Gannett Fleming

Gannett Fleming selects Irfani as Architectural Practice leader

Huzefa Irfani, AIA, is Gannett Fleming’s new Architectural Practice leader.

Macro

Macro taps Kennedy to serve as business development head

Macro, a division of Ross & Baruzzini, an advanced mobility and communications systems engineering consultancy firm, has appointed Sean Kennedy as its new director of business development.

Stantec taps Collins to serve Chicago office

Global design and engineering firm Stantec has added Charles R. Collins III, PE, to its ranks. He’ll be based out of the firm’s Chicago office as a senior rail engineer, officials said.

TranSystems adds Hovanec to Board

TranSystems Corp., which provides engineering and architectural planning, design and construction services to railroads, has added John Hovanec to its Board of Directors.

HDR selects Buchanan as transit principal project manager

Engineering firm HDR has added Brian Buchanan to its transit practice as a transit principal project manager and transit section manager.

Sound Transit taps Lewis to lead Design, Engineering and Construction Management

Sound Transit has named Ron Lewis as its executive director of Design, Engineering and Construction Management (DECM).

Report prioritizes research projects regarding shipping choices, truck limits

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a new report that outlines a research path toward addressing uncertainties in estimating the potential impacts of proposed changes to truck size

Hardesty & Hanover taps Farmer to lead freight rail

Hardesty & Hanover (H&H) has added Bret Farmer, PE, as the firm’s new national director of Freight Rail.

WSP adds Yoseph in San Francisco

Ashur Yoseph has joined WSP USA as a senior vice president in the engineering firm’s San Francisco office.

Parsons named president and CEO of Iowa Interstate Railroad

Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd., has promoted Joe Parsons from the role of general manager to serve as president and CEO of the Iowa Interstate Railroad.

HNTB adds Roth as director in Austin

Steve Roth, PE, PMP, has joined HNTB Corporation as group director – engineering, based in the firm’s Austin office.

NJ Transit awards task order contract to Modjeski and Masters

New Jersey Transit has awarded a task order contract to Modjeski and Masters for Bridge and Railway Engineering work, the firm announced Aug. 8.

SEPTA issues RFP for preliminary design of King of Prussia Rail extension

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to progress engineering work on its King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) extension of the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL).