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The median annual salary for civil engineers continued to climb, but minorities and women earn significantly less than males, according to the 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers Salary Report. Median pre-tax pay was $119,000, an increase of $10,000 over ...

Erdman Anthony, the multidisciplinary engineering firm headquartered in Rochester, has expanded into Virginia and Maryland with the acquisition of Dwyer Engineering. Dwyer Engineering was founded in 1981 and provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing and refrigeration engineering to food store, restaurant, retail ...

The New York Department of State has begun construction on a $627,000 resiliency project awarded to Orleans County through the state’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The money will fund work on the Point Breeze Boat Launch near the ...

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In college, I remember a professor telling a studio full of aspiring architects that traveling was an essential part of being an architect. The reason being, she stated, was that it contributed to a designer’s collective experience of places, a mental catalogue of sorts. Of ...

When designing a building or a bridge, every detail must be exact, every measurement precise. There can be no surprises, no ad-libbing. Life, however, doesn’t work that way, as Nagappa Ravindra will attest. When he completed his bachelor’s degree in ...

Frontier Airlines is slated to add a new destination from the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. Beginning Nov. 30, Frontier will offer nonstop service to Tampa International Airport four times weekly on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Return service ...

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The Inner Loop North Transformation Project could finally move forward as a result of legislation passed by the House of Representatives. The project was submitted as part of this year’s Surface Transportation Member Designated Projects and would expand on the ...

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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited Genesee County on Wednesday to tout his two-pronged plan to establish the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) as a domestic hub for the semiconductor and clean energy industries. Schumer said ...

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The public comment period on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for the state Canal Corp.’s Earthen Embankment Integrity Program will be extended to October 15, 2021, the organization said Monday. “The Canal Corp. is committed to a public ...

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As Greenlight Networks celebrated its 10th anniversary last week, founder and CEO Mark Murphy looked back at the humble beginnings for the high-speed internet provider. “I started at my kitchen table,” he said. “I was answering the phone. I was ...

Andluca Technologies, a Princeton University spin-out, has developed UV-solar-powered smart glass to improve the energy efficiency, resiliency, and security of buildings. The company is one of 10 finalist companies with optics, imaging, and photonics-enabled technologies that is working with NextCorps’ Luminate NY accelerator as part of its ...

With the ROC the Riverway waterfront revitalization initiative well underway, the city of Rochester now is seeking a consultant to provide preliminary design services for transformation of the Erie Canal aqueduct on Broad Street. The aqueduct once carried the Erie ...

Rochester’s Hyzon Motors USA Inc. has completed its business combination with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. and has begun trading on the Nasdaq Global Select market under the symbols HYZN and HYZNW. As part of the business completion, Decarbonization Plus has ...

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Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA)’s proposal for preliminary design and environmental review of an electric charging depot has been included in legislation passed by the House of Representatives. The $800,000 project was submitted as part of this year’s Surface Transportation ...

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The New York State Thruway Authority will begin construction this month on a $450 million project to redevelop the 27 service areas located along the Thruway. The service areas were built in the 1950s, with the last significant renovations taking ...

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