AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 9, 2026--
SAM announced today that team members will attend the 2026 Transportation Engineers Association of Missouri (TEAM) Conference, March 10–12 at the St. Louis Marriott Grand Hotel. SAM professionals will be available throughout the event at Booth 3 to connect with Transportation, Engineering, and GIS leaders focused on improving project outcomes through more reliable utility information and integrated data workflows.
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As infrastructure programs become more complex, project teams face increasing expectations related to utility risk management, safety, schedule certainty, and data quality. SAM supports these needs through Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) and GIS consulting services that help owners, designers, and contractors identify and manage subsurface risk earlier in the project lifecycle and carry validated utility intelligence into design and delivery.
Educational Session at TEAM
SAM will also contribute to the TEAM Conference technical program with a session on the practical intersection of SUE and GIS.
Session 4A: What Lies Beneath: SUE and GIS Innovation and Integration
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 11, 3:30–4:10 p.m.
Location: Rooms Landmark 5–7
Presenters: Chris Rutledge, PE, CPM, Department Manager for Engineering Inspection, and Kirk Larson, Vice President of GIS Consulting
The session will address how SUE and GIS can be integrated to support clearer utility intelligence, stronger coordination, and more confident decision making for complex infrastructure projects.
“As infrastructure projects become more complex, Subsurface Utility Engineering faces higher expectations, making it important to understand both its fundamentals and the realistic benefits and limits of emerging technologies,” said Chris Rutledge.
Attendees are invited to visit Booth 3 to meet the SAM team and discuss project needs related to SUE, GIS integration, and utility coordination.
About SAM
SAM is a leading provider of professional geospatial and infrastructure services, delivering surveying, mapping, Subsurface Utility Engineering, and GIS solutions for public and private sector clients across the United States.
Visit SAM at the TEAM Conference at Booth #3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers announced Monday that they'd reached a settlement in their antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in America. But it remained possible that some states might continue a trial on their own.
The announcement by the Justice Department at the start of the trial in federal court in Manhattan was greeted angrily by Judge Arun Subramanian, who said no one informed him of the tentative deal until late Sunday even though a term sheet for a possible settlement was signed on Thursday.
“It's entirely unacceptable,” he said.
Adam Gitlin, a lawyer for the District of Columbia, said the states were requesting a mistrial, although the state of Texas had expressed “serious concerns” about the deal between the U.S. and Live Nation and states have not yet agreed to the deal.
David Marriott, a lawyer for Live Nation, said the company opposed a mistrial and believed it should proceed.
The Department of Justice and Live Nation didn’t immediately respond to requests by The Associated Press for comment.
It comes as the two sides face trial in New York over whether to dismantle the monopoly the Justice Department said was squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.
The case, brought under President Joe Biden 's Democratic administration in 2024, accused Live Nation of using threats, retaliation and other tactics to “suffocate the competition” by controlling virtually every aspect of the industry, from concert promotion to ticketing.
The Justice Department accused Live Nation of engaging in a slew of practices that have allowed it to maintain a stranglehold over the live music scene. The Justice Department has said the company uses long-term contracts to keep venues from choosing rival ticketers, blocking venues from using multiple ticket sellers and threatening venues that they could lose money and fans if they don’t choose Ticketmaster.
Live Nation has maintained that artists and teams set prices and decide how tickets are sold.
Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment, based in Beverly Hills, California, have a long history of clashes with major artists and their fans, including Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.
Ticketmaster, which was established in 1976 and merged with Live Nation in 2010, is the world’s largest ticket seller across live music, sports, theater and more.
FILE - The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - The Ticketmaster logo is seen along the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
