Congratulations to our winners! They are: Jeff Rodeheaver, detailing manager, and Matt Baldwin, project manager, both with SWF Industrial, Inc., Wrightsville, Pa., and Jeremy Atkinson, a graduate student in the MASc program at the University of British Columbia.

The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) has released an updated version of its Skewed and Curved Steel I-Girder Bridge Fit document at www.steelbridges.org/bridgefit. This free resource offers additional guidance on proper detailing of bridges to ensure constructability.

Lawrence F. Kruth, PE, has been named the new vice president of engineering and research at AISC. He succeeds Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, who has been promoted to president of AISC effective December 5.

Galvanizing will be one of the stars of Innovations with Ed Begley, Jr. next month. The episode, scheduled to broadcast on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT on Discovery Channel, will feature a seven-minute segment that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the hot-dip galvanized steel industry. 

The Minnesota Vikings and EarthCam have released a three-minute time-lapse video showcasing the 32 months of U.S. Bank Stadium construction progress, from demolition of the Metrodome to the first touchdown in the new stadium.

There’s only one week left until the structural steel industry’s eighth annual SteelDay (September 30). Have you made your plans yet? There are plenty of ways to get involved! Among the free events are dozens of steel facility and jobsite tours throughout the country.

ASTM International’s Subcommittee on Bolting Technology encourages those interested in bolted joint design and threaded fasteners to attend a special meeting on November 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) in Independence, Ohio. The meeting is free to attend and open to the public.

Abstract submissions will be accepted starting October 1 for the inaugural World Innovation in Bridge Engineering (WIBE) competition. 

The rules for the 2017 ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition (NSSBC) are now posted at www.aisc.org/steelbridge. 

AISC members spent all summer creating scintillating structural steel sculptures, and now’s your chance to vote for your favorite! 

The 1,120-ft Comcast Innovation and Technology Center will soon be the tallest building in Philadelphia.

If you’re a steel bridge professional interested in exchanging ideas with others in the industry, come to St. Louis for the fall Steel Bridge Collaboration meeting, taking place November 1-3. 

Eleven student design projects have been honored in the 16th annual Steel Design Student Competition for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Dennis Mertz, PhD, professor of civil engineering and director of the Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering at the University of Delaware (UDel), passed away last month after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 63.

Fifteen years after the September 11 attacks, NYC’s World Trade Center site has been rebuilt, structure by structure. 

The final piece of the tallest building west of the Mississippi was put in place last week. Construction workers installed a 10-ton steel spire atop the 73-story tower, giving the building its final height of 1,100 ft.

AISC presented members of the project team of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library with the 2016 IDEAS² Award for excellence in steel-frame building design during ceremonies at the library yesterday.

Two-thirds of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released last week by the Associated General Contractors of America. 

The BIMForum has released a draft of the 2016 version of the Level of Development (LOD) Specification for public comment at http://BIMForum.org/LOD. 

A new retail project near Times Square demonstrates the hipness of being square.