HRG has chosen Mike Smetana for a newly created position as Chief Innovation & Technology Officer. He will be responsible for developing new technology service offerings for the firm’s clients related to infrastructure planning, design, and management. Mike has 21 years of experience helping AEC consultants and their clients use information technology to optimize operations […]
We had the pleasure of attending a ceremony yesterday day for this year’s recipients of the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence. Two of our clients were being honored for regional stormwater management collaborations we helped them develop. Tri-County Regional Planning Commission’s Water Resources Enhancement Program (WREP) was recognized as an “Innovative Community/Government Initiative.” This […]
HRG’s water and wastewater practice area leader, Josh Fox, authored an article in the April issue of The Authority with Carlisle Borough’s director of public works, Mark Malarich. They talk about the success the borough has had using infiltration/inflow data to prioritize capital improvement needs and eliminate aging infrastructure. Over the past eight years, the […]
The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) announced their first round of grant awards for the Local Share Account – Statewide program last week, including more than $12.9 million for HRG’s clients! We helped 27 municipalities and municipal authorities successfully apply for funding for a wide variety of projects, including parks, wastewater treatment plant improvements, equipment purchases, […]
Lauren Zumbrun has been promoted to Group Manager in the strategic management and capital solutions service group of HRG. Lauren has deep knowledge of funding programs and more than 15 years of experience in community planning and economic development. She puts this expertise to work to help communities optimize operations and proactively manage their infrastructure. […]
Devin Dunwoody has joined the Pittsburgh office of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) as a senior project manager in their civil group. Dunwoody is a senior executive with more than 10 years of experience in construction at every level: from operating heavy equipment and installing infrastructure to monitoring company operations, managing client relationships, analyzing […]
Ben Burns has been promoted to senior quality engineer in the water and wastewater group at Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) He will manage technical design standards with a specific focus on innovative wastewater process solutions, biosolids management, and energy production from wastewater. Burns joined HRG in 2007 and previously served as both a […]
An amendment to the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act allows the owner of a multi-family dwelling to request a billing adjustment every five years if the amount billed exceeds the usage by 30% or more. This could have wide-ranging impacts for water and sewer authorities that serve multi-family dwellings. Our vice president Russ McIntosh discusses all […]
Garrett Stoy has joined Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) as a group manager in their State College office. Stoy will oversee a team of 11 professionals who design water and wastewater systems for public and privately owned utilities. He will also assist with sales and business development. Stoy has eight years of experience creating […]
HRG received the top prize at the ESOP Association’s Annual Awards for Communications Excellence last week. The award recognizes our Total Communications program extolling the benefits of employee ownership to our employees and to the public, and we were honored to receive it because ownership and communication are very important to us. Employee ownership is […]