Debra K. Rubin

Amtrak Picks Freight-Rail Vet As New CEO; Transit Guru Dies at 80

Charles Moorman is passenger network's new chief; Robert Kiley revamped three major transit systems

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

August 24, 2016

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Charles Moorman is passenger network's new chief; Robert Kiley revamped three major urban systems.

Public-Private Partnerships

When Toll Road Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

August 24, 2016

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Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections.

The Top 200 Environmental Firms: Revenue Resurges

Meeting needs and mandates generates more work, despite market challenges

Debra K. Rubin Bruce Buckley

August 11, 2016

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The unfolding U.S. government change, and economic and political turmoil elsewhere, did not curb spending on environmental work; will GDPs soon depend on water assets?

Transportation Finance

After A Month, No Deal Still to Fund Hundreds of Idled NJ Road-Rail Projects

Legislators and Christie still spar over gas tax hike; timing and costs of work restarts unclear,

Debra K. Rubin

August 2, 2016

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Legislators agree to 23-cent hike, but it's DOA, says governor; work restarts are unclear.

Two Transpo Experts Join HNTB as SVPs; New CEO for ARCADIS N. America

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

July 28, 2016

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Diana C. Mendes has joined design firm HNTB as senior vice president and leader of its national transit-rail practice, based in Arlington, Va.

Contractor Walbridge Boosts John Rakolta III to EVP; Bid Up for UK Consultant Sweett

Debra K. Rubin

July 13, 2016

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Equipment maker Roadtec former president is dead at 60

Engineering Educators Elect First Black Woman President-Elect

Chicago Designer Alan Bombick Dies at 61

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Bevlee Watford, associate dean for academic affairs at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has become the first black woman to be president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Global Infrastructure

US Rises on Spend Index; Saudi Arabia and Australia Fall

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Despite uncertainty in an election year, the U.S. made the top 10 for the first time in a biannual ranking of 41 global markets for infrastructure investment potential, says the survey author, Holland-based design firm Arcadis.

Workers' Voices

Carpenter Quotes Dalai Lama to Reflect on Global Career

Oregonian Rex Symank, 66, shares job skills with a younger generation on a giant U.S. military base-construction project in South Korea.

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Rex Symank, 66, is sharing four decades of experience with a younger generation on the U.S. military’s largest-ever base-construction project in South Korea.