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The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Don McNabb, CGWP, CP as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member

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Monday, February 12, 2024

LANSING, Mich., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Don McNabb, CGWP, CP is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to Environmental Consulting and Resource Management.

Key Points: 
  • LANSING, Mich., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Don McNabb, CGWP, CP is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to Environmental Consulting and Resource Management.
  • Triterra, under his leadership, has become synonymous with excellence in environmental consulting, Brownfield consulting, and natural resource management.
  • As the driving force behind Triterra, Mr. McNabb has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering top-notch environmental services.
  • With a career spanning more than two decades in environmental consulting, Mr. McNabb brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Triterra.

Readout of Day Two of SBA Administrator Guzman’s Visit to Maui for a Six-Month Assessment of Wildfire Recovery Efforts

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Saturday, February 10, 2024

Administrator Guzman started the day at the local Business Recovery Center, which helps individuals whose businesses suffered property damage or economic losses due to the wildfires.

Key Points: 
  • Administrator Guzman started the day at the local Business Recovery Center, which helps individuals whose businesses suffered property damage or economic losses due to the wildfires.
  • There, she met with staff and discussed how the SBA is assisting economic recovery efforts for the local small business community.
  • Administrator Guzman ended the day with Administrator Criswell and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen for a meeting with the Mayor’s Advisory Committee.
  • Image Description: Administrator Guzman (L) participates in a recovery meeting with Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen and the Mayor’s Advisory Committee.

Inaugural World Lidar Day to Launch Feb. 12 at Geo Week Conference in Denver

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Friday, February 9, 2024

DENVER, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The first World Lidar Day, which will celebrate lidar and its expanding applications each year on Feb. 12, will be held this Monday. Its debut will coincide with Geo Week, one of the world's largest geospatial conferences, which starts Sunday in Denver, Colo.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The first World Lidar Day, which will celebrate lidar and its expanding applications each year on Feb. 12, will be held this Monday.
  • Its debut will coincide with Geo Week , one of the world's largest geospatial conferences, which starts Sunday in Denver, Colo.
    World Lidar Day was founded by a group of public agency and private industry representatives working collaboratively to raise awareness about the value of lidar.
  • Lidar data are collected via air, land, and sea vessels, and the capability is available on some smartphones.
  • The founding members' intention with World Lidar Day is to promote awareness of the technology and to develop an annual platform for learning and collaboration.

Inaugural World Lidar Day to Launch Feb. 12 at Geo Week Conference in Denver

Retrieved on: 
Friday, February 9, 2024

DENVER, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The first World Lidar Day, which will celebrate lidar and its expanding applications each year on Feb. 12, will be held this Monday. Its debut will coincide with Geo Week, one of the world's largest geospatial conferences, which starts Sunday in Denver, Colo.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The first World Lidar Day, which will celebrate lidar and its expanding applications each year on Feb. 12, will be held this Monday.
  • Its debut will coincide with Geo Week , one of the world's largest geospatial conferences, which starts Sunday in Denver, Colo.
    World Lidar Day was founded by a group of public agency and private industry representatives working collaboratively to raise awareness about the value of lidar.
  • Lidar data are collected via air, land, and sea vessels, and the capability is available on some smartphones.
  • The founding members' intention with World Lidar Day is to promote awareness of the technology and to develop an annual platform for learning and collaboration.

$10 million Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize appoints advisory committee members

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XTX Markets' newly created Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize ('AIMO Prize') is a $10mn challenge fund designed to spur the creation of a publicly shared AI model capable of winning a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

Key Points: 
  • Fields Medallists Timothy Gowers and Terence Tao appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize, alongside Po-Shen Loh, Dan Roberts and Geoff Smith.
  • The AIMO Advisory Committee will support the development of the AIMO Prize, including advising on appropriate protocols and technical aspects, and designing the various competitions and prizes.
  • It will be important to experiment with multiple approaches to this goal, and to benchmark the performance of each of them.
  • Eoghan Flanagan, Director of the AIMO Prize, commented:
    "We are delighted to welcome such esteemed members of the mathematical community to the advisory committee of the AIMO Prize.

$10 million Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize appoints advisory committee members

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XTX Markets' newly created Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize ('AIMO Prize') is a $10mn challenge fund designed to spur the creation of a publicly shared AI model capable of winning a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

Key Points: 
  • Fields Medallists Timothy Gowers and Terence Tao appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize, alongside Po-Shen Loh, Dan Roberts and Geoff Smith.
  • The AIMO Advisory Committee will support the development of the AIMO Prize, including advising on appropriate protocols and technical aspects, and designing the various competitions and prizes.
  • It will be important to experiment with multiple approaches to this goal, and to benchmark the performance of each of them.
  • Eoghan Flanagan, Director of the AIMO Prize, commented:
    "We are delighted to welcome such esteemed members of the mathematical community to the advisory committee of the AIMO Prize.

Stanley Consultants internship program wins consecutive Campus Forward award in 2024

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global engineering consulting firm Stanley Consultants has won a 2024 Campus Forward award for its national internship program, sponsored by the recruiting firm RippleMatch.

Key Points: 
  • CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global engineering consulting firm Stanley Consultants has won a 2024 Campus Forward award for its national internship program, sponsored by the recruiting firm RippleMatch.
  • This is the second consecutive year that Stanley Consultants has been chosen for this honor.
  • In a detailed application process, companies shared their approach to early career recruitment, use of technology, internship programming and equitable hiring practices.
  • Lisa Nourse, talent acquisition manager, noted that 90 percent of Stanley Consultants' interns transitioned to full-time jobs in the first year of the program.

Cipher Neutron Appoints Dr. Bruno Pollet to its Advisory Board

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Canadian company Cipher Neutron Inc. (“Cipher Neutron” or “CN”) is very pleased to announce that it has appointed the renowned Dr. Bruno Pollet to its Advisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • Canadian company Cipher Neutron Inc. (“Cipher Neutron” or “CN”) is very pleased to announce that it has appointed the renowned Dr. Bruno Pollet to its Advisory Board.
  • Dr. Bruno Pollet is a member of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET): An Independent Advisory Council to the United Nations’ Secretary-General, and a CEET Hydrogen Task Force leader.
  • Dr. Bruno G. Pollet, PhD in Physical Chemistry in the field of Electrochemistry and Advisory Board member of Cipher Neutron stated, “In Canada and abroad, Cipher Neutron’s AEM Electrolyser Technology is a hydrogen industry accomplishment to be very proud of.
  • I look forward to applying my years of experience as an advisor to the great team at Cipher Neutron.”
    Gurjant Randhawa, M.Eng., P.Eng., President and CEO of Cipher Neutron, stated, “Cipher Neutron is very pleased to welcome Dr. Pollet to its growing Advisory Board.

Tetra Tech Reports Strong First Quarter Results and Raises Full Fiscal Year Guidance

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), today announced results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), today announced results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.
  • For fiscal 2024, Tetra Tech is raising guidance for increased EPS growth of 20% with a 20% IFRS EBITDA1 margin.
  • Tetra Tech expects EPS for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 to range from $1.25 to $1.35 and net revenue to range from $990 million to $1.04 billion.
  • For fiscal 2024, Tetra Tech is raising EPS guidance to range from $5.90 to $6.20 and is raising net revenue guidance to range from $4.15 billion to $4.30 billion2.

Public and Private Works Projects Honored by Statewide Engineering Association

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

These honor award projects are being recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.

Key Points: 
  • These honor award projects are being recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.
  • As the prime consultant, GHD provided project planning, public outreach, permitting, grant assistance, engineering design, and engineering services during construction.
  • ACEC California is a 60 plus year-old, nonprofit association of private consulting engineering and land surveying firms.
  • As a statewide organization, we are dedicated to enhancing the consulting engineering and land surveying professions, protecting the general public, and promoting use of the private sector in the growth and development of our state.