News Articles http://www.publicworks.com/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:13:00 GMT The LPA Group Incorporated (LPA), a unit of Michael Baker Corporation, has received supplements totaling $3.3M on contracts it has with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to replace three structurally deficient bridge crossings over Lake Lanier on State Route 369, just west of the city of Gainesville http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Baker-Receives-Contract-Supplements-For-Three-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:13:00 GMT International Products Corporation will conduct a webinar on "The Importance of Assembly Lubricants in Manufacturing" and how they can help to reduce costs while increasing quality and worker safety. The complimentary webinar is scheduled for Wednesday April 4th 2012 at 1pm EST. Questions will be addressed at the conclusion of the webinar. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/IPC-To-Host-Webinar-On-The-Importance-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:21:30 GMT Tyler Technologies, Inc., has signed an agreement with Missouri City, Texas, to deliver its Munis enterprise resource planning (ERP) and IncodeŽmunicipal court solutions under a software as a service (SaaS) agreement that enables the city to access current technology for a low upfront investment http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Tyler-Technologies-Signs-Agreement-To-Deliver-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:17:00 GMT Children have a natural curiosity about dolphins, whales and other marine mammals. The best way for parents to encourage this interest - and to inspire a lifelong passion for wildlife conservation - is to log kids off the computer and visit an accredited marine park, aquarium or zoo, where learning best happens http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/National-Poll-Finds-Accredited-Marine-Parks-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:00 GMT Hungerford &Terry has furnished eight, 12' diameter x 24' horizontal GreensandPlus™ filters. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/New16-MGD-Water-Treatment-Plant-Opens-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:26:00 GMT Skanska USA's civil construction business unit announced today that it has signed a contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Second Avenue Subway Systems project in New York City http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Skanska-Secures-Contract-For-The-Second-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:28:00 GMT Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced it has selected the Trump Organization as the preferred team to redevelop the Old Post Office building and annex located in downtown Washington, D.C http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/General-Services-Administration-Selects-The-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:53:00 GMT The UK government hopes more large public sector projects will be delivered on time and within budget with the establishment of a new academy for civil servants http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Academy-Aims-To-Boost-Civil-Service-Project-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:42:00 GMT Embarking on an exciting new collaboration for its National Merchandise Program, Parks Canada is pleased to announce it has awarded a Merchandise License Agreement to Cotton Candy Inc. and creative partner Roots Canada to manage the sales and complete supply-chain process of its merchandise program, following a public tendering process http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Government-Of-Canada-Awards-Licence-Agreement-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:52:00 GMT Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, along with John Baird, local member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, announced the award of a $1.8-million engineering design contract for the structural rehabilitation of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge in the National Capital Region to the joint venture firm MMM Group Limited /CIMA+ SENC of Ottawa, Ontario http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/PWGSC-Awards-Design-Contract-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:16:00 GMT The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, along with Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, today announced that members of Parliament were announcing new investments of approximately $25o million, over the next five years, in public infrastructure projects across the country, for a total of $320 million in funding for these assets, as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Harper-Government-Invests-In-Canadas-Economy-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:09:00 GMT The LPA Group Incorporated (LPA), a unit of Michael Baker Corporation, has been awarded a $5.1M contract by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to develop final construction plans for a new 5.7-mile section of Interstate 73 between I-95 and U.S. Route 501 in Dillon County, South Carolina, near the town of Latta http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Baker-Selected-By-South-Carolina-DOT-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:48:00 GMT As a part of its mission to improve the lives of the people it serves and the health of Indiana communities, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield today announced that the health plan, its corporate foundation and associates contributed more than more than $2.9M and 2,000 volunteer hours to health-related causes and community events in 2011 http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Anthem-Blue-Cross-And-Blue-Shield-In-Indiana-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT Wake Electric Membership Corporation (Wake Electric) of Wake Forest, North Carolina has begun implementing a Sensus FlexNet advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system for its more than 35,000 members in a seven-county area surrounding the state's capital of Raleigh http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/North-Carolinas-Wake-Electric-Membership-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:19:00 GMT Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has been awarded a contract by the City of Austin for the development of a transportation corridor plan along an 18.5km (11.5 miles) portion of Interstate Highway 35 in central Austin, Texas http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Parsons-Brinckerhoff-To-Develop-I-35-Corridor-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:55:00 GMT On December 15, 2011, York Bridge Concepts began construction of a vehicular timber bridge as part of a joint infrastructure improvement project by the Village of Bald Head Island and Bald Head Island Limited, LLC, in North Carolina http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Construction-Of-Timber-Bridge-Begins-On-Bald-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:56:00 GMT With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras and a whole lot of computer processing, engineer Mark Iadicola of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been helping the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), to assure the safety of hundreds of truss bridges across the United States http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Stretching-Exercises-Using-Digital-Images-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:03:00 GMT Middlesex Water Company, (NASDAQ: MSEX), a provider of water and wastewater and related services, primarily in New Jersey and Delaware, today filed a request with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for a general increase in water rates for its Middlesex system in New Jersey http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Middlesex-Water-Company-Files-For-Rate-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:03:00 GMT Payments for parking, traveling by public transportation, entrance to museums and fees at offices - all of these and much more will be available for settlement with the Silesian Public Services Card (SPSC) http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/BRE-Bank-And-Asseco-To-Implement-The-Silesian-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:45:00 GMT A Kansas State University graduate student sees the unpaved road ahead, and it's filled with biomaterial http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/The-Path-Less-Traveled-Research-Is-Driving-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:15:00 GMT