Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) recently approved the release of 7 draft public OGC Engineering Reports, products of the recently completed OGC Interoperability Testbed 12 Aviation Thread. Testbed 12’s Aviation Thread was sponsored by FAA…
BTS Releases 2nd Quarter 2016 Airline Financial Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $4.6 billion in the second quarter of 2016, up from $3.1 billion in the first quarter…
Cardno Negotiates a Permanent Debt Reduction
Cardno Limited (CDD) today announced it has negotiated a permanent reduction in its debt facilities from US$210.0m in June 2016 to US$108.5m. This reduction…
Sokkia Announces New Compatibility with Autodesk Layout Application
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands — Sokkia announces its new iX robotic total station series’ compatibility with the Autodesk BIM 360 Layout application. BIM 360 Layout is designed to provide vertical construction contractors…
Oldcastle Precast Supplies Retaining Wall System for PENNDOT’s Largest Project Ever
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (September 2016) – Oldcastle Precast, a specialist in manufacturing precast concrete components used in heavy highway and bridge construction, has supplied over 330,000-square-feet of The Neel Company’s Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…
Michael Baker International Recognized by Pittsburgh Business Times as One of the Top-Ten Largest Privately Owned Companies in the Region
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, moved up three positions in The Pittsburgh Business Times’ ranking of largest privately held companies in the region, based on 2015 revenues. The company is now…
Introducing New Officers of Turner Construction Company
Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce that leaders from across the company have been promoted to vice president. Robert Baird has been promoted to vice president and operations manager of Turner’s offices in Atlanta and the Carolinas. Robert…
Cardno Sells Software Business XP Solutions
Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno Limited today announced it had signed an agreement for the sale of software business, XP Solutions, for USD $49 million to private equity firm EQT. The net proceeds of the sale will be used…
Skanska Invests EUR 46M, About SEK 430M, in New Office Project in Helsinki, Finland
Skanska invests EUR 46M, about SEK 430M, in a new office project in Helsinki, Finland, with a gross leasable area of 12,000 square meters. The construction contract is worth EUR 33M, about SEK 310M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska…
KBR Acquires Honeywell Government Services Provider, HTSI
HOUSTON, Texas, September 19, 2016 — KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI). The acquisition of HTSI continues KBR's strategy of expanding its global Government Services offerings…
