In the aftermath of the Twin Towers disaster, on November 19, 2010 Judge Alvin Hellerstein announced that over 95% of the Plaintiffs in the World Trade Center site litigation had opted in, accepting the settlement proposal to end the lawsuits against New York City. These law suits were filled not just against the City, but [...]
Archive for the ‘Industry News and Commentary’ Category
Engineers, 9-11 & Emergency Responder Legislation
Posted: September 15, 2011 by Skip Black CPC in Architecture, Heavy Civil, Industry News and Commentary, StructuresTags: architecture structural international, water environmental
Economic Recovery…..Is in Our Own Hands
Posted: September 9, 2011 by nedlyons in Double Eagle News, Industry News and Commentary, Power & EnergyTags: Power
The economy is improving. Despite what the media is trying to make us believe, yes, the economy is improving. My company, Double Eagle Group, works in multiple disciplines, in multiple markets around the country and around the world. The economy is improving. I recently was on a extended weekend with a large group of business [...]
Civil markets activety growing
Posted: August 25, 2011 by Skip Black CPC in Double Eagle News, Industry News and CommentaryTags: Executive Search and Placement
Our team has recently responded to several RFP’s regarding infrastructure consulting firms in the Mid-West, Mid-Atlantic and Rocky Mountains. Double Eagle Group (DEG) has grown as a trusted third (3rd) party search and placement team with direct and collateral advantages for companies in the fifty to five-hundred in size. Professional Engineers and market veterans bring a time-tested [...]
Heavy Civil Update/Paul Wallick
Posted: August 18, 2011 by paulwallick in Heavy Civil, Industry News and CommentaryTags: Construction, employment news, Heavy Civil
Finding activity in development including multi-family housing. Mining companies seeing record profits. Northwest North Dakota oil patch creating civil engineer positions in may disciplines.
1 World Trade Center from ENR
Posted: August 18, 2011 by Skip Black CPC in Architecture, Construction, Industry News and CommentaryTags: architecture, architecture structural international, Construction
For workers raising the Western Hemisphere’s soon-to-be tallest skyscraper, “fast food” has an extra dollop of meaning. With hundreds of eateries in Lower Manhattan, crews erecting the frame of the $3.2-billion One World Trade Center—on schedule to stand 1,776 ft when substantially complete in fall 2013—have only two options when the lunch bell rings: They [...]
Heavy Civil Update/Paul Wallick, P.E.
Posted: August 11, 2011 by paulwallick in Heavy Civil, Industry News and CommentaryTags: employment news, Executive Search and Placement
Oil patch of western North Dakota creating a demand for civil engineers. Need for transportation, municipal, land development, water/wastewater, water resources. The sky rocketing prices of precious metals has created a demand for mining engineers in locations throughout the world. If you are open to career opportunities keep your LinkedIn profile up to date and [...]
Double Eagle News July 2011
Posted: July 25, 2011 by Skip Black CPC in Current Employment Commentary, Double Eagle News, Earth/Water, Heavy Civil, Industry News and Commentary, Power & EnergyTags: architecture, Construction, employment news, Heavy Civil
Industry News 25Jul11 International markets are active as general construction, civic buildings, and major infrastructure projects come online. Hospitality continues to find resonance in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and UAE. Domestically we are having increased RFPs in the Mid-Atlantic for AEC and MEP work. Our Heavy Civil team is spiking in mining inquiries. Earth/Water has several [...]
Innovation and the NEW American Dream
Posted: July 21, 2011 by Brad Burke, PE in Construction, Current Employment Commentary, Double Eagle News, Earth/Water, Heavy Civil, Industry News and CommentaryTags: architecture, employment news, Heavy Civil, waste water, water environmental
There has recently been a lot of talk about innovation, and how innovation will be one of the major keys for pulling the United States out of this global recession. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria devoted a whole program on how Technological Innovation will help restore the “American Dream”, and how both private enterprise and federal government [...]
The Next War on Drugs – Coming Soon to Your Kitchen Tap
Posted: July 21, 2011 by Brad Burke, PE in Current Employment Commentary, Double Eagle News, Earth/Water, Industry News and CommentaryTags: green build, water environmental
If you live in a major urban area and go to the kitchen tap to fill a glass of water, you’re placing faith in a water supply and treatment system that is probably at least 50 years old – a great system designed to supply hundreds of thousands of homes with clean, reliable and inexpensive [...]
HEAVY CIVIL UPDATE/PAUL WALLICK, P.E./AUGUST 25, 2011
Posted: September 15, 2011 by paulwallick in Current Employment Commentary, Heavy Civil, Industry News and CommentaryTags: employment news
August 25, 2011 Heavy Civil Update Paul Wallick, P.E. I am finding action for municipal, transportation, and land development engineers in smaller communities. Also a need for designers with CAD, Microstation, and Civil 3D experience. Larger metropolitan areas were more affected by the recession because new development projects stalled. Smaller communities were not as dependent [...]