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Arcadis North America Appoints New City Leader in Chicago

December 7, 2016 - in News, People

CHICAGO -- Arcadis North America today announced the appointment of Alan Baxter as the company’s new city executive for Chicago. In his role at Arcadis, Baxter will be responsible for expanding the company’s market presence in the Chicago region and leading…

Siemens To Use Meidensha’s Ceramic Flat-Sheet Membrane For The First Time In Newly Developed PACT MBR System

December 7, 2016 - in News, Products

Shinagawa, Tokyo |  Meidensha Corporation (CEO Yuji Hamasaki; Shinagawa, TOKYO) today announced that the company’s ceramic flat-sheet membrane has…

Water Standard’s CEO, Amanda Brock, Recognized as an Innovator in the Energy Industry

December 7, 2016 - in Awards, News, People

HOUSTON - Water Standard, a global leader in water treatment solutions for the energy industry, is pleased to announce Amanda Brock, CEO, has been recognized…

Designed And Supplied by Aquatech International, Egypt’s First Integrated Zero Liquid Discharge Plant Reduces Fresh Water Demand on The River Nile by 70 Percent

December 7, 2016 - in Supply, Water

CANONSBURG, Pa.,- Three years ago, Aquatech International, a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets, was awarded a contract by the Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (ETHYDCO) to provide a landmark…

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards LSU Consortium to Address Regional Transportation Needs

December 7, 2016 - in Transportation

BATON ROUGE – A consortium of universities led by LSU has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a regional transportation research center. The Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, or Tran-SET, will focus…

U.S. Drivers Log 2.4 Trillion Miles In First Nine Months of 2016

December 7, 2016 - in Transportation

WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 2.4 trillion miles in the first nine months of 2016, lengthening a series of consecutive monthly…

PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards Recognized In Two Women in Business International Awards Categories

December 7, 2016 - in Awards

Harrisburg – Based on PennDOT's overall accomplishments this year, Secretary Leslie S. Richards was recently honored as Female Innovator of the Year for a Government or Non Profit with 2,500 employees or more and Female Executive of the Year in the same…

Wisconsin DOT Performance Management Initiatives Save $1.5 Billion Since 2011

December 7, 2016 - in Financial, News

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) today released a new report titled, Better, Faster, Lower Cost: An Efficiency Report from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The report itemizes numerous initiatives WisDOT has implemented to…

New Report Documents Progress and Needed Investment to Move Freight Programs Forward In the 21st Century

December 7, 2016 - in Featured, Transportation

WASHINGTON –The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Association of Port Authorities are today releasing a national freight infrastructure report, The State of Freight II—Implementing the FAST Act and Beyond,…

Can the US Cut its Energy Use in Half by 2050?

December 7, 2016 - in Energy

Five years ago, ACEEE found that energy efficiency could reduce projected 2050 US energy use by 40-60%. As a result, ACEEE established a strategic goal to reduce projected 2050 energy use by 50%. We thought it was time to check on our progress and ask whether…