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Main Street Project Wins National Transportation Infrastructure Award

May 4, 2017 - in Awards, Events

The Main Street Project is cleaning up when it comes to infrastructure awards. It won its latest prize last week, beating out transportation projects nationwide in cities with populations less than 75,000 people, City Engineer Ed Roberge said. The redesign…

Longtime Utility Directors Launch WaterPIO, Communications Consulting Firm Serving Water, Wastewater Professionals Across North Carolina, Nation

May 4, 2017 - in Water

WILMINGTON, N.C.- Today two longtime utility directors launched a communications consulting firm dedicated to helping water and wastewater professionals…

Urban Solar Announces New Smart Technology – ECM Connect Controller

May 4, 2017 - in Energy, Renewables

BEAVERTON, OR – Urban Solar is proud to introduce a brand new solar lighting controller technology, the ECM Connectâ„¢.  This web-connected Energy…

NRDC REPORT: Nearly One in Four Americans’ Drinking Water Comes from Untested or Contaminated System

May 4, 2017 - in Drinking water, Water

WASHINGTON  – Nearly 77 million people—roughly a quarter of the U.S. population—spread across all 50 states were served by water systems reporting violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, according to a report issued today by the Natural Resources…

Atlas Copco Announces Epiroc as Name of the Company to be Dividended out in 2018

May 4, 2017 - in Corporate, News

Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has decided that Epiroc will be the name of the company that the Group will dividend out in 2018 provided shareholder approval. “With Epiroc we have found a short,…

Congress Avoids Shutdown, Approves One-Week Extension of 2016 Spending Levels

May 4, 2017 - in Featured, Transportation

Congress avoided a government shutdown while continuing to negotiate on a long-delayed 2017 budget, but approved a further one-week extension of 2016 spending levels to May 5 to give lawmakers more time to pin down an agreement for the fiscal year that began…

Leica Geosystems’ New Miniaturized 3D Imaging Laser Scanner Simplifies the Collection of As-Built Reality Capture Data for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Design

May 4, 2017 - in News, Products

Norcross, Georgia – Leica Geosystems, a leader in the world of measurement and survey for nearly 200 years, has redefined what’s possible in the imaging laser scanner market with the introduction of the BLK360, the world’s smallest 3D imaging laser scanner.…

New Heights as Chilean SeaWind Chooses Breeze

May 4, 2017 - in Energy, Renewables

Chilean company Seawind has chosen Breeze Wind Farm Management system for wind farm monitoring, reporting and analysis. SeaWind is a Chilean company with more than 10 years experience developing, maintaining and operating wind farms projects in Chile and South…

Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of Pump Rental Business in Brazil

May 4, 2017 - in Corporate, Energy, News

Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Itubombas Locação Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda, a pump rental company in the Brazilian market. Itubombas is based in…

The Leaders of the Water Industry Assemble for the Global Water Summit 2017

May 4, 2017 - in Events, Water

Dogs, Robots and Intelligent Synergies: The leaders of the international water industry come together in Madrid The Global Water Summit 2017 took place on the 24-25th April 2017 at the Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center in Madrid, Spain. Over…