Day: June 9, 2025
ATP Releases Official Contracting Opportunity for Austin Light Rail Multibillion-Dollar Final Design and Construction Contract
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Transit Partnership has released the official solicitation for the multibillion-dollar final design and construction contract that will be awarded early next year in preparation to break ground on Austin Light Rail Phase 1 in 2027. Austin’s first light rail system will transform how people move around the city with all-electric trains running…
Read MoreRenewables to account for over half of Brazil’s annual power generation in 2035, forecasts GlobalData
Brazil generates power from a diverse range of sources that include thermal sources (gas, oil, and coal), hydropower, nuclear, and renewable. Hydropower accounts for the majority of the country’s annual power generation. However, overdependence on hydropower has made the country vulnerable to droughts. To overcome the challenge, the country is rapidly developing its renewable power…
Read MorePlezia Named Port of Long Beach Engineering Managing Director
Longtime leader to take helm of harbor development, maintenance The Port of Long Beach has promoted Suzanne Plezia, P.E., to Managing Director of Engineering Services to succeed Sean Gamette, P.E., who earlier this spring announced his retirement. Plezia has been the Port’s Senior Director of the Engineering Services Bureau and Chief Harbor Engineer since April…
Read MoreAquacycl wins $25K MetroConnect export grand prize
World Trade Center San Diego and 150+ voting audience award $25K for international expansion San Diego – World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD)—home of the region’s Export Small Business Development Center—named Aquacycl, which provides industrial wastewater treatment as a service to reduce costs and environmental impact, as the winner of the MetroConnect export accelerator…
Read MoreOldcastle Infrastructure enters strategic commercial partnership to enhance its CivilSense™ water asset management platform
Oldcastle Infrastructure, A CRH Company, the industry-leading infrastructure products and services company in North America, has entered a commercial agreement with VODA.ai, a global company focused on using AI technology to quickly and accurately identify areas in underground clean water systems that are at high risk of failure. The partnership adds proven AI technology for…
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