While the broader construction industry struggles through the worst recession in everyone?s lifetime, executives of utility infrastructure firms have much for which to be thankful.

Layne Christensen Co. announced that the acquisition of Wildcat Civil Services, a cured-in-place rehabilitation company based in Kiowa, Colo.

In 2011, Woolpert is celebrating a major milestone: its 100th year in business. Established in 1911 as a surveying company, Woolpert has grown over the past 100 years to a fully integrated, multidisciplinary firm with more than 650 employees in 23 offices across the United States.

MWH Soft announced it has a new name ? Innovyze. The new name and logo more accurately reflect the company?s rich history of creating innovative, technically advanced modeling and management solutions for the world?s water and wastewater communities.

InfraMetrix LLC announced a new buried infrastructure diagnostic service that utilizes broadband electromagnetic (BEM) eddy current technology.

The City of New Orleans selected Echologics Engineering Inc., a leader in water infrastructure diagnostic technologies, to oversee its water loss management and water pipe integrity assessment initiative.

The No-Dig Show, the annual conference and exhibition of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT), attracted a record crowd at the Gaylord National Resort in Convention Center near Washington, D.C., March 27-31.

Energy-efficient utilities and plants help communities boost the triple bottom line of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social benefit.

The Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) began providing water to the Las Vegas Valley in 1954. Over the years, the city?s water delivery system has grown to more than 4,500 miles of pipeline, 350,000 service connections, and a reservoir system capable of storing more than 900 million gallons of water.

It has often been said that the best way to learn how to do something is to ask experienced people what mistakes they have made and what corrective steps they took in subsequent projects.