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People News: American Seating, HNTB
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor![Pictured (left to right): The late David Brian McLaughlin, American Seating, and John Hong, HNTB. (Photographs from American Seating and HNTB, respectively)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-05-at-9.44.53-AM.png)
Pictured (left to right): The late David Brian McLaughlin, American Seating, and John Hong, HNTB. (Photographs from American Seating and HNTB, respectively)
American Seating reports the passing of David Brian McLaughlin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Also, HNTB signs on John Hong as Construction Project Director based in the firm’s Los Angeles, Calif., office.