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IFAI Installs Solar Panels Reducing Costs and Pollution

Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) headquarters, located in Roseville, Minnesota, reduced their electricity usage by installing solar energy panels. Projected savings is $85,000 over the next 20 years which ATA plans to reinvest. "One of our core values is to reduce our environmental footprint and the solar array is a big step. We will be able [...]

By |2018-11-13T14:55:11-06:00November 13, 2018|

IFAI Expo 2018 Delivers Valuable and Engaging Event!

Advanced Textiles Association Expo (IFAI Expo) offered a wide variety of exhibitors, events and education and was attended by more than 4,850 verified participants! DALLAS, TX— The 98th IFAI Expo attracted more than 4,350 verified registered participants from IFAI Expo and 500 scanned leads from CAMX to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for the [...]

By |2018-11-13T09:55:42-06:00November 13, 2018|

AASHTO directors choose Tymon as executive director

The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) selected James J. Tymon as the sixth executive director of AASHTO during the association's annual board of directors meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Sep. 24. Tymon, who is AASHTO’s chief operating officer and director of policy and management, joined the association in [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:53:13-06:00September 24, 2018|

Idaho Transportation Department receives largest grant in its history

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) received $90.24 million in infrastructure grants in August, the largest grant ITD had ever received. It will be used to ease congestion on Interstate 84 in Nampa, Idaho, part of a larger project along I-84 corridor between Boise and Caldwell. “The project is expected to Improve safety by significantly reducing serious [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:53:47-06:00September 5, 2018|

IECA Region One becomes Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP)

The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) has been approved under the Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) program, which is managed by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). “We’re excited to announce our acceptance as an RCEP provider,” Sharan Wilson, IECA executive director, said. “IECA strives to provide the most exceptional, relevant training [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:54:10-06:00July 26, 2018|

Sen. John Hoeven, four former USDOT secretaries and three Trump Administration officials to speak July 19 at ARTBA’s P3s conference in D.C.

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., will join former U.S. transportation secretaries Jim Burnley, Sam Skinner, Rodney Slater and Mary Peters as featured speakers on July 19 at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 30th Annual Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Senior Trump administration officials Alex [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:54:32-06:00July 18, 2018|

O-I chooses steel reinforced geosynthetic drainage improvements for a Texas landfill

In December 2017, Owens-Illinois, commonly known as O-I and one of the largest glassmakers in the world, took action to improve the drainage system for their glass container landfill situated near the company’s O-I Waco manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas, Contech Engineered Solutions said in a press release. The consulting engineer worked closely with the [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:55:00-06:00May 17, 2018|

IFAI signs representation agreement with BCH in India

On April 19, 2018, the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announced the signing of an agreement with Business Co-ordination House (BCH) in New Delhi to provide representation for ATA in India. “We believe BCH is uniquely positioned to help ATA expand the opportunities for our organization with the emerging Indian market for technical textiles,” said Mary Hennessy, [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:55:11-06:00April 19, 2018|

2016 Smart Fabrics Summit Videos

Watch videos from the 2016 Smart Fabrics Summit on the website of the International Trade Administration Office of Textiles and Apparel. Part 1- Opening Remarks; Globe Demonstration; Challenges in Manufacturing Smart Fabrics Panel Part 2- First Line Technology Demonstration; Federal Research and Development in Smart Fabrics Panel; Part 3- DuPont Demonstration; Intellectual Property Rights for [...]

By |2017-10-19T13:46:02-05:00May 26, 2017|

Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 Is Huge Success

Over 2100 attendees gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Orlando, Florida for Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, the biggest geosynthetics show in the industry.  Geotechnical Frontiers combined the annual Geo-Congress and the biennial Geosynthetics Conference into a super-event held once every six years. “We had a great show and we’re delighted with both the turnout and [...]

By |2017-09-12T14:57:57-05:00April 6, 2017|
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