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HOUSTON, Texas — Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has named Dennis Petersen, PE, as the recipient of its 2026 Excellence Award. The award is the firm’s highest honor, recognizing individuals whose leadership, technical expertise and long-term contributions have shaped the organization’s success. Petersen joined LAN in 1980 as a project engineer and spent more than four decades helping guide the firm’s growth and evolution. He was named president and chief executive officer in 1997, leading LAN for more than 20 years and positioning the firm as a trusted partner on some of Texas’ most complex infrastructure programs. During his tenure, LAN played key roles in major initiatives across the state, including the Houston Public Works Surface Water Transmission Program, Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail, Reliant Stadium, the San Antonio Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pipeline and improvements at Houston Hobby Airport. These projects strengthened critical infrastructure systems, ...

Caddell Construction has announced a key C-suite addition and two additional executive promotions. Ricky Byrd has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Zach Moore to President – Commercial and Michael Lewis to Vice President – Governmental. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — “These promotions recognize leaders who have already played a significant role in Caddell’s success,” said President & CEO Mac Caddell. “Each of them has demonstrated the ability to build strong teams and deliver outstanding work for our clients. These promotions further position the company for continued steady growth and long-term success.” Ricky Byrd Promoted to Chief Operating Officer Byrd joined Caddell in 2017 with the mission of helping the company diversify by building a Commercial group from the ground up—with nothing but a vision and a plan. He began by launching the company’s first corporate branch office in Bentonville, AR, alongside now President – Commercial Zach Moore. What began as a two-person effort h...

Atlanta, Ga. — GHD, a global professional services company, has been selected by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to deliver the Assimilative Capacity Water Quality Modeling program, a key initiative that supports regional water planning efforts and technical evaluations that inform permitting decisions.  Under this program, GHD will partner with Georgia EPD to enable more efficient and transparent assessments that reflect evolving demands on Georgia’s water resources and support long-term environmental stewardship. “Clean water is essential for Georgia’s future. Our water quality modeling helps communities understand what’s happening in our rivers and lakes and plan for a safer, healthier environment.” said Garrett Skinner, Atlanta Market Leader at GHD.  “We’re honored to support the Georgia EPD with rigorous, transparent modeling that strengthens permitting decisions and regional planning so communities across the state can grow resiliently while safegu...

IRVINE, Calif. —  Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced that Debbi Papel has joined the firm as Director, Project Accounting in its Irvine office. In this role, Papel will lead the Project Accounting team with a focus on optimizing project accounting practices, mentoring and developing staff, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Jessica McInnis, Associate Principal, Accounting, Ware Malcomb, said, “we are excited to welcome Debbi to the firm and look forward to her contributions. Her depth of experience and collaborative leadership style will be tremendous assets as we continue to strengthen our project accounting function in support of the firm’s long-term growth.” Papel brings over 10 years of experience specializing in project accounting and financial operations leadership within the AEC industry. Prior to joining Ware Malcomb, she served as a global financial partner for another large design firm, where she led a multi-regional t...

Giles County Schools partnered with Wold Architects & Engineers to modernize building systems and enhance performance at this historic facility Pulaski, Tenn.  — The  Giles County Board of Education  announced the completion of key building improvements at  Bridgeforth Middle School , one of the oldest facilities in the district. Designed by local architecture firm,  Wold Architects and Engineers , the renovation aimed to replace outdated and deteriorating building systems, improve indoor air quality and modernize facility equipment to ensure a safer, more reliable learning environment for students and staff.  District leaders and school administrators marked the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 13, welcoming community members to tour the updated space – a space rich in history. Located in Pulaski, the building has been a priority for leaders to maintain and upgrade, to extend its lifespan while enhancing daily conditions for students...

Record number of students submit designs for a botanical garden and event center as part of the competition CLEVELAND, OHIO —  www.mbma.com:  The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual MBMA Student Design Competition. On March 3, 2026, the association granted $32,000 in awards to 10 winners and their faculty advisors in both Undergraduate and Graduate Divisions in an online ceremony. A record number of submissions were received this year with 28 undergraduate entries and 52 graduate entries. That’s almost double the number of graduate submissions compared with last year.   For the Undergraduate Division, the first-place award and $5,000 was presented to Abigail Weston, a student at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State). She was advised by Mark Roddy, FAIA, a Lecturer from the Department of Design. The second-place award, along with $3,000, went to Jaden Flint, who is also at Sacramento...

Farmington Hills, Mich. —   The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI)  opened submissions for the 2027 PTI Project Awards, an awards program that recognizes exceptional post-tensioning structures.  Submission categories include buildings, parking structures, bridges, slab-on-ground, repair, rehabilitation and strengthening and industrial or special application. The Institute also awards one project with the Project of the Year award, honoring the most outstanding demonstration of post-tensioning design and construction execution.  Award-winning projects will be celebrated during the 2027 PTI Project Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 4, 2027, during the 2027 PTI Convention in Lake Buena Vista, Fl.  All 2027 Project Award submissions must be fully completed by Nov. 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST. Entries must feature post-tensioning as the primary structural system and must have been constructed or rehabilitated no more than 60 months before the submission date. To subm...

Frisco, Texas — Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has appointed Philip Wheat, PE, as a vice president. Based in the firm’s Frisco office, Wheat serves as North Texas infrastructure practice leader, overseeing water and wastewater infrastructure projects for municipal clients across the region.  Wheat has 17 years of experience specializing in large-diameter water and wastewater pipeline design, rehabilitation and project management for municipal clients. His expertise includes hydraulic modeling, lift station and meter station design, utility relocations and coordination, cost estimation and delivery of complex infrastructure projects in fully developed urban corridors.  As a leader of LAN’s North Texas practice, Wheat oversees a team of professionals and serves as a key client manager for several regional utilities. He has also helped expand LAN’s presence in North Texas, including supporting the establishment and growth of the firm’s Frisco office and leading the...

Awards build on a two-decade legacy of recognized innovation, setting the benchmark for excellence across the world’s most critical infrastructure assets. Call for nominations now open; submissions will be accepted through May 3, 2026. EXTON, Pa. —   Bentley Systems, Incorporated  (NASDAQ: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the opening of submissions for  the Year in Infrastructure event and YII Awards  program, which recognizes digital innovation in how infrastructure is designed, built, and operated using Bentley software.  Submissions will be accepted through May 3, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. “Originally, the Bentley awards recognized designers who used 3D technology to drive efficiency,” said Monica Schnitger, founder, president, and principal analyst of Schnitger Corporation. “Now they assess how massive projects are building and leveraging rich data assets to create value throughout the entire lifecycle of a project ...

Austin, Texas — Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has appointed Laura Casset, PE, CFM, CPESC, as a vice president. Based in the firm’s Austin office, Casset serves as practice leader for LAN’s stormwater team, overseeing projects focused on stormwater management, flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure for public sector clients across Central Texas. Casset has more than 23 years of experience in civil engineering specializing in surface water hydrology and hydraulics, channel analysis and design and flood risk reduction. Her work includes complex drainage infrastructure projects, FEMA studies and map revisions and natural channel design solutions that help communities manage flood risk while protecting surrounding environments.Casset recently served as hydraulic engineer and design lead for the Lebow Channel and NE 28th Street Natural Stream Reconstruction project in Fort Worth, which received the ACEC Texas Engineering Excellence Award Silver Medal in the Water Res...

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced construction is complete on a new urgent care facility for Washington Health, located adjacent to Washington Hospital in Fremont, CA. Ware Malcomb’s Pleasanton office provided interior design and civil engineering services for the 3,500 square foot project, located at 2682 Mowry Ave.  Headquartered in Fremont,  Washington Health  is an independent, community-based health system dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to residents of the East Bay and Tri-Valley regions. Kirsten Lien, Director, Interior Architecture & Design, Ware Malcomb, said, “the goal with this project was to offer the community an urgent care option that addressed unexpected needs and offered a more affordable choice to the emergency department. Our team reconfigured and combined two existing hospital-owned suites to create an efficient urgent care environment supported by comprehensiv...

SAVANNAH, GA —   EMC Engineering Services, Inc. (EMC), a leading civil engineering firm known for delivering innovative, reliable solutions across the Southeast, is excited to announce that it has been recognized as an award winner at the prestigious 2026 Georgia Engineering Awards. This annual event, hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia), celebrates the top achievements and advancements within Georgia’s engineering community. EMC received a Merit award in the Water Resources or Waste and Storm Water category for the Blue Mile Revitalization Project in Statesboro, Georgia. The project addressed chronic flooding along South Main Street while supporting the City’s broader vision to strengthen connectivity and revitalization in the downtown corridor. EMC led hydrologic analysis and technical design for stormwater system upgrades and improvements to Little Lotts Creek, using advanced modeling and field data to reduce flood risks and improve ...

From office to site, Tekla is redefining how structures are designed, fabricated and built, combining automation and seamless collaboration into a connected construction workflow WESTMINSTER, Colo.  — Trimble today introduced the 2026 version of its  Tekla ®  software for constructible Building Information Modeling (BIM), structural engineering and steel fabrication management, delivering data-driven workflows that connect design and construction. This release accelerates the entire design-to-detailing process by reducing manual effort and rework, enabling a wider scope of complex tasks without the friction and data-loss risks of switching between disparate applications. The 2026 portfolio — including Tekla Structures, Tekla Structural Designer, Tekla Tedds, and Tekla PowerFab ®  software — promotes project-wide consistency through a seamless flow of data that eliminates “black boxes” between stakeholders. Whether it’s viewing live project statuses directly within ...

BKF is pleased to announce the acquisition of Lotus Water, a highly respected water resources and climate resilience engineering firm. OAKLAND, Calif. —  United by a shared commitment to creating a more resilient water future, together, we are Stronger by Design. This strategic acquisition strengthens BKF’s water‑focused capabilities and positions the combined organization to better serve public agencies, utilities, and communities facing increasingly complex water and climate challenges. Lotus Water is widely recognized for its specialized expertise in stormwater management, flood resilience, climate adaptation, green infrastructure, and integrated water systems planning. Its multidisciplinary team of civil and urban planners brings deep experience serving public utilities, municipalities, private and institutional clients, design professionals, and large urban infrastructure programs. By joining BKF, Lotus Water adds advanced technical depth and resilience-focused services that...

Innovative Site Design Revitalizes Northern End of Central Park WASHINGTON —  Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC of Parsippany, N.J. has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 59 th  annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for the Davis Center at the Harlem Meer in New York.  The Loch, which had been culverted beneath the Lasker Rink and Pool in the 1960s, was restored to its naturally flowing state by an innovative strategy of resurfacing the underground stream, improving stormwater management, and enhancing biodiversity. Additionally, the team relocated utilities and developed foundation and slope stabilizing recommendations for the structures and site elements, including seamless integration of the facility into the surrounding hillside.   Judging for the awards program took place in February and was conducted by a national 32-mem...

Registration is now open for  S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization  — a two-and-a-half-day, solutions-focused technical seminar dedicated to the real-world application of deep foundations, ground improvement and soil mixing. Hawthorne, N.J. — Taking place August 11–13 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the conference program delivers practical strategies for stabilizing slopes, supporting structures and managing risk in demanding ground conditions. “This is   where engineers, contractors and owners come together to solve the challenges faced on the most difficult jobsites,” says Conference Chair Jeff Harmston, ECA. “S3 delivers knowledge you can put to work immediately — from innovative design approaches to proven construction solutions.” Beyond the technical sessions, attendees can explore a dynamic exhibit hall highlighting the latest materials, equipment and services, and build valuable connections at committee meetings and networking events — includ...

Los Angeles, Calif. —  Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced that it has been awarded the $102 million contract for the Port of Los Angeles Avalon Pedestrian Bridge and Promenade Gateway project in Los Angeles, CA, by the Port of Los Angeles.   The Avalon Pedestrian Bridge and Promenade Gateway project is community-focused and will enhance accessibility, safety and public use of the promenade gateway while supporting the Port of Los Angeles’s broader waterfront revitalization efforts.  “ This project reflects our commitment to delivering infrastructure that strengthens communities,”  said James Bailey, executive vice president of Skanska USA Civil’s West Coast operations . “By creating a safe, gradeseparated connection over an active rail corridor, we’re giving the community easy access the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade and the public spaces that continue to transform this area. T...

EKHO Infrastructure Solutions will serve North American construction projects with safe, smart, sustainable infrastructure under a unified brand. NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — A brand built on decades of experience and thousands of successful projects across every state and province,  EKHO Infrastructure Solutions  brings together a comprehensive suite of infrastructure solutions delivered by one coordinated team. The change in name reflects a renewed commitment to industry leadership and to being the preferred partner for noise barriers, retaining walls, and precast concrete construction. By operating as one integrated organization, EKHO will unlock new value and opportunities through sector expertise, customer-focused service, and operation excellence. Formerly independent operating companies—Durisol, D...

Promotions Recognize High-Performing Individuals and Position Civil Engineering Firm for Growth San Diego, Cali. —  Building on a steady increase in project volume and an expanding geographic reach, Latitude 33 Planning, Engineering & Surveying has recognized and promoted  Vanessa Bolles ;  Jason Gordon ;  John Majocha, PE, QSD ; and  Erin Rist, PE, QSD  to Associate.  A reflection of both individual achievements and the strategic strengthening of the firm’s leadership team from within, these leaders will reinforce Latitude 33’s ability to meet increasing client demand, drive innovation, and support the firm’s long-term growth across California and the Mountain West. Matthew J. Semic, PE, President of Latitude 33, states, “I’m thrilled to congratulate our new Associates!  Vanessa, Jason, John, and Erin have consistently demonstrated technical excellence and a commitment to our clients, communities, and company culture.  Each plays ...

Strengthening our cultural building leadership MKA is pleased to announce the addition of a new Principal to our team! Brian Markham joins MKA with 25 years of experience leading complex arts and cultural building projects around the world. His arrival reinforces our strategic focus on expanding and elevating MKA’s structural engineering practice.  Throughout his career, Brian has partnered with world-class architects, museums, performing arts venues, and academic institutions to deliver technically sophisticated, design-forward environments that serve both mission and community. Known for aligning engineering excellence with institutional vision, he has guided multidisciplinary teams on the design of some of the most demanding cultural facilities in the world.  “Collaboration with bold dreamers is pure joy. Whether it’s owner vision, architectural aspiration, or artist inspiration (or all of the above), working within that creative space has been the calling of my career. ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — STV today announced it will design the reconstruction of Interstate 81 (I-81) from Dorrance to Nuangola in Luzerne County. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) District 4-0 selected STV to modernize the 5.5-mile stretch on one of northeastern Pennsylvania’s most heavily traveled freight and commuter corridors, which carries more than  42,200 vehicles per day  and serves as a critical north–south link to upstate New York, New England states and Canada. The project will reduce congestion, improve highway geometry and address mobility issues throughout the I-81 corridor from Dorrance to Nuangola townships. These improvements will enhance safety, support regional freight mobility and strengthen long-term system reliability. To advance these priorities, the team will: Reconstruct deteriorated pavement along I-81; Replace aging bridges and culverts; Improve geometric alignments throughout the corridor; Evaluate the need for upgrade...

GOLDEN, Co. — Golden Software has released the newest version of its Surfer mapping and 3D visualization software package with enhanced subsurface viewing capabilities and ease-of-use functionality. All users will benefit from streamlined map creation, especially those working with drillholes, wells, and other subsurface data. “In the newest Surfer package, we continue to focus on enabling users to communicate their subsurface 3D data more efficiently and effectively,” said Surfer Product Manager Kari Dickenson. “Geophysicists, geologists, hydrologists, and environmental scientists will find they get better results more quickly from their well and drillhole data.” Surfer remains the most powerful mapping and 3D subsurface visualization package now used by 100,000 professionals worldwide, many involved in environmental consulting, water resources, engineering, mining, oil & gas exploration, and geospatial projects. The software has been relied upon for more than 40 years to quick...

HOUSTON (March 10, 2026)  –  Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced that Jeannine Goldsmith has been named Director, Interior Architecture & Design in the Houston office. In her new role, she will work closely with the office leaders to guide the growth, performance, and strategic direction of the interior architecture and design studio. “Jeannine is an energetic interior design and workplace strategist with a track record in this region for leading high-impact design initiatives across corporate, industrial, energy, aviation, and healthcare sectors,” said Chris Royster, Regional Director, Ware Malcomb. “We are pleased to welcome her to the firm and look forward to her contributions.”  Goldsmith brings more than 20 years of industry experience to her new role at Ware Malcomb, and is adept at translating business goals into innovative, functional environments that elevate user experience and operational efficiency. She has proven s...