News Articles http://www.publicworks.com/ 8/22/2008 3:23:00 AM When done correctly, public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment, says a new report from the National Research Council. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Public-Involvement-Usually-Leads-To-Better-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/22/2008 3:23:00 AM Proclaiming her the "road warrior," American City & County magazine has selected Sandy Springs, Ga., Public Works Director Angelia Parham as its 2008 "Public Works Director of the Year" http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Angelia-Parham-Named-National-Public-Works-Di-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/20/2008 1:44:00 AM Munsys, Inc. recently announced the release of the Munsys Geo-scan tools for AutoCAD Map based products. These tools enable the capture, integration and use of scanned images for utility asset inventory recording and other applications http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Munsys-Inc-Announces-The-Release-Of-Geo-scan-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/19/2008 7:08:00 AM Bentley Systems has announced that it has entered into a technology agreement with Luxology LLC. Bentley will license Luxology's super-fast, photorealistic rendering engine for inclusion in its forthcoming release of MicroStation. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Bentleys-MicroStation-To-Incorporate-Luxology-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/13/2008 5:23:00 PM In one of the most comprehensive educational technology programs in the world, the Portuguese government is providing educational PCs to school children receiving basic education -- equivalent to elementary school -- in a memorandum of understanding with Intel Corporation http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Intel-Collaborates-With-Government-of-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/13/2008 7:36:00 AM Charlotte County, Florida has selected Accela Automation from Accela, Inc. as its primary software solution for delivering services to the public http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Charlotte-County-Florida-Awards-Accela-17M-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/12/2008 6:12:00 AM Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo), a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE), announced today that the Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued an order late yesterday approving construction of its 500-kilovolt transmission line project in West Virginia subject to certain conditions http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Allegheny-Energy-Announces-Final-Approval-Of-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/6/2008 2:32:00 AM ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) subsidiary ICF Jones & Stokes announced today that it was awarded a new $3 million contract by the San Diego County Water Authority to continue to provide environmental program manager (EPM) consulting services for implementation of its Capital Improvements Program and Regional Water Facilities Master Plan for the next four years http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/San-Diego-County-Water-Authority-Contract-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/6/2008 1:52:49 AM Several additional cities across America will gain temporary new downtown parks for a few hours next month because of a public project sponsored by The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national conservation nonprofit http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/More-Cities-Join-National-Parking-Day-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/1/2008 4:32:00 AM The city of Genoa, Italy, has selected Bentley Systems, Incorporated, to be the exclusive technology sponsor of the new Genoa Urban Lab. The announcement was made recently during a ceremony at Galata Museo del Mare, Genoa http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Genoa-Italy-Selects-Bentley-Systems-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/31/2008 5:13:00 AM The E. O. Schweitzer Manufacturing Division of SEL (E. O. Schweitzer Manufacturing) has announced that it will begin taking orders for its fault indicator for paper-insulated lead cable (PILC) at the end of the third quarter. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Paper-Insulated-Lead-Cable-Sensor-Provides-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/30/2008 11:20:00 AM Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND), awarded Sensis Corporation a contract to refurbish a primary component of their Terminal Radar and Control System (TRACS) fleet of Area Surveillance Radar http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Canadian-Department-Of-National-Defence-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/28/2008 7:12:00 AM Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies and a Proud Partner of America's National Parks, in partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF), the official national charitable partner of the National Park Service, recently announced a program to encourage consumers to visit national parks this summer and to raise $100,000 for the National Park Foundation through matching consumer contributions http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Unilever-Announces-Program-To-Match-Consumer-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/28/2008 5:40:00 AM Munsys, Inc. announces that the City of Garden Grove Public Works Department has purchased the Munsys® Water, Sewer and Mapbooks applications. These are part of an integrated family of solutions that solve the asset mapping and management needs of utility and local government organizations. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Munsys-To-Map-Manage-Water-And-Wastewater-Net-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 8:52:00 AM EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC), a leading developer and provider of clean and intelligent energy solutions, today announced that it has entered into a five-year contract with the State of Rhode Island http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/State-Of-Rhode-Island-Partners-With-EnerNOC-F-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 2:01:56 AM ESRI will host a GIS Pavilion at the 2008 American Public Works Association International Public Works Congress and Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana. The GIS Pavilion will be open August 17¨C19 in the exhibit hall, booth #2031. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/ESRI-GIS-Wireless-Public-Works-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/17/2008 2:12:00 AM URS Corporation has been selected by the Denton County (Texas) Transportation Authority (DCTA) to provide final design services for a $310 M, 21-mile regional passenger rail line connecting downtown Denton and Lewisville, Texas, with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail system in nearby Carrollton http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/URS-Selected-To-Design-Commuter-Rail-Line-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/17/2008 12:55:24 AM Lagan, a provider of enterprise case management solutions that streamline the delivery of public services to constituents, recently announced that Hennepin County, Minnesota has selected Lagan Human Services to support the county's e-Government initiative for its Human Services and Public Health Department http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Hennepin-County-Minnesota-Selects-Lagan-Human-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/15/2008 3:58:00 AM The Partnership for Public Service recently released the following statement in response to the resignation of Linda Springer, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Partnership-For-Public-Service-Statement-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/15/2008 1:21:00 AM Exar Corporation released two highly integrated, superior performing low voltage/power eight-channel UARTs -- the XR16M598 (16-Byte FIFO) and XR16M698 (32-Byte FIFO) http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/Exar-Adds-High-Performance-15Mbps-Low-Voltage-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/14/2008 5:11:00 AM