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Timothy P. McGovern, PE Joins Erdman Anthony’s Transportation Group
Buffalo, NY…Erdman Anthony has hired Timothy P. McGovern, PE as a Senior Transportation Engineer in the Transportation Group. Timothy McGovern earned his B.S.
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Village of Wurtsboro Selects B&L as Village Designated Engineer - Wednesday, April 23, 2008 -- The Village Board of Wurtsboro voted to designate Barton & Loguidice, P.C., (B&L) as Village Designated Engineer at a recent Village Board meeting.
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B&L Wins Two Engineering Excellence Awards from ACEC - Monday, April 14, 2008 -- The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) has awarded B&L a Diamond Award for the Oneida-Herkimer Regional Landfill Facility project and a Platinum award for the City of Saratoga Water Treatment Using Ultraviolet Radiation project
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Daniel MacDonald, PLS Joins FRA as Survey Department Manager
Rochester - Thursday, April 17, 2008 -- Daniel MacDonald, PLS has joined FRA’s Rochester office as the Survey Department Manager. Mr. MacDonald brings over fifteen years of experience to FRA, and is skilled in planning and organizing the technical, logistical, and manpower aspects of fielding survey crews. He will be responsible for providing services and managing the surveying department in FRA’s Rochester office.

Mr. MacDonald holds a BS in Surveying Engineering Technology from Alfred State College of Technology.

CHA - Relaunched Website Spotlights Public Involvement Techniques
April 20, 2008 -- Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP (CHA) is pleased to announce the official relaunch of www.chapublicinfo.com.
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Labella Receives ACEC Platinum Award --
LaBella's Thurston Avenue Bridge project has been named the 2008 Platinum recipient of the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. The award was presented at the ACEC Awards Dinner Dance on Friday, March 29, 2008 in New York City.

Urban Adds 35 New Staff Since January
Beefing up its staff to handle an expanding workload, Urban Engineers has hired 35 new engineers, planners, designers, technicians, and administrative personnel for its offices in Philadelphia, Erie, and Warrendale, PA; Buffalo, NY; Hartford, CT; Cherry Hill, NJ; and Baltimore, MD. The new staff represents a broad spectrum of disciplines including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, marine, highway, bridge, railroad, planning, traffic, and construction management/construction inspection. According to Urban’s president, Edward M. D’Alba, PE, “We are gearing up to meet the challenges of a bevy of new assignments that are heading our way. We are most fortunate to be able to identify and recruit this talented crew. They will be joining an organization that is committed to being ‘Our Clients’ First Choice’ and a ‘Best Place to Work.’ The opportunities for continued growth, along with the synergy between our veterans and new recruits, are exciting to behold.”

H3B Media and Booz Allen Hamilton Announce “Congestion Pricing Think Tank”
MCCLEAN, VA, April 30, 2008 – H3B Media and ITS America member Booz Allen Hamilton are pleased to announce “Congestion Pricing Think Tank,” scheduled for May 23, 2008. Examining diverging viewpoints and questioning basic principles of congestion pricing will constitute one of the objectives of this event. Reviewing the ways the U.S. administration can tackle this subject at the national, state and local levels as well as analyzing any political impacts that such a transport policy approach may incur will mark a second step of the discussion. A copy of the program is available at http://www.h3bmedia.com/events/speakers/16.pdf.

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Launches DOT’s Blog: Welcome to the Fast Lane!
WASHINGTON, DC, April 29, 2008 – U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today launched Fast Lane, the Department’s new blog. Accessible at http://fastlane.dot.gov, Fast Lane will be an online community for all those interested in the nation’s transportation system and its future. Fast Lane contributors will include Secretary Peters, Deputy Secretary Thomas Barrett, Administrators from the Department’s operating agencies, and other senior officials. In addition, the site will welcome guest bloggers from government, industry, and the transportation community. The Department will also use the blog to break news and make announcements.

FTA Region II Grantee & Training Conference, "The Date Has Changed"
FTA Region II Grantee & Training Conference
Region 2 will be hosting a Regional Conference
May 28, 2008
9am-4pm
At 290 Broadway 30th Floor
New York, New York

 

 
 
 
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