Evi Arthur

On Nov. 5, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. The IIJA allocated $1.2 trillion for infrastructure in the United States, including $55 billion for water pipe upgrades, investments in clean drinking water and water recycling programs. This is, to date, the largest investment made in water infrastructure by the federal government. Alongside wastewater, infrastructure resilience and other environmental allocations, according to the Chamber of…

Mary Zappone, CEO of Sundyne, wants those new to the pumps industry to know that their voice holds more power than they think. She tells the story of being a new engineer leading a turnaround changeout at a refinery and being tasked by her boss to gather opinions from the staff on a specific problem, which she diligently did.

For anyone granted the pleasure of speaking with 74-year-old (as of July 14) Allan Bo Andersson, it is apparent that he is passionate about his work. Indeed, one of the many pieces of advice he offers young people and especially new engineers is to seek a career they love rather than the one that will give them the largest paycheck.