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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Water/Stormwater

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Alpha Testing, a UES company, was chosen by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) to provide quality control/construction materials testing services to multiple project teams. Bois d’Arc Lake will span 16,641 acres. The dam is two miles long and 90-feet tall, with a 110-foot-tall intake tower. Halff worked with the U.S.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

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The building’s strategic design includes a 35 percent targeted reduction in potable water use through efficient fixtures and equipment, a 25 percent targeted reduction in energy costs with a focus on thermal performance and optimal heating, and a 360-panel floating solar array to name a few.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

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Enjoy local shops, restaurants and events in Henderson’s historic downtown core: the Water Street District. commercial gaming in the 2017 calendar year. commercial casino industry directly employed more than 361,000 employees in 2017, and those employees earned more than $17 billion in wages, benefits and tips.

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Less Is More In New England

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From the July/August 2017 Isssue. According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 percent (seasonally adjusted), unchanged from April 2017 and down four-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago. By the BF Staff. percent in 2016, was down 0.8

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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From the July/August 2017 Issue . The state’s favorable business tax structure, government policies and competitive costs make planning for future growth easy. Florida offers a cost-efficient alternative to other competitive high-tech states. In 2017, Moody’s Analytics expects the metro area’s population to expand 3.61

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Designing Resilient Stormwater Systems 

Civil + Structural Engineer

Aging public drainage systems also create an increasing burden to the public on the cost of maintenance and repair, further reducing drainage capacity when the systems are not regularly maintained in a fully operational manner. LID can also expand to a larger scale with the re-greening and expansion of drainage facilities.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The overall cost of the logistics industry rose another 3.1 The report saw rail transportation costs rising 6.5