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U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Appoints 24 Members to the New Pipeline Safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group

December 19, 2016 - in News, People

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the appointment of 24 members to the new pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group.  The VIS…

America’s First Solar Highway Debuting Next Week

December 16, 2016 - in Transportation

Next week, the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway (The Ray), an 18-mile section of I-85 in West Georgia that is a model for the highway of the future, will…

IMAGINiT Technologies Offers Intelligent Construction Technology from Leica Geosystems

December 16, 2016 - in News, Products

OWINGS MILLS, MD - Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information…

U.S. Environment Body EPA Says Fracking May Be Contaminating Groundwater After All

December 16, 2016 - in Drinking water, Water

Stockholm, Sweden – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA today said activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle ‘can impact—and have impacted—drinking water resources’. The EPA’s latest findings are worrying in a world where the…

CH2M and Alexandria Renew Enterprises recognized with Envision Platinum Rating for Nutrient Management Facility

December 16, 2016 - in News, Projects

ALEXANDRIA, Va.- The Nutrient Management Facility, owned by Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), recently earned the first Envision Platinum certification from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) in the Washington DC/Virginia metro region.…

Fluor-Led Team Completes Tappan Zee Bridge Towers

December 16, 2016 - in Bridges, News, Projects, Transportation

IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, comprised of Fluor Enterprises, Inc., American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast, Inc., and Traylor Bros., Inc., has completed all eight 419-foot towers…

PCA Forecast Lowers 2016, 2017 Cement Consumption Estimates

December 15, 2016 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. PCA also…

New Tappan Zee Bridge Reaches Steel Milestone

December 15, 2016 - in Lifecycle

(Chicago, IL) - Steel erection on the westbound approach lanes for the new Tappan Zee Bridge in New York has recently completed. “Over a period of about 18 months, we have erected approximately 88,000 tons of structural steel on the Hudson River,” stated…

Registration Now Open for 2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio

December 15, 2016 - in Events, News

(Chicago, IL) - If you’re involved in the design or construction of steel buildings or bridges, NASCC: The Steel Conference is your once-a-year opportunity to engage with more than 4,500 of your peers and learn the latest design concepts, construction techniques…

Tetra Tech to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

December 15, 2016 - in Financial, News

PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Company’s founding and 25th anniversary as a publicly traded company, members of its management team will ring the NASDAQ Stock Market opening…