CEO and entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis is featuring San Diego’s Harbor Drive on the 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 edition of CNBC’s “Streets of Dreams with Marcus Lemonis.” Filmed before COVID-19, the hour-long show centers on San Diego’s “blue economy” and features interviews with local waterfront leaders involved in ocean-based businesses.
The new primetime series is produced for CNBC by Zero Point Zero Productions with Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins and Shawn Cuddy serving as executive producers. Adam Barry is the executive producer for CNBC. The show highlights stories of entrepreneurs and the unique business cultures that “define America’s most iconic streets.” On this episode, San Diego’s fishing heritage is looked at along with the future of the waterfront. In addition, the show explores how the U.S. Navy contributes billions to the local economy.
Dr. C. Shawn Sun, assistant professor of civil engineering for Louisiana Tech University has been selected to receive the 2021 Engineering Faculty Professionalism award from the Louisiana Engineering Foundation (LEF).
Sun has more than 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and professional practice in structural engineering. His research interests include the ultra-high performance concrete, behavior and design of prestressed concrete and steel structures, innovative bridge systems, evaluation of existing concrete structures, and instrumentation and monitoring of structures.
Prior to joining Louisiana Tech’s Civil Engineering program in 2017, Sun served as a founding partner and then senior vice president for structural engineering consulting company, eConstruct, LLC, in Omaha, Nebraska.
ACEC California Announces 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced the 2021 recipients of its annual
Engineering Excellence Awards. Projects were recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Fourteen projects earned the prestigious Honor Award distinction, twenty-five were recognized with Merit Awards, and twelve Commendation Awards were granted. In a year that has brought so much uncertainty to California s residents and economy, it is refreshing to step back and take a moment to honor the unwavering expertise and innovation in the Golden State, said Brad Diede, Executive Director of the American Council of Engineering Companies, California. The engineering and land surveying firms and infrastructure projects showcased in this
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Leading engineering consulting and program management firm Raba Kistner, Inc. announced high-profile leadership transitions, including that Chris Schultz, PE, PMP, assumed the role of president from Gary W. Raba, D.Eng, PE, on January 1, 2021.
Schultz will be only the firm’s third leader since the company’s inception in 1968. The transition serves as the result of years of intentional strategic planning and aims to position the organization for continued growth in Texas and beyond. This significant transition marks the first time in the organization’s 52 years of operation that the top leadership will not be a family member of the original CEO and co-founder, Dr. Carl Raba.
Industry Comments Support FHWA Proposal on Infrastructure Design Standards Siri Stafford/Getty Images
Public comments submitted to the Federal Highway Administration regarding a recent proposal that would allow more flexibility with design standards when repairing highways and interstates reflect an overwhelming show of support from industry groups and transportation agencies.
FHWA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on Nov. 24, garnered 18 comments by the end of December. Specifically, the NPRM proposes revision to the design standards and standard specifications that apply to new construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation projects on the National Highway System. The comments came from an assortment of transportation industry associations and state departments of transportation.