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GMA and FGI present webinar on fabrication, installation and testing of geomembranes

On Nov. 7, 2017, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (GFI) will offer the webinar “Fabrication, Installation and Testing of Geomembranes” discussing the types of geomembranes that can be fabricated in the factory and subsequently transported to the field for installation and testing. The webinar begins at 12:00 p.m. EST and [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:20:48-05:00October 10, 2017|

StormCon 2018 issues Call for Papers

On Oct. 4, 2017, StormCon 2018, hosted by Forester Media, issued its Call for Papers for the conference, to be held in Denver, Colo., Aug. 12­­­–16, 2018. The 2018 conference will feature six program tracks: Stormwater Infrastructure and Best Management Practices Green Infrastructure Stormwater Permit Compliance Funding, Staffing and Managing the Stormwater Program Industrial Stormwater [...]

By |2017-10-09T13:36:32-05:00October 9, 2017|

Geosynthetics 2019 issues Call for Proposals

Geosynthetics 2019 is now accepting proposals for volunteers to chair sessions, teach short courses and moderate panels at the premier conference on geosynthetics, to be held Feb. 10­–13, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Texas. The conference, sponsored by the Advanced Textiles Association, will feature four days of technical programming, including short courses, panel [...]

By |2017-10-09T08:15:04-05:00October 9, 2017|

Gant retires as Glen Raven CEO

Allen Gant Jr. has retired as CEO of textile manufacturer Glen Raven Inc., with C.G. “Leib” Oehmig IV, a 28-year veteran of Glen Raven, stepping in as his successor. Gant will remain chairman of the company’s operating board. Gant joined Glen Raven in 1971 and was named CEO in 1996. Gant announced in 2013 that [...]

By |2017-10-09T09:58:52-05:00October 9, 2017|

TRI offers CQA Training Week in Austin, Texas

TRI/Environmental Inc. is offering CQA Training Week at the company’s campus in Austin, Texas, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2017. The training program includes Liner Integrity Survey/Assessments (LISA) training, Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) for Geosynthetic Installations instruction, a course in Construction QA/QC for Compacted Clay Liner and Geosynthetic Clay Liner Installation, and the Geosynthetic [...]

By |2017-10-06T00:00:41-05:00October 6, 2017|

Guyana to install geotextile tubes along Essequibo Coast

Guyana’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) announced it had signed a contract for installation of 100 meters of geotextile tubes to form groins along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Reliance, Essequibo, according to a published report in the Guyana Chronicle. The scope of work includes the alignment of the geotextile tubes with geotextile [...]

By |2017-10-04T08:55:17-05:00October 5, 2017|

TVA and ESI honor safe work of employees at Widows Creek

On Aug. 29, 2017, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Widows Creek Fossil Plant in Jackson County, Ala., honored workers with a lunch to commemorate nearly seven years of work without a lost-time incident. This is a remarkable achievement, and, in a press release, Environmental Specialties International Inc. (ESI) congratulated the company and their team for this important [...]

By |2017-10-09T08:17:54-05:00October 4, 2017|

Minneapolis/Saint Paul Metropolitan Council awards green infrastructure grants

The Metropolitan Council in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minn., voted Sept. 27, 2017, to award $1 million to five Twin Cities Metro Area communities looking to improve water quality and encourage conservation. The awards are part of a pilot project to support local efforts addressing issues in communities related to water quality, quantity and wastewater treatment. The [...]

By |2017-10-04T00:00:58-05:00October 4, 2017|

AASHTO board elects officers for 2017–18

The AASHTO Journal announced Sept. 28, 2017, that the board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) elected Tennessee Department of Transportation commissioner John Schroer as president for the coming year; Schroer served as vice president during the past year. The board—made up of the heads of 50 state [...]

By |2017-09-29T19:10:15-05:00September 29, 2017|

AECOM’s Cummings elected ARTBA chair

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced Matthew (Matt) G. Cummings, a Philadelphia-based executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, was elected 2017–18 ARTBA chair. ARTBA said Cummings’ career in the transportation construction industry spans 30 years, including 23 years at AECOM. A registered professional engineer in multiple states, he leads the [...]

By |2017-09-27T15:13:18-05:00September 29, 2017|
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