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Gannett Fleming honored with four MarCom Awards
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December 2, 2010
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HARRISBURG, PA. — Gannett Fleming, an international planning, design, and construction management firm, has been honored with four 2010 MarCom Awards. The MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. |
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Freese and Nichols receives 2010 Baldrige Award
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December 2, 2010
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — U. S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke announced that Freese and Nichols Inc. is a recipient of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010
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December 2, 2010
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From wsj.com: California engineers sue over public-private road work
From shippingdigest.com: Port of Seattle plans $500 million in capital projects |
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2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting offers professional development hours
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December 1, 2010
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Attendees at the TRB 90th Annual Meeting, Jan. 23-27, 2011, in Washington, D.C., will be able to claim continuing education credits for professional engineering (P.E.) licensing. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
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December 1, 2010
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From app.com: NJ governor will file lawsuit to fight tunnel bill
From post-trib.com: Construction on Indiana high-speed rail to start in 2011
From signonsandiego.com: US-Mexico airport terminal project advances
From ballardnewstribune.com: Alaskan Way deep-bore tunnel hits political snags |
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AECOM completes acquisition of RSW Inc.
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December 1, 2010
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corp., a provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients, has completed its acquisition of RSW Inc., an international engineering firm based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
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Kleinfelder introduces Greenhouse Gas Verification & Validation Program
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November 30, 2010
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SAN DIEGO — Kleinfelder, an international science and engineering consulting firm, announced their ability to certify greenhouse gas emissions through the company’s new Greenhouse Gas Verification & Validation (GHG V/V) Program. |
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Hayden Consultants ranked on Aggie 100 and Dallas 100 lists
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November 30, 2010
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DALLAS — Hayden Consultants Inc., a Dallas-based civil engineering and surveying firm, has been named to the Aggie 100 and Dallas 100 lists for 2010. Both awards are annual programs that recognize fast-growing companies. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010
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November 30, 2010
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From bloomberg.com: NJ must repay $271 million for cancelling rail to NY |
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Report says construction market will increase 8 percent in 2011
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November 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, released its 2011 Construction Outlook, which predicts an increase in overall U.S. construction starts for next year. The level of construction starts in 2011 is expected to advance 8 percent to $445.5 billion, following the 2-percent decline predicted for 2010. |
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Colorado State University receives $2.75 million to train next generation of water scientists and engineers
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November 29, 2010
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FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Jorge A. Ramirez, a Colorado State University professor of civil and environmental engineering, will lead a new $2.75 million research and education program to train the next generation of water scientists. The new program is funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) flagship interdisciplinary research training program, IGERT. |
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AECOM implements BIM for improved project delivery
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November 29, 2010
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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, is implementing building information modeling (BIM) across its global business lines to improve the efficiency and quality of project delivery and long-term project performance. |
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River flow alterations leading to ecological degradation
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November 29, 2010
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RESTON, VA. — The amount of water flowing in streams and rivers has been significantly altered in nearly 90 percent of waters that were assessed in a new nationwide U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study. Flow alterations are a primary contributor to degraded river ecosystems and loss of native species. |
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Dennis Corp. receives 2010 A/E Philanthropy Award
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November 29, 2010
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dennis Corp., a 100-person engineering, surveying, and construction management firm in Columbia, S.C., has won the 2010 A/E Philanthropy Award. |
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Invention enables hydroelectric power generation at thousands of unused locations
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November 29, 2010
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MUNICH — Researchers at Technische Universität München (TUM) have developed a small-scale hydroelectric power plant that solves a number of problems at the same time. |
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Still feels like a recession, but slow recovery will pick up
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November 29, 2010
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ANN ARBOR, MICH. — While the nation's economy will gain some momentum in the second half of next year, it will take until 2012 before unemployment finally begins to subside, said economists at the University of Michigan (U-M). |
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NOAA announces $9.2 million to restore fish habitat in Great Lakes
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November 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded about $9.2 million to nine projects throughout the Great Lakes Region that will restore fish habitat by removing dams and barriers, constructing fish passage, restoring wetlands, and removing marine debris and invasive species. |
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Bioengineering Group wins two Stevie Awards
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November 29, 2010
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SALEM, MASS. — Bioengineering Group, a woman-owned science and engineering firm headquartered in Salem, Mass., was honored by The Stevie Awards for Women in Business as a finalist in four categories and a winner in two categories. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
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November 29, 2010
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From latimes.com: East Coast seaport project aims to rival Los Angeles and Long Beach
From kare11.com: Minnesota may suffer from Wisconsin opposition to high-speed rail
From wuwm.com: Lawmakers brainstorm on U.S. job creation
From nytimes.com: Los Angeles investing in public transit |
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Villanova University Alumni Association awards engineers
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November 24, 2010
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GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Schnabel Engineering Inc. has announced that Greg Paxson, P.E., was recently awarded The Carl T. Humphrey Memorial Award by the Villanova University Alumni Association. |
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Pitzman’s Co. announces new majority owner and president
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November 24, 2010
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ST. LOUIS — On Oct. 6, 2010, T. Christopher Peoples purchased majority interest in Pitzman’s Co. of Surveyors & Engineers from Frontenac Engineering Group. |
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Gemma Renewable Power signs $51 million EPC contract for wind farm project
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November 24, 2010
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ROCKVILLE, MD. — Argan Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems — through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gemma Renewable Power LLC — has signed an approximately $51 million EPC contract with Bishop Hill Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Invenergy Wind North America LLC, to design and build a 200 MW wind farm in Henry County, Ill. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010
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November 24, 2010
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From washingtonpost.com: Obama administration to speed up windmill development plan
From mercurynews.com: GOP House aims to take $2 billion back from California high-speed rail
From upi.com: EPA issues rules to govern carbon-capture technology and water treatment |
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Signed agreement enables the start of renovations to Minnesota’s Union Depot in St. Paul
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November 23, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Renovations to Minnesota’s historic Union Depot in St. Paul can now begin thanks to a signed agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority for $35 million. |
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Rowan University's Engineering Innovators without Borders brings advances to developing countries
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November 23, 2010
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GLASSBORO, N.J. — Professors in the College of Engineering at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., are used to impacting their students’ education. Now they are trying, along with those same students, to impact the world. |
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MBP expands to Florida
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November 23, 2010
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TAMPA, FLA. — McDonough Bolyard Peck Inc. (MBP) has opened its twelfth office in Tampa, Fla. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010
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November 23, 2010
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From nytimes.com: NJ governor may aid subway tunnel
From sj-r.com: High-speed rail progress hit-and-miss across the nation
From mercurynews.com: Old tires to act as shock absorbers under rail |
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The Philippines opens its doors to infrastructure investors
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November 22, 2010
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PHILIPPINES — The Philippines is launching a new set of rules on public-private partnership (PPP) as it starts marketing a pipeline of more than 100 PPP projects in a business forum titled “Infrastructure Philippines 2010.” |
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Haworth Water Treatment Plant upgrade receives national DBIA award
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November 22, 2010
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HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. — The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) recognized United Water New Jersey’s Haworth Water Treatment Plant upgrade with a National Design-Build Excellence Award in the water/wastewater more than $25 million category. |
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Conference program available for International LiDAR Mapping Forum
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November 22, 2010
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NEW ORLEANS — The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) is a premier event for the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) industry attracting professionals from around the world with the next event scheduled for Feb. 7-9, 2011, in New Orleans. |
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