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By Luke Carothers  Forget the fastest route.  Leave the GPS at home.  We’re going old school this summer.  That’s right, the Zweig List is taking a road trip this summer, and we’re bringing you along with us.  Some road trips are planned around scenic highways, beaches, or stunning vistas.  Ours is built around the people shaping what’s next.  There’s something uniquely American about a summer road trip.  The windows come down.  The map unfolds.  Every mile brings a new landscape, a new skyline, and a new story waiting just beyond the next exit.  Across the country, the 2026 class of Rising Stars is leaving its mark on the built environment.  They’re designing the places where people gather, solving complex infrastructure challenges, restoring landmarks, and creating things that will serve communities for genera...

Leiden, The Netherlands  – Yorkshire Water is significantly expanding its predictive condition monitoring program as part of its AMP8 investment. Industrial artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Samotics is set to monitor a further 1,200 wastewater sewage pumping station assets and 300 clean water smart pumping assets over the next 18 months.  The expansion is one of the largest deployments of electrical signature analysis (ESA) technology in the UK water sector. It reflects the growing role of asset-level intelligence in helping utilities reduce pollution incidents, improve network resilience and meet stretching environmental targets in the water company’s regulatory asset management plan (AMP) for 2025-30.  The expansion builds on a partnership that began in 2022, when the utility  first awarded Samotics a £10 million contract  to deploy ESA across its pumping network. The program has since grown to cover around 2,500 assets and won the  Utility Week Award fo...

Second of five bridges upgraded at the capital’s train station as part of a multi-year project Mammoet has concluded the second major bridge replacement at Amsterdam Central Station, following its successful completion of the first in 2025. Five bridges are being upgraded in total, with this work forming part of the High-Frequency Rail Transport (PHS) Program led by ProRail, which covers track optimizations, infrastructure adjustments and civil work inside the station building, aimed at enabling more trains to run to and from the station in the future.  Working alongside construction company Dura Vermeer, Mammoet managed the load-out, transportation, and installation of three steel deck sections manufactured by Hollandia Infra that make up the second bridge – two components of 28.5 meters and 275t, and a middle section of 21 meters and 175t.  As the station is in a busy capital city, getting the new bridges to site was a complex engineering and logistical chal...

St. Louis, MO – Integrate Construction Partners (Integrate) is proud to announce the hiring of Andrew Piskulich as Project Manager and Gene Scholes as Superintendent. Andrew Piskulich – Project Manager Photo Credit: Integrate Construction Partners With over a decade of experience in the construction industry, Piskulich brings a strong track record in commercial construction, project planning, and disciplined executions across a wide range of renovation and buildout projects. Prior to joining Integrate, he worked 10 years as a project manager at a St. Louis-based construction company. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi where he was also a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. In 2016, he earned Eagle Scout honors through the Boy Scouts of America. Gene Scholes – Superintendent Scholes has over 25 years of nationwide commercial construction experience. He most recently worked as a superintendent for a national construction manageme...

Project Supports Elevator Upgrades at Marlboro, Sheepshead and Tilden Houses to Improve Resident Access NEW YORK, NY  – STV has been selected by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to provide construction management (CM) services for Elevator Tranche 2B, one phase of NYCHA’s multi‑stage elevator modernization program supporting upgrades at Marlboro, Sheepshead and Tilden Houses in Brooklyn. The project will modernize 83 elevators across the three occupied developments, advancing a critical phase of NYCHA’s systemwide effort to improve reliability and access for residents. “Modernizing elevators in occupied residential buildings demands precision, coordination and constant communication,” said  Vincent Zito, CCM, DBIA, senior vice president and project executive at STV . “This work is about delivering better access while respecting the daily routines of residents.” This phase of NYCHA’s program includes 83 elevator cars, including 31 at Marlboro Houses, 36 at Sh...

Former TxDOT Leader to drive growth across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Photo Credit: Egis CHICAGO – Egis is pleased to announce that Mike Arellano, PE, has joined the firm as U.S. South Central Regional Manager. In this role, Arellano will oversee all aspects of the civil infrastructure business across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, including client relationships, business development, operations, community engagement, and talent development. Arellano brings nearly three decades of transportation leadership experience to the company. Most recently, he served as Austin District Deputy District Engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), where he managed district-wide operations and led strategic initiatives to enhance mobility, infrastructure performance, and organizational effectiveness. Throughout his 29-year career with TxDOT, Arellano advanced transportation innovation, safety, emergency response, and community impact across Central Texas. H...

ABB modernizes critical power infrastructure at the Smithsonian Institution to support celebrations for the United States’ 250 th  anniversary. The advanced technology upgrade ensures a safe and reliable visitor experience while supporting the site’s celebrations. ABB has successfully upgraded critical power infrastructure at the Smithsonian Institution’s iconic Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C., as it prepares to welcome visitors during the nation’s 250 th  anniversary celebrations. The electrical modernization is part of a larger revitalization effort to enhance safety, reliability and preservation for both staff and visitors during this historic milestone. A historic building for historic times The Smithsonian’s second-oldest building, the Arts and Industries building, has held national significance since opening in 1881 and remains a symbol of innovation, discovery and public access to knowledge. The historic building’s electrical s...