Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Wisconsin Southeast Branch Board, cell phone, computer, Edward E. Gillen Co., engineer, National Engineers Week, railroad, space flight
To the editor:
Feb. 14-20 is National Engineers Week. Every year during this week, engineers take time to celebrate the collective accomplishments of our profession.
Over the past 150 years, the engineers in this country have played a significant role in such accomplishments as construction of the transcontinental railroad, manned space flight, cellular phones and personal computers. [...]
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced Tuesday he has named Rob Phillips as city engineer.
Phillips is currently the interim city engineer.
“Rob is an experienced and skilled manager and a proven leader in the city’s engineering division,” Cieslewicz said in a press release. “I’m pleased to announce his selection, and I’m confident he will be a great [...]
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: architect, Bierke, bill, engineer, Gottlieb, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Plale, QBS, qualifications-based selection, Stauske, thompson, Woodard
By Paul Snyder
Architectural and engineering selection based on qualifications rather than bids is a great option but a dangerous law, according to municipal leaders opposing a bill that would force the issue.
Hiring discretion should be left to municipalities because they are more qualified than the state to make decisions for local projects, said Larry Bierke, [...]
Published: November 16, 2009
Tags: 100-year storm, American Public Works Association's Wisconsin Chapter, engineer, G factor, Grisa, Grisa Scale, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, public works, rainfall, storm water, University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Wisconsin Initiative for Climate Change Impacts
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
Increased intensity and frequency of rainstorms has researchers in the state considering more storm-water regulations.
The so-called 100-year storms, which dump roughly six inches of rain in 24 hours, are occurring more frequently. That is leading planners, up to their ankles in floods, to wonder if they must design larger systems to handle more [...]
Published: August 27, 2009
Tags: engineer, license, licensing bill, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association Inc.
Comments: 4
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Wisconsin’s procedure for licensing professional engineers is, at least according to one state lawmaker, “suspect.”
“Right now, there’s confusion and conflicting language,” said state Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point.
“We need to clarify exactly what Wisconsin requires to put ‘professional engineer’ behind a name.”
Molepske is leading that charge with a bill that would change the [...]
Published: August 7, 2009
Tags: contractor, developer, engineer, FBI, New Jersey, sting
Samantha Henry
AP Writer
Newark, NJ (AP) — Federal authorities couldn’t have picked a more fertile target than New Jersey’s Manhattan-facing waterfront towns for a fake cash-for-development undercover sting, longtime observers say.
The majority of those arrested in a sweeping FBI bust that netted 44 people on corruption and money laundering charges had ties — real or feigned [...]
