Inclusion Works — Opportunities for Those with Disabilities

Internally, we create job opportunities and promote inclusion through frameworks like the Reaching Blue Heights talent pipeline program, Disability Career Fairs, and Disability Mentoring Day (DMD). Out in the world, we show up and speak out.

3 Reasons to Say Yes to the Upcoming AIHce 2017 Conference and Expo in Seattle

This year's AIHce Conference and Expo is being held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle on June 4-7, 2017. Antea Group offers 3 great reasons why you should attend the conference.

FIRST Robotics & NRG Energy: Featuring the Brains Behind the Bots

The students of FIRST Robotics are creative, energetic, ambitious, and ready to take the #STEM world by storm. Learn more: nrg.com/first

Voya Financial: A Culture of Inclusion and Giving

As a Senior IT Release Manager for Voya Financial, Erin Andrews coordinates and manages the work of business analysts, developers, and quality assurance analysts from start to implementation to delivery of technical changes across a range of applications for the company.

Igniting Opportunity for Cape Town’s Youth

South Africa is home to some of the world’s best universities, but the average young South African likely won’t step foot on any of the country’s prestigious campuses. The legacy of apartheid has perpetuated an economic and education system inaccessible to the vast majority of youth. According to the Public Council of Higher Education in South Africa, only 16 percent of black South Africans go to college—the country is 80 percent black. Access to tertiary education has emerged as a common issue of discourse in South Africa’s political and social landscape as students across the country protest rising tuition costs and unequal access.

Infrastructure Week 2017: Keys to Digital Grid Strategy

Infrastructure Week allows us to reflect on the modernization needed to drive the new digital grid. A comprehensive view of the infrastructure elements needed to create a more efficient and sustainable energy landscape should include communications networks and embedded computing. Utilities, technology vendors and community leaders will need to work in collaboration to ensure all elements are considered for the digital grid to thrive.

Colorado Dam Expansion to Substantially Improve Water Supply, Reliability

Black & Veatch has been selected to provide program management services to Denver Water on the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project.

The project is a major component of the utility’s comprehensive strategy to deliver safe, reliable water service and provide resilience to its system in the face of future threats including floods, wildfires and the potential impacts of climate change. The expansion will more than double current reservoir capacity and improve water supply dependability for the 1.4 million people Denver Water serves in the metro area.

PepsiCo Embraces Science-based Targets in the Fight Against Climate Change

PepsiCo has confirmed that its ambitious new target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction has been verified and approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative as being in line with what climate science says is necessary to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius. The global food and beverage company has committed to work to reduce absolute GHG emissions across its value chain by at least 20 percent by 2030.

Michigan Theatre to Save $20,000 a Year Via Consumers Energy Help

While maintaining its historic feel, the Michigan Theatre of Jackson is embracing a flair for the future.Consumers Energy has donated more than $230,000 in energy efficiency products since 2013, including replacing the theater's boiler for $195,000 in 2016.