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Rising Above to See What’s Below
April 7, 2021
UAVs Help Terracon Technicians Locate Underground Obstacles on Overgrown Land Navigating multiple acres of dense, thorny brush on foot is a difficult task, even for native wildlife. For technicians hired to locate buried oil and …
Read MoreHistory Unearthed: Archaeologists Help Kentucky Families Connect with Their Past
April 7, 2021
Progress can sometimes result in unintended consequences. The construction of Interstate 65 through Kentucky long ago cut off access to a remote family cemetery near the town of Horse Cave. The small, 50-by-50-foot plot …
Read MoreDelivering Success Newsletter – March 2021
April 6, 2021
VIEWPOINTS: Logistics Market Takes Off Demand for logistics facilities accelerated in 2020, fueled by increased online shopping during the pandemic. What’s next? Jon Arita, Terracon’s national director of logistics, discusses trends driving the boom …
Read MoreTerracon Acquires Sport Environmental Services of Texas
April 5, 2021
Midland-based Sport serves oil and gas clients throughout Permian Basin OLATHE, Kan. – Terracon is pleased to announce it has acquired Sport Environmental Services LLC (Sport) of Midland, Texas, which provides environmental services and consulting …
Read MoreDelivering Success Newsletter – February 2021
March 15, 2021
Remediation Innovation: Restoring Contaminated Soil Legacy oil and gas production activities left thousands of acres across North Dakota dormant and unusable due to brine contamination. Terracon’s environmental experts spent two years of field and laboratory …
Read MoreMapping and Cataloging History
March 8, 2021
Using Modern Technology to Complete an Unprecedented Historical Survey Documentation is essential to keep historical resources from becoming forgotten memories. Historical surveys are a staple for Terracon’s Jacksonville Historical Preservation team, which has performed hundreds …
Read MoreThe 50K Coalition and Terracon Foundation Announce Partnership
March 4, 2021
$50,000 Grant to Support Diverse Engineers Goal ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The 50K Coalition and the Terracon Foundation announce a partnership between the organizations, intended to advance the 50K Coalition’s goal of producing 50,000 diverse engineers …
Read MoreNew Trends in Concrete Reinforcing Steel
March 2, 2021
The cost of maintaining our nation’s infrastructure continues to rise, and material manufacturers are being challenged to provide better quality, more cost effective, and longer-lasting products. Since the 1880s, steel reinforcing has been used to strengthen concrete, …
Read MoreTerracon Enhances Mid-Atlantic Presence with GET Solutions, Inc. Acquisition
March 2, 2021
GET brings geotechnical, environmental, drilling, and certified lab testing capabilities OLATHE, Kan. – Terracon is pleased to announce it has acquired GET Solutions, Inc. (GET). As their name represents, GET is a full-service geotechnical, environmental, …
Read MoreLARGE-SCALE CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT MANAGED EFFECTIVELY USING TARGETID FROM TERRACON
February 25, 2021
Keeping track of all the various activities related to a complex project is always challenging. When the project is a large, next-generation clean energy center, tools that can help coordinate are critical. With a construction …
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