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AECOM Names New CEO

AECOM Technology Corp., a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and priv...

April 2, 2014
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Lateral Lining in Florida

Today’s municipal infrastructure projects are often awarded to the lowest bidder. Too often that is also coupled with...

April 2, 2014
News
Northwest Pipe Co. Acquires Permalok Corp.

Northwest Pipe Co. recently announced that it acquired Permalok Corp., a fabricator of steel piping using the Permalok p...

April 2, 2014
Features
Learning Curve: Pipe Cleaning Challenges Faced by Municipal and Private...

There are many challenges facing wastewater collection system mangers responsible for collection system maintenance. One...

April 2, 2014
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Going Down the Drain

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus of the Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System is one of the largest comm...

April 2, 2014
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Refurbishing and Strengthening an Aging Highway Culvert with UV Lining

iLine brings with it a fresh ‘can do’ attitude and an in-depth new approach that offers clients a level of confidenc...

April 2, 2014
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A Healthy Resolution

“Employee morale is boosted when employees feel that the employer cares about and is interested in their health,” sa...

April 2, 2014
News
New Navigator Nation Website Offers HDD

Vermeer launched an all-new Navigator Nation website designed to be a social media channel where horizontal directional...

April 1, 2014
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Sprayroq Welcomes Certified Foundations Inc. As a Florida Certified Partner

Sprayroq Inc. has announced that Certified Foundations Inc. of Lakeland, Fla., as its newest Sprayroq Certified Partner...

March 31, 2014
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SAK Construction Awarded $18.8 Million Rehab Contract from City of...

The City of Baltimore has awarded SAK Construction LLC (SAK) an $18.8 million contract to install more than 58,000 ft of...

March 31, 2014
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Mi-Con Adds to Michels Corp’s Array of Services

Michels Corp. has bolstered its civil and utility construction services by launching its newest division, Mi-Con....

March 31, 2014
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Cleaning up Their Act

The blood of most horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects is drilling fluid and keeping that fluid flowing to the...

March 19, 2014
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Sherwood, Ark., Tackles Manhole I/I Issues Using Trenchless Methods

Like most communities across the United States, the City of Sherwood, Ark., at 65-years-old, has its fair share of infil...

March 19, 2014
Directional Drilling
Contractor Profile: EBC Enterprises Riding the Energy Wave

In the event that you’ve been living under 25,000 psi rock formation, there’s an oil and gas boom taking place in sh...

March 19, 2014
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Education and Data Are Key to Overcoming Regulatory Hurdles to...

During the post-World War II era, roughly 600,000 miles of asbestos cement (AC) pipe was laid throughout the United Stat...

March 18, 2014
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Go Big or Go Home

In 1914, the people of Fort Worth wanted a lake, so naturally they just built one. As you would expect big things from T...

March 18, 2014
News
Dallas Water Utilities Achieves Huge Water Savings through Leak Detection...

Across the United States, water and wastewater infrastructure is aging and becoming increasingly difficult for utilities...

March 18, 2014
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First Pipeline Installation in Canada Using Direct Pipe

Michels Canada Co. installed 342 m (1,122 ft) of 42-in. oil pipeline under the Beaver River about 20 km (12.4 miles) nor...

March 18, 2014
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Manhole Control

For many municipalities, manhole rehabilitation often takes a back seat to sewer mainline rehabilitation. For Fayettevil...

March 18, 2014
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Bursting Under Buildings

Careful planning and execution are a must, and choosing the right trenchless approach is of the utmost importance.Recent...

March 18, 2014