Skanska Congratulates Grads

Skanska celebrates first graduating class of its construction training program. Also, Pennoni Associates relocates.

NEW HIRES

James Whelan has joined Muss Development LLC as senior vice president of Public Affairs.

Robin Cohen has been hired by The Clarett Group as director of Project Development Services.

Michael Cohen has joined Sam Schwartz Engineering as an engineer.

Peter Fitzpatrick has been hired in Arent Fox LLP’s corporate group as a partner in the New York office.

PROMOTIONS

Ani Borgmeyer at Lend Lease Corporation has been promoted to head of Internal Audit for the Lend Lease companies in the Americas including Bovis Lend Lease, Actus Lend Lease and Lend Lease Retail and Communities.

HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS

New Jersey planning and engineering firm Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates has announced Indira Hernandez-Naranjo as the recipient of the Norma Eng-Wong Memorial Scholarship.

Sabine Bartzke, has been appointed to the leadership team of architectural firm HOK’s global Corporate Accounts Practice.

George Pierson has been appointed chief operating officer of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Americas operations.

Eileen Della Volle, vice president of Business Development for KS Engineers in Newark, New Jersey has been selected to serve the not-for-profit organization, Leadership New Jersey.

Steven Friedman, director of the Healthcare Division at Lilker Associates, has been named the first New York State engineer certified as a Healthcare Facility Design Professional by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

COMPANY NEWS

Skanska USA announced the first graduating class of 36 students from its Construction Management Building Blocks Training Program.

Fay, Spofford & Thorndike—a national engineering and planning firm—recently expanded their offices to Farmingdale, New York.

Pennoni Associates—a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Philadelphia—has announced the relocation of its Cranford, New Jersey office to Edison, New Jersey.

MBI Group—a general contracting and construction management firm in New York is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Real estate developer, The Albanese Organization, has received the Green Building Design award.

Conti Environment & Infrastructure, Inc., a division of The Conti Group, has changed its name to Conti Federal Services, Inc.

Frank G. Relf Architect, P.C. and Beth Donner Designs recently received a Silver Award for renovation design of the Merrick Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 firehouse in New York.