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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Memphis District held a groundbreaking ceremony, Mar. 30, to mark the beginning of construction to update and expand Greenbelt Landing, located at the north end of Mud Island near downtown Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  The ceremony marked a major milestone for one of Memphis’s most popular riverfront destinations and highlights the strength of the federal-local partnership driving the project. Situated at River Mile 738, Greenbelt Park covers around 102 acres of public space along the Mississippi River. Built in the late 1960s as part of the Mississippi River & Tributaries (MR&T) Project, the park has long served as a community hub for recreation and river access. The Greenbelt Landing Project will improve the park’s infrastructure and amenities by repairing the current boat ramp, constructing a second upstream ramp, installing mooring anchors, upgrading ADA-compliant parking, and adding additional lighting to enhance safety and acce...

New leadership role strengthens design excellence and collaboration across offices Charleston, S.C. —   SeamonWhiteside  (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, today announced the promotion of Taylor Critcher to director of landscape architecture services to oversee the firm’s landscape architecture practice. In this position, Critcher will help elevate design excellence across SW+’s offices while strengthening collaboration between landscape architecture, civil engineering, water resources, and planning teams. As the Carolinas experience record-breaking urban expansion, Critcher’s appointment ensures that SW+’s design response remains cohesive and balances development. Critcher’s promotion reflects SW+’s continued investment in leadership and its long-term vision for creating resilient, community-centered spaces throughout the Southeast. The role also reinforces the firm’s commitment to developing talent from within and supportin...

Civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist Barhale has announced its expansion into Canada with the opening of its first business unit in Toronto, Ontario. Barhale Canada Inc will lead the company’s planned growth nationwide, with a particular focus on clean and wastewater resilience, stormwater management and advancing the company’s Low Carbon Solutions offering. The Canadian team is already engaged in advanced discussions on a number of schemes to deliver heat recovery systems and various water industry projects.  Barhale Group Chief Executive Martin Brown said: “Establishing a permanent base in Toronto is a landmark step for Barhale and a clear signal of our intent to expand our specialist civil engineering and tunnelling capabilities and our Low Carbon Solutions business. Both the UK and Canada are making significant investments within the water sector and have made legally binding commitments to achieving net zero by 2050. We see a tremendous opportun...

Members recognized in categories such as Honorary, Fellow, and 50-Year  FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 30, 2026  — The American Concrete Institute (ACI) today announced it recognized outstanding leaders and contributors to the global concrete industry during the  Spring 2026 ACI Concrete Convention  in Rosemont, Ill. The Institute’s prestigious honors and awards celebrate individuals whose careers, research, leadership, and service have significantly advanced concrete technology, education, and industry practice worldwide. During the convention, ACI bestowed its highest honor –  ACI Honorary Membership  – upon five distinguished members whose careers have demonstrated exceptional leadership and enduring contributions to the concrete industry and the Institute. The 2026 ACI Honorary Members are: David A. Lange Fred Goodwin Frances Griffith Ari De Paula Machado H. Celik Ozyildirim First elected in 1926, an Honorary Member shall be a person of ...

STV today announced the opening of its new office in the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, expanding its footprint in one of the nation’s fastest-growing infrastructure markets. The modern workspace enhances STV’s presence in the Southeast and strengthens the firm’s ability to deliver complex projects across the region. ATLANTA, GA   — The new office supports a multidisciplinary team delivering transportation, transit, water, buildings and community infrastructure projects. Partnering with state and local agencies, transit authorities and municipal clients, the team focuses on improving mobility, protecting water resources and promoting economic growth across metropolitan Atlanta and the broader Southeast. “Opening this new office in Midtown Atlanta gives us a strategic base in one of the country’s most vibrant infrastructure markets,”  said  Chris Haney, PE, president of the water operating group at STV .  “By expanding our presence in Midtown, we’re abl...

New AI framework aims to support wastewater operations WASHINGTON, DC — Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected to lead a new Water Research Foundation (WRF) project focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to wastewater treatment operations. The 31-month initiative is co-funded through WRF’s Tailored Collaboration Program, with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) in Maryland and Prince William Water in Virginia serving as coleading utility partners. Stantec will combine engineering and plant operations experience with advanced AI architecture to translate treatment data into actionable operational guidance. The firm will incorporate AI capabilities from EAOS, a wastewater-focused artificial intelligence firm, to advance digitally enabled treatment operations and support real-time operational decision-making. The Tailored Collaboration Program enables utilities to propose research topics and receive matchin...

By Luke Carothers  There are award winners, and then there are firms that redefine what winning looks like.  For Garver, that line has been crossed and redrawn entirely.  Year after year, the firm has appeared on the Best Firms to Work For  List.  Not as a one-time standout, but as a constant.  At a certain point, consistency like that stops fitting inside the category meant to measure it.  The standard must shift, and, when it does, recognition has to catch up.  The BFTWF Legacy category  was created to recognize what happens when excellence endures.  This Was Never About the Award   Inside Garver, the recognition was never treated as the goal, but rather as the signal.  It reflected something deeper that existed long before the awards and continues regardless of them.  For Laura Nick, Garver’s Chief Communications Officer, “ it’s always been about the employees ,” whi...