using an integrated planning process to help local governments dealing with difficult financial conditions identify opportunities to achieve clean water by controlling and managing releases of wastewater and stormwater runoff more efficiently and cost effectively. The integrated planning process, outlined in a guidance memo to EPA’s regional offices from EPA’s Office of Water and Office of Enforcement and Compliance, will help municipalities prioritize infrastructure investments to address the most serious water quality issues and provide flexibility to use innovative, cost-effective stormwater and wastewater management solutions. |
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Purdue reports surge in women in first-year engineering
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November 2, 2011
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WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Purdue University's College of Engineering has reported a nearly 31-percent increase in enrollment of first-year women for 2011-2012 compared to a year earlier. The college has 460 first-year women this fall, up from 352 a year ago. Beth Holloway, director of the college's Women in Engineering Program (WIEP), said that's the highest number ever for first-year women in engineering. Women account for 26.1 percent of the first-year engineering class, compared to 20.6 percent in 2010. |
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GEI Consultants Inc. acquires BasePoint Design Corporation
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November 2, 2011
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DENVER — GEI Consultants Inc. acquired assets of BasePoint Design Corporation (BasePoint), a specialty consulting firm focused on dams and civil and geotechnical design engineering projects located in Aurora, Colo. Ying-Kit Choi, Ph.D., P.E., BasePoint’s founding principal and previous owner, joined GEI as a senior practice leader in the firm’s Denver, Colorado office earlier this year. |
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Marcellus Shale Research Network to track shale region's water quality
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October 28, 2011
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — Development of a database that will be able to track potential impacts of Marcellus Shale activity on water quality is the focus of a new $750,000 research collaboration led by Penn State researchers. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Marcellus Shale Research Network will consolidate and routinely update water data being collected by watershed groups, government agencies, industry stakeholders, and universities as a searchable database. The project also will facilitate and train additional community groups in how to organize, collect, and interpret water data. |
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N.Y.C. DEP announces Staten Island expedited sewers and pump station upgrades
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October 28, 2011
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NEW YORK — Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland announced that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is expediting a $10 million project to help reduce sewer back-ups in the Dongan Hills section of Staten Island during typical storms. The project includes $5 million for the rehabilitation of the Mason Avenue Pump Station, more than tripling its current capacity from 4.6 million gallons per day to 15.5 million gallons per day. The project also includes $5 million for upgrades to the local sanitary sewers on Naughton Avenue, Slater Boulevard, and Seaver Avenue, and the installation of a force main on Mason Avenue and Seaview Avenue. |
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Dewberry’s Carlisle Road Diet wins MASITE Project of the Year
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October 28, 2011
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FAIRFAX, VA. — The Mid- Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE) recently announced its 2011 MASITE Project of the Year for Small to Medium Scale Projects (under $5 million) at the organization’s annual meeting in Cape May, N.J. Dewberry’s Carlisle Road Diet in Carlisle, Pa., received the top honor. This project was designed by Dewberry’s local office in Carlisle. |
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RJN Group Inc. expands Midwest operations with the opening of Kansas City office
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October 28, 2011
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WHEATON, ILL. — RJN Group Inc. expanded its Midwest operations with the opening of a Kansas City office in September to service clients in the area. This is the second RJN location in Missouri, the first one being located in St. Louis. |
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Corps of Engineers opens National Levee Database for public access Oct. 27
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October 27, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will open the National Levee Database (NLD) for public access with a series of public webinars beginning Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. EDT. The NLD is a living, dynamic information source that provides visualization and search capability for the first time on the location and condition of levee systems nationwide. |
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Study: Women aren’t becoming engineers because of confidence issues
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October 26, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Women are less likely than men to stay in engineering majors and to become engineers because they want to have families and are more insecure about their math abilities, right? Not necessarily, suggests a new study in the October issue of the American Sociological Review. |
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EPA finalizes California’s list of polluted waters
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October 26, 2011
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SAN FRANCISCO — More of California’s waterways are impaired than previously known, according to a list of polluted waterways submitted by the state to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and finalized by the agency. Increased water monitoring data shows the number of rivers, streams, and lakes in California exhibiting overall toxicity have increased 170 percent from 2006 to 2010. The action will lead to development and adoption of hundreds of pollution clean-up plans by California to restore waters to swimmable, fishable, and drinkable conditions. |
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University of Maine Engineers Without Borders Chapter receives Woodard & Curran Foundation inaugural grant
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October 26, 2011
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PORTLAND, MAINE — The Woodard & Curran Foundation announced that a project to bring clean water to the village of Dulce Vivir in western Honduras, sponsored by the University of Maine student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), is the recipient of a $5,000 grant, the first to be issued by the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit organization established in October 2010. |
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AECOM releases new Corporate Social Responsibility Review
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October 25, 2011
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corporation released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility Review, detailing the company’s activities to improve quality of life around the world. The review focuses on AECOM’s innovative, sustainable solutions, which address meeting environmental challenges; keeping employees, clients and partners safe; contributing time and funds to support important causes throughout communities worldwide; and serving AECOM clients with the highest ethical standards. |
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International Erosion Control Association announces 2012-2015 board of directors
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October 25, 2011
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DENVER, COLO. — The International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) membership voted to re-elect Philip Handley, REM, CPESC, CESSWI, to the 2012 board of directors. Joining Handley is former board member and President Ron Faucher, CPESC, and new board member Gustavo Salerno, P.E., CPESC. |
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Curt W. Helman, P.E., named president of Erdman Anthony
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October 25, 2011
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Board of Directors of Erdman Anthony recently named Curt W. Helman, P.E., as president. Helman will be responsible for Erdman Anthony’s Design and Construction Services Support Divisions and will report directly to Russell Bullock, Erdman Anthony CEO. |
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New York agreement to result in $4 billion investment in green and gray water quality infrastructure projects
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October 21, 2011
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NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reached a draft agreement to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSO) into area water bodies. The agreement modifies New York City’s approach to improving harbor water quality, under which the city will invest an estimated $187 million in green infrastructure projects by 2015, part of a planned $2.4 billion public and private investment over the next 20 years. The city will also complete work on approximately $1.6 billion in gray infrastructure projects. |
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Cardno acquires U.S. environmental firm TEC
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October 21, 2011
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — International infrastructure services consultancy, Cardno Limited acquired TEC Inc, a Virginia-based environmental consulting firm. TEC is a 330-person consulting firm with specialist expertise in environmental management, asset management and marine infrastructure management, especially related to port infrastructure and defence facilities. Headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., TEC has 15 mainland U.S. offices and 5 offshore offices including Hawaii, Guam, Germany, Belgium, and Italy. |
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International engineering firm Buro Happold debuts Happold Consulting in the U.S.
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October 20, 2011
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NEW YORK — International, multi-disciplinary engineering firm Buro Happold announced the launch of its strategic management company, Happold Consulting, in the United States. Happold Consulting brings together engineering, strategic planning, development, and project management expertise to facilitate the development of large urban projects; it has been active in the United Kingdom, Asia, and the Middle East since 2006. Happold Consulting USA will be based in New York and led by Kate Ascher. |
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Illinois Tollway seeks new electronic tolling solutions
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October 20, 2011
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DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Illinois Tollway issued a request for information (RFI) to prospective vendors to learn about the latest electronic tolling technologies, products, and services. The RFI is another critical step forward in the agency's new strategy to develop a more flexible, responsive, and effective electronic tolling system. |
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Environmental Connection 2012 registration now open
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October 20, 2011
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DENVER — The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) opened registration for its annual conference and expo, Environmental Connection 2012 (EC12). Interested parties can visit IECA’s website for details on full-day courses, shorter technical sessions, special events, and the exhibit hall. |
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CH2M HILL launches website to promote water reuse
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October 18, 2011
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DENVER — CH2M HILL is launching WaterMatch, a grassroots, goodwill initiative to help municipalities, industries, and agriculture find each other and collaborate to conserve fresh water and promote community and economic development. WaterMatch is a social networking site that promotes the beneficial reuse of municipal effluent for industrial and agricultural use at the local level. The website uses social networking and geospatial mapping to connect water generators with water users. |
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Wantman Group Inc. expands to northwest Florida
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October 18, 2011
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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Wantman Group Inc. (WGI) expanded into the northwest Florida market with the opening of a Tallahassee office. The new office will open effective Nov. 1 and will offer full-service consulting engineering, survey, environmental, and planning services to both public and private clients. WGI derives all of its revenue from Florida-based clients and remains dedicated to the development and economic prosperity of the local communities. |
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Edminster, Hinshaw, Russ and Associates Inc. celebrates 75th Anniversary
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October 18, 2011
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HOUSTON — Edminster, Hinshaw, Russ and Associates Inc. (EHRA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary in November 2011. Edminster Engineering began as a small engineering firm founded in 1936 by Truman C. Edminster, Sr. Subsequent founding partners Conrad Hinshaw and R. Terry Russ joined the firm in 1969 and 1978 respectively to establish the current company namesake. EHRA is the second oldest engineering firm in the Houston area to remain in continuous operation. |
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Merrick & Company named ISI charter member
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October 7, 2011
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AURORA, COLO. — Merrick & Company was recently named a charter member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). The non-profit organization, established in February 2011, was founded “to develop and deliver a civil engineering infrastructure sustainability rating system as an element of a broader initiative to promote and deliver more effective and efficient engineered solutions to society,” according to ISI. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the American Public Works Association (APWA) joined together to establish the organization and its new standards. |
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