A team of volunteers from Arup and Bechtel are spending two weeks of their summer building a pedestrian bridge in Rwanda. The new span will provide safe, year-round access to schools, markets, and health care facilities for the 12,000 residents of Kukibuye.…
Kara Lentz Joins HNTB in Dallas as Senior Program Manager
DALLAS – Kara Lentz, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a senior program manager, based in the firm’s Dallas office. She has 16 years of professional…
Cardno Conducts First-of-its-Kind Study of Chinese Laminate Flooring
According to an independent Cardno study, although formaldehyde emissions from certain laminate flooring products may exceed the California emission standard…
Mortenson Raises $39K for Firefly Autism
Mortenson held its 10th annual golf tournament on June 17 at Fox Hollow Golf Course in Lakewood, Colorado. This year, proceeds benefitted Firefly Autism, a Denver-based non-profit that offers center-based services for children ages 18 months to 21 years in…
Atkins Appoints New Rail Asset Management Director
Atkins, one of the world’s leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, has appointed John Chappell as rail asset management director to its Transportation division. In his new role, John will support engagement with the rail market,…
Cardno Participates in the 2016 AITPM National Conference
Cardno is proud to have our experts presenting at the 2016 Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management national conference, being held in Sydney from July 26 to 29. Considered the leading traffic and transport event in Australia, the conference…
HDR’s Michael Keller Recognized as a Progressive Railroading Rising Star
Railroad industry "stars" aligned in Pittsburgh July 24 and among them was HDR railroad client manager Michael Keller. Keller is one of 20 rail professionals under 40 to be honored as a "Rising Star" by Progressive Railroading magazine. He was joined by 19…
Study Leads to Turf Installation at Georgia Southern Football Stadium
STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern University will kick off its 2016 football season next month on solid footing, thanks to an offseason project to install synthetic turf at Bryant Field in Paulson Stadium. The project was the result of a comprehensive…
Hjelholt Joins HDR to Lead Freight Rail Sector
Bill Hjelholt has accepted a position as director of freight rail with HDR. His responsibilities include developing HDR's vision and initiatives for continued growth and expansion of the freight rail sector across North America and globally. Hjelholt is based…
Expansion of Ultra-Low Sulfur Product Slate Anticipated to be Complete in 2018
Bechtel has been awarded a contract to upgrade the ExxonMobil refinery in Beaumont, Texas, where the company will apply ExxonMobil's proprietary SCANfining technology to increase the production of motor fuels. "The Bechtel team will apply extensive technical…
