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CITY HALL — As the threat of “storm of the century” looms, the Army Corps of Engineers is trying to figure out how to get the New York and New Jersey region ready, but some of those ideas could potentially cause more water to actually hit Staten Island. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
Last weekend I attended J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.’s annual party and celebrated our 100th anniversary. 500 of the greatest workforce and spouses I have ever had the pleasure to work with. It was amazing to see and hear the history (will be sharing more in future posts) and how a 4th generation family business has… Read More
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, received two awards for the Barbours Cut Dock 8 & San Jacinto Battleground Marsh Restoration project. The awards, the Environmental Port Project of the Year and the Inland Dredging Project of the Year: Majors, were presented at the 2018 Dredging and Port Construction Awards event held November 20,… Read More
Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center, and Patrick Decker, president and chief executive officer at Xylem, discusses the challenges preventing global access to clean water. They speak on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: bloomberg.com
Applied Spectrometry Associates Analytics Inc., a Waukesha-based maker of instrumentation for the water and wastewater treatment industry, has been acquired by In-Situ Inc. of Fort Collins, Colorado. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ASA Analytics has been renamed ChemScan Inc. and will operate as a subsidiary of In-Situ. Founded in 1995 by Bernie Beemster,… Read More
Transportation Institute (TI), a leading maritime association that advocates and works for sound national maritime policy in the United States, announced a 30 percent increase in domestic maritime job creation enabled by the Jones Act. Thanks to the law, the industry now employs nearly 650,0000 Americans across all 50 states and contributes $154 billion to… Read More
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — Those working on the Fox River Cleanup Project were honored for their work in reducing the impact of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the river. The NEW Watershed Champion award was presented Wednesday by NEW Water and Green Bay Water Utility at the Jack Day Environmental Education Center. The annual event commemorates… Read More
By Heiko Osterchrist, Associate Publisher, DredgeWire The U.S. Jones Act dredging industry is integral to Florida’s economic and national security. “Our U.S.-Flag Jones Act dredging companies, ships and workers are at the forefront of deepening and widening all of Florida’s ports, harbors and channels. We build the beaches, restore the coastal areas — and we… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, was recently honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as one of five Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award winners for 2019. Lt. Gen. Semonite was honored in the Construction category. This award recognizes Lt. Gen. Semonite’s extraordinary contributions… Read More
Mike Arieta steps up to the helm at Hinckley as the builder takes high-tech construction and Maine craftsmanship into the future Mike Arieta doesn’t like to sit still. Rather than talk in a conference room, he asks if we can chat while we tour the Hinckley Company’s Trenton, Maine, boatbuilding facilities. A recent snowstorm has… Read More
Philadelphia – PhilaPort, announced that Colette Pete, Esquire has agreed to join PhilaPort as its Chief Counsel effective March 18th. Pete comes to PhilaPort after a distinguished career with the Philadelphia Gas Works – the nation’s largest municipally owned natural gas utility. “After a comprehensive, nationwide search, we are extremely happy to have someone of… Read More
Teri Stanley of Monument Beach suddenly resigned last week as executive director of the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce after 18 months on the job. Stanley came to the position from the Canal Region Chamber of Commerce. There was no public explanation for her departure, other than Heidi Trottier, chairman of the chamber’s board of directors,… Read More
File Photo The Transportation Institute, a maritime association that promotes the Jones Act in the U.S., has published details of a PwC report that demonstrates a 30 percent increase in domestic maritime job creation enabled by the Jones Act. The industry now employs nearly 650,0000 Americans across 50 states and contributes $154 billion to the… Read More
KCI welcomes Suhair Al Khatib as a Practice Leader for Transit. He will focus on expanding KCI’s existing capabilities with respect to bus, light-rail, high-speed and freight rail lines, metro heavy rail and support facilities. Al Khatib’s career spans more than 30 years with the Maryland Department of Transportation, where he originally joined the Maryland… Read More
HYPACK has announced Gerd Glang will be the new director of operations for the company. In his new role, Glang will be responsible for leading the operational component of HYPACK through a period of accelerated growth. He will have oversight and accountability for all aspects of the operations group that includes project management, sales, customer… Read More