Case Studies
KENNYWOOD PARK
With a mix of classic and modern rides, Kennywood Park, located in West Mifflin - a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a theme park known for its thrill-seeking roller coasters (The Racer, Jack Rabbit, Thunderbolt, Phantom's Revenge). According to the Kennywood website, the park has been around for over a century, "Founded in 1898 as a small trolley park near Pittsburgh, Kennywood was begun by the Monongahela Street Railway Company, which was controlled by Andrew Mellon… Kennywood is one of the oldest and most beloved amusement parks in America." Kennywood was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS
According to the Virginia Rail Express (VRE) website, "VRE provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City, and downtown Washington, D.C., along the I-66 and I-95 corridors. Services began in 1992, operating 16 trains from 16 stations and carried, on average, 5,800 passengers daily. Now, VRE operates 30 trains from 18 stations and carry, on average, 20,000 passengers daily."
THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA
According to WikiTravel, "Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for the infant English colony of Virginia. Bermuda is a self-governing British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean, off the coast of North America east of North Carolina. It is one of the last remains of the once vast British colonial empire in North America." Bermuda is made up of 138 islands/islets, which contain one city (Hamilton), one town (St. George), and two villages (Flatts, Somerset).
THE MALL AT PARTRIDGE CREEK
In operation since October 2007, The Mall at Partridge Creek is an outdoor shopping mall covering approximately 640,000 square feet and located in Clinton Township, Michigan - a suburb of Detroit. The website for The Mall at Partridge Creek describes it as "an exciting open-air regional shopping center… It is home to nearly 90 distinctive stores (Nordstrom, Carson's, The Gap, J. Crew) and restaurants. In addition, The Mall at Partridge Creek has amenities unique to malls in Michigan, including: bocce ball courts, free Wi-Fi, pop jet fountains, a TV Court, and a 30-foot fireplace."
ENGINEERED SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (ESP)
Engineered Software Products (ESP) began operation over 29 years ago as a traditional control systems integrator providing PLC, HMI, and plant floor information management solutions. Ten years ago, ESP expanded its capabilities and added engineered power solutions to its provisions, referred to as a turnkey electrical package, providing: Portable Prefabricated Electrical Building (eHouse), Electrical Equipment – Power Distribution and Motor Control, Automation System – PLC, HMI, Data Management, Electrical Engineering Services – Electrical Design and Automation Programming...
MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT AUTHORITY
The Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) authority was founded in August of 1960 and is the main public transit system for Miami, Florida. It is the largest transit system in the state of Florida and one of the largest (15th) in the United States. According to the Miami-Dade government website, "Miami-Dade Transit records over 353,000 daily (weekday) boardings on Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover and STS combined."
In 2011, The Miami-Dade Transit Authority was in search of a company that could design outdoor LCD enclosures for numerous train stations.
COTA - JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Established in 1971, COTA, the Central Ohio Transit Authority, is the public transit provider for Columbus and central Ohio. According to COTA.com, 'COTA provides more than 18 million passenger trips annually.' Overall, COTA has over 300 buses in its fleet, including 6 hybrid-electric buses.
Finalizing extensive modifications in 2016, The John Glenn Columbus International Airport, located east of downtown Columbus, spent approximately $80 million to upgrade the airport.
PURATOS CORPORATION
Puratos is an international company, which has been in business for almost 100 years, dating back to its original founding in Brussels, Belgium. The American corporate headquarters are in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with additional locations in New Jersey, Oregon, Wisconsin, California, Florida, and Washington. Specializing in desserts and the like, Puratos is a premium supplier of products that compliment baking, pastry, and chocolate products. According to thePuratos website, "Products and services are available in more than 100 countries around the world, and in many cases actually produced there by our subsidiaries. Clients are artisans, industry, retailers and food service."
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICN ART
The Whitney Museum of American Art was founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1930 and opened to the public in November of 1931. For most of its existence, the museum was located in Manhattan's Upper East Side (1966 to October of 2014). In May 2015, a new location was introduced to the public at 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, New York in the West Village/Meatpacking District. The new building (200,000 sq. feet & 8 stories, including 13,000 square feet of outdoor exhibition space) was designed by Renzo Piano and took approximately 5 years to complete - at a cost of $422 million.
COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority)
Since January 1971, COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority) has been the official bus service for the city of Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas. COTA is currently in the process of deploying CMAX, an all-new rapid transit service. CMAX is a limited-stop service and will connect passengers to major destinations in and around downtown Columbus. According to the official COTA website, the new service will improve service, improve mobility and reliability in congested areas, be less expensive for travelers, provide more travel options, and improve pedestrian access and safety.
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