Brad Schulz has joined Turner Engineering Group as the new regional design manager of its Washington business unit. Schulz started in his role in January and is in charge of design management on federal projects, Turner Engineering said Monday. He brings over 28 years of experience in design and management with most of those years working […] More

Turner Construction and Santa Clara County in California have agreed to proceed with the Valley Medical Center expansion project under a new contract valued at approximately $466.5 million, Silicon Valley Business Journal reported Friday. Nathan Donato-Weinstein writes the new “change order” has been reached following the county’s decision to drop a case it filed in September 2015 […] More

Saab has been selected to upgrade the live training equipment for Bulgaria’s military under a contract with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. Saab will integrate the deployable instrumented training system hardware into the client’s training systems, the company said Wednesday. “This contract is important in that it increases the training capability […] More

FireEye has agreed to exchange cybersecurity expertise with Europol in an effort to help the law enforcement agency detect and monitor threats in cyberspace. The company will offer the agency’s European Cybercrime Centre access to threat intelligence data under a memorandum of understanding, Richard Turner, FireEye vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, […] More

FireEye has released a new report that indicates the rate of malware attacks has grown nearly twice in the first half of 2014. The report examines the activity and targets of different malware threats across Europe, Middle East and Africa during the first six months of 2014, FireEye said Thursday. “Advanced attacks are the new reality for business and government,” said […] More

Arturo Taboada, who has served as a project manager at Turner International, has returned to the company as vice president and regional manager of the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Taboada will report to Abrar Sheriff, president and CEO, and be based in Mexico City, Turner said Thursday. The 30-year veteran in the U.S. and Mexico region will be […] More

FireEye has been awarded a contract to provide Laya Healthcare with threat monitoring tools for the Irish insurance company to secure its data.. FireEye’s cloud-based security platform works to offer analysis of possible disruptions from a cyberattack in real time, from the network, emails and the web, the company said Sept. 11.  “We’ve worked with a number […] More

Hughes Network Systems will release its latest portable BGAN terminal model in November. Graham Avis, vice president and general manager of Hughes San Diego, said Sept. 9 that the addition of the Hughes 9211-HDR to the BGAN terminal portfolio was precipitated by positive customer response toward an earlier model, the Hughes 9201. The new terminal […] More

Turner Construction has obtained an Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Services certificate from the Energy Department for work to develop and implement a workplace safety program. The OHSAS 18001 registration is intended for companies that provide safe work conditions to their employees, Turner said Monday. “Registration with OHSAS 18001 is third-party validation of the success of our safety program,” said […] More

Turner Construction Company and the Pratt Institute are partnering to help increase students’ interest in the construction industry through scholarships and other programs. So far, the Pratt/Turner partnership has sponsored about 50% of a year’s tuition of six New York City high school students from Brooklyn Tech and Urban Assembly School of Construction and Design, […] More

Turner Construction has partnered with Howard University to hold an eight-week course on construction management for 200 students with the goal of helping prepare them to work in the subcontracting market. The Turner School of Construction Management course is a partnership project with the DC Small Business Development Center and will run at the university […] More

A Turner Construction project team in Los Angeles set a new Guinness World Record in February for the longest continuous concrete pour. The team poured 82 million pounds of concrete through more than 200 trucks at the Wilshire Grand Center for a period of 18-and-a-half hours, the company announced Wednesday. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Center will be […] More