People News: COMTO, Moffatt & Nichol
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) names 10 recipients of its Women Who Move the Nation Award. Also, Moffatt & Nichol appoints Nathan Ellis to its national rail team.
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Supply Side: Wabtec, HNTB
Wabtec Corporation acquires Bloom Engineering, Inc. Also, the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials’ Northern California chapter honors HNTB Corporation.
Association Briefs: WTS International, ASLRRA
The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International and the Eno Center for Transportation (Eno) sign memorandum of understanding (MOU). Also, from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s weekly Views & News: A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report discusses results of Onboard Broken Rail Detection (OBRD) system research; ASLRRA congratulates industry colleagues on their retirements; and registration opens for first ASLRRA training seminar in 2023.
Julie Green to Receive COMTO Award
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) will recognize Hatch LTK Vice President Julie Green and 12 other women for their “outstanding contributions to America’s transportation industry” during its virtual conference, to be held Sept. 28-30.
WSP USA’s Adams elected to COMTO board
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has elected WSP USA Vice President Community Relations and Diversity, Transportation and Infrastructure–Central Region Tanya Adams to its national board of directors. COMTO also recognized Adams’ contributions to diversity and the industry with the “President’s Excellence” award. She was previously honored as COMTO’s 2016 Corporate Executive of the Year.
COMTO honors RTA’s Kirk
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has presented Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Deputy General Manager-Finance and Administration Loretta Kirk with its 2017 Women Who Move the Nation Award.
COMTO honors WSP | PB’s Adams
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has named WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Assistant Vice President Community Relations and Diversity-Manager, Central U.S. Region Tanya Adams as 2016 Corporate Executive of the Year.