Entries by Judy Lincoln

Premier Projects: Dauphin County Honors Middletown Sewer & Cal Ripken Field

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is pleased to announce that two of our projects have been selected by Dauphin County in its annual Premier Projects award program. Since its inception five years ago, the Dauphin County Premier Projects program has honored 23 projects that promote smart growth and spark revitalization throughout the region.  Among […]

Justin Mendinsky Named One of Engineering’s Top Young Professionals

Justin Mendinsky is being honored by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine as one of the Top Young Professionals in the construction and design industry. He is profiled alongside the other honorees in the February issue of ENR’s Mid-Atlantic edition. Mendinsky is a team leader for the water and wastewater service group at Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, […]

HRG Named a Utility Valuation Expert by the PA Public Utility Commission

Many municipalities are considering selling their water and wastewater systems in order to address long-term budget and debt obligations. As one of PA’s first Utility Valuation Experts, HRG is ready to help municipalities attain fair market value for these assets.   Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) was recently recognized by the Pennsylvania Public Utility […]

Could infrastructure asset management improve your municipal bond performance?

If you’re a frequent reader of our newsletter and postings, you know we believe strongly in the benefits of infrastructure asset management. (This is a sampling of our prior articles about infrastructure asset management.) By regularly assessing the condition of your infrastructure and proactively planning its maintenance and replacement, you can reap many benefits. Most […]

Salem Overpass Project Honored at WV-ACEC Joint Transportation Forum

HRG’s Morgantown Office Manager Samer Petro was proud to accept this award for the Salem Overpass Bridge project at the West Virginia – ACEC Joint Transportation Forum banquet. He is pictured here with Stephen Todd Rumbaugh, P.E., deputy state highway engineer of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. The project involves the […]

Benefits of Utility Asset Management

As our water systems continue to age past their useful life and utilities face increasing budget pressures, the terms asset management and capital improvement planning have become buzzwords in the industry. However, as utility managers struggle to squeeze as much out of their budgets as possible, it is hard for many of them to justify […]

Utility Asset Management: Maximizing ROI

  Each year, water and wastewater utilities send uncalculated dollars down the drain because of leaks and system failures, but asset management could provide the savings they need to respond to the creeping threats of aging infrastructure, water shortages, and increasingly stringent regulations. Last year, UCLA filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of […]

Duke Street Illustrates an Infrastructure Funding Solution

Dauphin County eliminated all of its load-posted, structurally deficient bridges with an ambitious approach to infrastructure funding. Now the county is using the money it’s saved to fund a new infrastructure program benefiting its municipalities and private sector. The program has already funded 10 projects worth $11 million with just a $1 million investment from the county. Read on to learn more about […]

Vicari Named Shining Star by West Shore Chamber

(Names of individuals pictures from left to right:  Marissa Price, Jamie Keener, Russ McIntosh, Ryan Brockman, Adrienne Vicari, John Vicari, Andrew Kenworthy, Howard Hodder, Ryan Albright) The West Shore Chamber of Commerce recently honored Adrienne Vicari with the Shining Star Award at their 2016 Luminary Awards luncheon.  This award is given to a woman who […]