News
May 2010
Al Hurt Joins Bioengineering Group as Vice President of Sustainable Energy Innovations
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group announces the appointment of Alan Hurt as Vice President of Sustainable Energy Innovations, located in the firm’s San Diego office. Bioengineering Group looks forward to expanding its services into California once again, with Al leading the firm’s efforts of sustainable energy practices. ... Read the full article (PDF)
March 2010
William Hall Appointed President of Bioengineering Group; Wendi Goldsmith is named CEO as Part of Firm's Planned Strategic Vision
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group, a woman-owned earth science and engineering consulting and design firm, announced that company President, Wendi Goldsmith, was named CEO and William (Bill) Hall was appointed President. The appointments are the culmination of a planned course of action that will continue to take the company closer to its strategic vision. ... Read the full article (PDF)
January 2010
Bioengineering Group CEO Wendi Goldsmith provides her insight to Metropolis Magazine on lessons learned in New Orleans
NEW YORK, NY -- "In New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is redesigning its approach to hard infrastructure, because we have treated that entire Mississippi River system and its delta wetland complex very poorly. It's falling apart and not doing all of the work it did in centuries past to buffer wave impact, store sediment, and serve as a natural line of defense. I predict ..." ... Read the full article (PDF)
December 2009
Bioengineering Group Plays Pioneering Roles on Historic $1.3 Billion Hurricane Surge Barrier Project on New Orleans Coast
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group is providing engineering, program management, and construction management services on the largest design-build civil works project in US history – the $1.3 billion Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) barrier to protect Greater New Orleans from hurricane surges. The two-mile IHNC surge barrier is now in construction at the confluence of the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. Working as a prime contractor for the US Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Protection Office within the New Orleans District, Bioengineering Group and its multidisciplinary team is racing to meet a June 2011 target completion date. ... Read the full article (PDF)
Katrina Four Years Later - Read About Ongoing Efforts to Rebuild New Orleans and the Louisiana Coast After Katrina Laid Waste to Those Areas
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- When Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, flooding New Orleans in millions of gallons of water, killing more than 1,000
people and leaving untold others homeless, the nation was shocked to its core. That such a disaster could befall a modern American city defied understanding. It was only after the event that an investigation revealed the city's crumbling flood defenses were an accident waiting to happen. ... Read the full article (PDF)
November 2009
Bioengineering Group Wins Stevie Award for Women in Business as Fastest Growing Company of 2009
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group, a woman-owned science and engineering consulting and design firm, was honored as the Fastest Growing Company of 2009 at the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Massachusetts-based company was recognized for doubling its staff size and sales in 2008 - achieving a 100% increase in revenue and scaling up from 34 to 72 employees ... Read the full article (PDF)
November 2009
High & Dry?
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Four years after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to New Orleans and the Louisiana coast, HUW THOMAS looks at ongoing efforts to rebuild flood defenses and assesses a challenging future for the Big Easy. When Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, flooding New Orleans in millions of gallons of water, killing more than 1,000 people and leaving untold others homeless ... Read the full article (PDF)
November 2009
Art in science: One woman's million dollar mentality
SALEM, MA -- Did you know that if all American women business owners united as a country, they would produce more gross national product than Canada, India and Vietnam combined? You would know this - and, in fact, would have heard it more than once - if you had attended the 5th Annual Million Dollar Women Symposium at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem last week. . Read the full article (PDF)
Passion for Conservation Fuels Bioengineering Company
SALEM, MA -- As Wendi Goldsmith drives to a meeting in Louisiana, she can’t help but notice how the road she is on has disturbed the flow of water across the land. She reflects on how it could have been built differently in a way that would have improved the landscape environment. Read the full article (PDF)
Researchers Look for Ways to Bring Nature Back to Stamford's Mill River
Experts assess water quality and possibility of restoring flora, fauna
STAMFORD -- The three researchers stood on a muddy bank of the Mill River in galoshes and thigh-high rubber waders, clipboards and notebooks in hand.
Jason Lederer, a geologist, was excited by what they had found at this particular stretch -- a sharp bend in the river near Cold Spring and Stillwater roads. Lederer works for The Bioengineering Group, a company that specializes in enhancing aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
"See how the river flows very straight until this point?" Lederer said, pointing to the blue line on a map. "Rivers in nature don't really make 90 degree turns. They meander."
Last week, Lederer joined a water resources engineer and an ecologist in gathering crucial information for the city's $2.9 million project to improve the water quality and encourage more public access and recreational use of Mill River, one of several on a state list of "impaired" water bodies. Read the full article (PDF)
September 2008
National Women's Business Council - News Release:
Wendi Goldsmith Named to National Women’s Business Council, Federal Appointment for Salem, MA-based Businesswoman
Washington, DC – Wendi Goldsmith, President and Founder of Salem, MA-based The Bioengineering Group, Inc., has been appointed to a three-year term on the National Women’s Business Council. Read the full article (PDF)
November 2007
Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park selected as AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project
The Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park designed by Steven Holl Architects with The Bioengineering Group, Inc. as its Sustainability Consultant has been chosen as one of the Top Ten Green projects for 2007 by the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE). This award establishes the facility as a peer reviewed example of what can be achieved by the innovative application of the standards and goals for sustainable design and construction. Read the full article (PDF)
October 2007
Senators Commend Gulf Coast Rebuilding Project - Massachusetts Firm Wins Another Key Flood Protection Contract
Today
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Mary Landrieu
(D-La.) announced that Bioengineering Group, a Salem, Mass.-based
engineering
firm, has been awarded a $50 million contract to help rebuild
Louisiana’s
coastal flood protection system destroyed by Hurricane
Katrina. The small
company, which received a $150 million contract from the Army Corps of
Engineers earlier this year, will evaluate and redesign Louisiana’s
levies and
pumps, and restore damaged coastland. Kerry and
Landrieu
hailed the contract as a step forward for Louisiana, and a model for
other
Katrina rebuilding efforts. Read the full
article (PDF)
August 2007
Bioengineering Group Designed Facilities Named "Public Project of the Year"
The New England Regional Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America has designated the new Border Patrol Stations constructed in Jackman and Calais, ME as their “2007 Public Project of the Year” in the $10- $25 Million category. The Bioengineering Group, Inc. designed these two state-of-the-art facilities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the current and future needs of the Border Patrol as they work to enhance the security of our borders. Read the full article (PDF)
January 2007
ARCADIS and Bioengineering Team Awarded $150 Million Contract for New Orleans Flood Protection
Bioengineering Group and ARCADIS (NASDAQ: ARCAF) announced today that their joint venture has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide general design support services, multidisciplinary consultancy services and construction management services, primarily within the limits of the New Orleans District, by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Read the full article (PDF)
The Engineering News - Record: Corps Awards New Contract for Protecting Louisiana
The Hurricane Protection Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $150-million maximum-value design/engineering contract for nonmilitary civil works, particularly for ramped-up hurricane resistance. Officials say the nonmilitary award is the largest of its kind ever given by the Corps. Read the full article (PDF)
The Salem News: Firm wins contract for New Orleans flood protection.
Salem — Bioengineering Group, a small company on the banks of the North River, has made big news: It has been asked to help protect New Orleans. Read the full article (PDF)
December 2006
Bioengineering Group Assists in Preparation of Alewife Master Plan
Rarely do public outdoor amenities come to us without much advocacy and hard work. We are fortunate to consider a beautiful state Alewife master plan for outdoor conservation and recreation for North Cambridge, Medford, Somerville and East Arlington. Read Full Article (Link)
July 2006
ARCADIS Welcomes The Bioengineering Group, Inc. Under a New Mentor-Protégé Agreement
"ARCADIS fully subscribes to the proposition that a climate conducive to the development, growth and expansion of small business is vital to the economic health of the United States and its citizens. Small businesses exemplify ARCADIS’ core value of entrepreneurship." Read the full article (PDF)
February 22, 2006
The International Erosion Control Association recognizes Wendi Goldsmith
The International Erosion Control Association has awarded Wendi Goldsmith, CPG, CPSSc, and President of The Bioengineering Group, the IECA's prestigious Environmental Achievement Award for Most Distinguished Technical Paper. She was recognized at the IECA's Environmental Excellence 2006 ceremony at the Long Beach Convention Center in February of 2006. Read the full article (PDF)
September 19, 2005
The Bioengineering Group acts as sustainable design consultant for The Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park
The Bioengineering Group, working for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, has helped to complete The Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park. Working in close collaboration with the project team members, the result is a facility that includes increased biodiversity and aquatic habitat on site, and a healthier river off site.
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