WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2023) — The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is providing $125,000 in funding to Brown and Caldwell to develop scalable diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) best practices for water sector organizations.

DE&I is a critical and growing need in the water sector as utilities measure the health and well-being of their organizations and workforce while rethinking how they engage with their communities.

SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 8, 2023) — Workorder, a provider of collaborative software solutions for the construction industry, announced a rebrand initiative and unveiled a new name for its platform, Workpack. This move marks a milestone in the company’s journey toward innovating the construction industry through working collaboratively as a “pack” using its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.

HAMILTON, N.J. (Dec. 7, 2023) — The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network (DCN), decreased 1% in November to 179.2 (2000=100) from the revised October reading of 181.7. Over the month, the commercial and institutional components both fell 1%.

WASHINGTON (Dec. 5, 2023) — Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents America’s cement manufacturers, announced new leadership for its board of directors after holding elections at its last meeting of 2023.

Massimo Toso has been elected PCA board chairman. Toso is the current president and CEO at Buzzi Unicem USA and has served the last year as vice chair to former Chairman Filiberto Ruiz.