Author: Cindy Zavaleta
Shad Comeaux Teaches Principles of Site Design at Texas Southern University
This summer, Shad Comeaux, Account Director, Pearland, had an opportunity to serve as an Adjunct Professor in Texas Southern University’s Urban Planning and Environmental Policy graduate degree program. Shad taught five students during a five-week course that consisted of lectures and field study.
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Stream Restoration Specialists Gather to Focus on Geomorphology Best Practices
The fluvial ecosystem restoration and environmental science group recently hosted an introduction to stream geomorphology workshop. Twenty employees from five offices took part in the three-day event, which took the classroom activities into the field.
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Freese and Nichols Adds Ardita Dushi to Lead Federal Team
Freese and Nichols has added Ardita Dushi, PE, MAPM to our federal team as a Federal Program Manager to help us assist federal agencies in the heavy civil water resources line. Ardita has 16+ years of experience in project management, client management and geotechnical engineering for public/federal projects and clients in Texas and throughout the US.
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Lake Arlington Pump Station Shared Operations Improvements
In Texas, the City of Arlington and the Trinity River Authority entered into a partnership to share, renew and operate an existing raw water pump station. The two different owners operate separate raw water pump stations, on Lake Arlington, that service 600,000 people, are less than 600 feet apart.
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Freese and Nichols and Jason Cocklin Bring Expertise to Arkansas
Freese and Nichols is expanding their national expertise and presence in the Central Plains to Northwest Arkansas (NWA). The new space is located in Rogers just minutes away from Bentonville and nearby growing cities, Springdale and Fayetteville.
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FEMA Announces Flood Mitigation Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2022
This month, FEMA released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program. FMA provides grant funding for projects that reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the NFIP. For fiscal year 2022, FMA will provide $800 million in grants nationwide.
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Jorge Arroyo and Charley Mock Earn National DBIA Certification
Jorge Arroyo and Charley Mock have successfully completed the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) comprehensive education, training and certification testing program earning each of them the design-build industry’s designation as a nationally certified Associate Design-Build Professional.
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ENR Ranks Freese and Nichols in the Nation’s Top 20 for Six Sectors
Freese and Nichols is among the nation’s top design firms in six market sectors, as compiled by Engineering News-Record (ENR).
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Connect With Us at the APWA Public Works Expo
Connect with us at the APWA Public Works Expo and attend one of our five presentations.
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Stephanie Pluta Named ACEC-NC Young Professional of the Year
Congrats to Stephanie Pluta for receiving the 2022 Young Professional of the Year Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina.
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Holly Ahumada Receives NSPE New Professional of the Year Award
Congrats to Holly Ahumada for receiving the 2022 New Professional of the Year Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers.
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Fast-Track Pump Station Project Provides Reliable Water Source During Droughts
The Sabine River Pump Station and Pipeline Project replaced an existing pump station that had reached the end of its design life. The project provides a more reliable water source during drought conditions as well as essential water supplies to serve industrial and municipal customers.
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