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TFMoran is Celebrating Women in Construction Week

National Women In Construction Week is upon us! Put on by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), ‘WIC’ week, March 7-13th celebrates Women in the industry including women builders, engineers, surveyors, project management, administration and leadership.

Just in time for this week of celebration, TFMoran’s own Hannah Giovannucci, PE, Civil Engineer and Project Manager in our Portsmouth office had a featured profile in High Profile’s Women in Construction special issue. Also in this issue- TFMoran’s team of Professional Women Engineers and Surveyors are recognized for their contribution to the Construction Industry.

Check out Hannah’s profile: HP Women in Construction March 2021-Hannah

In other WIC week news, TFMoran is sponsoring the Union Leader Women in Engineering Symposium to be held virtually on March 24th.

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TFMoran welcomes Jonathan Devine to Survey Department

Jonathan Devine has joined TFMoran as a Survey Field Technician in the Bedford office. Jonathan recently graduated from Montana State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. His studies included Hydrology, Groundwater, and Wetlands, and he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Land Resources & Environmental Science at MSU.  Additionally, he has an Engineer in Training (EIT) certification from the state of New Hampshire. Mr. Devine is also a licensed commercial boat captain and avid outdoorsman.

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TFMoran Sponsors 2021 Women in Engineering Symposium March 24th

On March 24, the Union Leader will be hosting a virtual Women in Engineering Symposium. During this event, panelists will discuss their own experiences and provide tips for other women to succeed in 2021. This is the second year TFM will be a corporate sponsor for this event. Panelists include Kristin Smith, Ph. D., MPH Research Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College; Nikki Delude Roy, PG Vice President of GeoInsight, Inc.; Laurie Perkins, PE Associate Vice President, of Wright-Pierce; and Heidi L. Caprood, PE Project Manager, of Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc..

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TFMoran Sponsors NH Business Review’s ‘Down to Business’ Podcast Series

TFMoran and McLane Middleton are sponsors of NH Business Review’s 2021 podcast series “Down to Business”.  Down to Business is a weekly NH Business Review podcast, which started in February 2020. Each Wednesday, Editor Jeff Feingold sits down with Associate Editor Liisa Rajala, Reporter Bob Sanders, and their guests to talk about the latest business headlines and the news readers need to know about.

Listen to “Down to Business” on Google Podcasts, Apple PodcastsSpotify or wherever you like to listen. All prior episodes of the podcast are available, with an option to subscribe to be notified of future episodes.

Recent episodes sponsored by TFMoran include:

Alex Horton and Ashley Oberg On Supporting Local Business, Podcasting

Episode 52 March 3, 2021

This week, Downtown Manchester business owners, Alex Horten of Cafe La Reine, and Ashley Oberg of Barre Life discuss how their businesses are weathering the pandemic, the importance of supporting local, and about their podcast Coffee at the Barre.

 

Episode 49 February 10, 2021

The Cure (the team from DHMC’s new Covid-19 podcast)

This week, NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with the hosts of Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s new COVID-19 podcast, The Cure, including Jose R. Mercado, MD, Rima Mercado, MD, Amogh Karnik, MD, and Marshall Ward, MD. The team discusses how the podcast aims to combat misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccine, they break down the logistics of vaccine distribution in New Hampshire, and talk about the long term.

 

Episode 48 February 5, 2021

Liz Gray and the NH SBDC

This week, NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks to Elizabeth Gray, State Director of the NH Small Business Development Center. Liz provides a look into what kinds of challenges the SBDC was able to help small businesses meet during the past year, and her outlook for the business now and as the year unfolds.

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NH Union Leader Covers Ribbon-cutting Event at NH SportsDome in Hooksett

The official ribbon cutting event for the newly opened NH SportsDome was held earlier this week on March 1, 2021. NH SportsDome CEO, Joel Hatin, gave the opening remarks thanking the project team, town officials, his business partners and his family for making this special project a reality. Andre Garron, Town Administrator for Hooksett, followed with brief remarks and turned it over to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu. Many of the attendees at this socially-distanced event, proudly represented more than 30 companies on the project team. TFMoran was represented by President, Bob Duval; Senior Project Manager and Principal, Nick Golon; and Marketing Coordinator, Susan Bartley, who were honored to be invited to this special event.  Ending the presentation, a celebratory champagne toast was offered, courtesy of the Singer Family,

The NH SportsDome hosts gave tours of the facility, which boasts 2 ½ miles of artificial turf across a collegiate-sized field. The dome structure rises 72 feet high, and was manufactured by The Farley Group. The first-of-its-kind structure for New Hampshire, located on Benton Road in Hooksett, opened on February 18th.  A “Dirt to Dome” video presentation was on display for those who wanted to follow the construction progress. TFMoran provided services for survey, site/civil design, structural design, local, state and federal permitting, landscape architecture, traffic engineering, and construction phase. The project team included Capital Construction, LLC, as General Contractor and Severino Trucking Co., Inc., as Site Contractor.

New Hampshire Union Leader covered the event, publishing a feature story on the front page the following day!  Check out the full article here.

Congratulations to NH SportsDome and all involved with this great project!

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Augmented Reality Art Exhibition Sponsored by TFMoran

The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts has partnered with the League of NH Craftsmen to bring an augmented reality art exhibition to Manchester Regional Airport. Guests are invited to experience pieces from the League’s Permanent Collection created by local craftspeople in a virtual, socially-distanced setting. This exhibition is the first of its kind in the region and is on view from December through May 2021. TFMoran is proud to sponsor this unique experience.

TFMoran’s chief operating officer, Dylan Cruess, joined the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts in 2019. His goal as a new director is to promote the Arts Economy and work with the NHBCA board to expand access to the arts for everyone in New Hampshire. TFMoran has a long history of proudly supporting New Hampshire’s artists through sponsoring exhibitions and being involved in the communities where we live and work.

The Mission of NHBCA:

“The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts educates, motivates, and recognizes business support of and participation in the arts. The NHBCA advocates for the value of the arts in economic, social and community development, and the NHBCA facilitates people and projects that enhance engagement in the arts.

The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts is a statewide membership organization that believes that the arts are powerful. We break down barriers between the business and arts communities to develop important relationships that more broadly define how art and businesses can support one another. Together we build vibrant, diverse, and prosperous cities and towns around the State.”

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Celebrating Engineers Week 2021

February 21-27 is National Engineers Week, and TFMoran is celebrating the hard work of our over 30 Civil, Structural, and Traffic Engineers! This week is promoted annually by DiscoverE, an ASCE partner, to promote the profession and celebrate engineers by showing the world the important work engineers contribute to our every day lives.

“This year’s theme – Imagining Tomorrow – celebrates all the ways engineers make the world a better place, like delivering solutions to combat climate change, securing cyberspace, developing vaccines and more.”

Thanks to all our Engineers and support staff who embody the core values of TFMoran: Engineering Excellence and Superior Client Service

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TFMoran Employee Fundraising Campaign Raises over $2,000 for Granite United Way

TFMoran partnered with the New Hampshire Chapter of the United Way in kicking off its first Employee Fundraising Campaign at the beginning of the year. COO Dylan Cruess worked with United Way’s Senior Director of Corporate Relations Amanda Ruggles to kick off the campaign on January 20th. TFM employees are donating over $2,100 for the Granite United Way this year through the payroll deduction or one-time contribution options!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated!

The United Way has made a difference, especially this year for those who have been hit hard by the pandemic. The Granite United Way has provided relief to more than 80,000 individuals by connecting them to medical assistance, unemployment benefits, housing, food and critical basic needs.

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The Village at Banfield Woods, a TFMoran seacoast project. published in Portsmouth Herald

The Village at Banfield Woods, a recent project of TFMoran, has been published in the Portsmouth Herald just in time for Engineer’s Week! This highly desirable community is surrounded by woodlands covering over 44 acres, inviting its residents to enjoy the great outdoors. TFMoran worked with Green & Company and provided local and state permitting, surveying, civil engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and construction administration services for the project. This residential development currently under construction will feature 22-unit stand-alone condominiums with common open space.

TFMoran Principal Corey Colwell is featured in the article, speaking about the project team and the design challenges that they faced. “This project utilized an exceptional team of consultants including soil and wetland scientists, wildlife biologists, civil engineers, surveyors, attorneys, and land planning consultants to design and permit this unique neighborhood.”

We are proud to be a part of the project team bringing this community to Portsmouth!

Check out the Village at Banfield Woods article here.

In other exciting TFMoran news, the announcement of our new Principals was also featured in this Engineers Week special section. Thank you to the Seacoast papers for putting this together!

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TFMoran Project Featured in New England Real Estate Journal’s Project of the Month

The New England Real Estate Journal has chosen Bio-Techne Corp. as the February project of the month. Construction was recently completed on the 26,000 s/f addition to the corporate headquarters located in Devens, Massachusetts.

TFMoran provided Structural Engineering and Construction Administration services for the project, and worked closely with Connolly Brothers, Inc. and Maugel Architects. The single-story addition provides more manufacturing and warehouse space for the life sciences company.

Check out the full article here.