Webinar – Improving Infrastructure Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events – May 7

March 6, 2024  |  News

A one-hour live webinar – Improving Infrastructure Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events – will be held on May 7 at 11 a.m. CDT. It is presented by Sam Justice, P.E., civil engineer, Presto Geosystems, you can earn 1 PDH credit, and you can register here. When extreme weather events occu…
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Herculite Products Inc. promotes Jake Ritchie to business manager

March 5, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Herculite Products Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced the appointment of Jake Ritchie as the new business manager for its Custom Engineered Solutions – Agricultural Barn Curtain division. As business manager, Ritchie will oversee the strategic direction of H…
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Navigating unexpected contaminants with your geomembrane system

March 5, 2024  |  News

By Felon Wilson Geomembranes are long-term containment barriers. As such, it is not uncommon for them to be called upon to contain liquids not originally planned. That is particularly true in applications which are more likely to produce changing or varying liquid containment requirements. This blog…
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FHWA’s Ocel receives 2024 Richard Fountain Award

March 4, 2024  |  News

The Steel Bridge Task Force – comprised of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials Steel and Metals Technical Committee – has named Justin Ocel with the Federal Highway Admi…
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COMANCO installs stormwater collection pond for gypsum stack at phosphate mine

March 1, 2024  |  News

COMANCO and Kemron Environmental Services Inc. were selected to help with a gypsum stack closure on a Superfund Site in Mississippi. This closure includes installing a geosynthetic liner system to the gypsum stack to protect the ground from harmful stormwater contact.   The first…
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Ohio DOT helps provide $59M for local bridge projects

February 29, 2024  |  News

Nearly $59.5 million will be awarded to support 17 bridge projects in 12 counties through the Local Major Bridge Program overseen by the Ohio Department of Transportation. That funding is partially the result of an expanded definition of a “local major bridge” initiated by Governor Mike DeWine …
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Solmax supplies geosynthetics for Anchorage regional landfill-expansion project

February 28, 2024  |  News

In 2020, the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska’s Solid Waste Services department (SWS) decided to expand its landfill capacity by adding a new cell 9 and tying it to a number of existing cells in close proximity. Alaska Aggregate Products, LLC (AAP) was awarded the geosynthetics and piping contrac…
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Minnesota DOT issues $18M in port project grants

February 27, 2024  |  News

The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently issued $18.1 million in grants to support seven port development projects aimed at bolstering the efficient and reliable movement of freight on state waterways. That funding, which comes through the agency’s Port Development Assistance Program, a…
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Amy Bircher appointed to advisory committee by President Biden

February 26, 2024  |  ATA News, Industry News, News, People

President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint nine individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, including former Advanced Textiles Association chairman Amy Bircher. The advisory committee provides overall policy advice to the U.S. Trade Representative on …
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Tiltex Australia completes Papua New Guinea mining project

February 26, 2024  |  News

Tiltex Australia recently supplied 5700m2 of Tiltex B range as part of a large draining project at a large remote gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Tiltex 10B GCCM was specified as an impermeable barrier to be placed over a 10-meter-wide benched drain to control and convey rainwater and runoff flow acr…
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