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Advertising Opportunities Abound on ACEC Website
With more than 28,000 unique visitors each month—and with each visit averaging more than 18 minutes—advertising on www.acec.org offers a great opportunity to build your brand, promote your firm and grow your business.
Click here to view pricing and sizes, or contact Nina Goldman at ngoldman@acec.org today to reserve your space.
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All EJCDC Documents on Sale Through Dec. 31
All EJCDC documents are 10 percent off the regular price through December 31, 2009.
Download contracts immediately as Microsoft Word documents—no waiting for your purchase to arrive. Purchased documents can also be sent to you on a CD for an extra $6 ground shipping charge. Contact the publications department at 202-347-7474, ext. 327 to order EJCDC contracts on CD.
Click here to view the full catalog of EJCDC documents.
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Give Thanks for ACEC Job Board Savings
Are you ready to hire new employees, but don’t know where to start? ACEC’s Job Board can help.
Why should your firm use the ACEC’s Job Board? Mass market job boards may not have the right candidates.
Employers are increasingly looking to niche job boards to cover all their recruiting bases. By adding a niche job board, such as ACEC Job Board, you get direct access to a focused group of qualified engineering talent specific to your needs.
Purchase any Job Board 3-pack or 10-pack, and use the promotional code NOVDEAL for a 20 percent discount. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to save money and be seen by an exclusive audience of the industry’s best and brightest. The promotion ends November 30, so start saving today.
The ACEC Job Board is your source for new employees. For more information, contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 440 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 17,000 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,000 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Mechanical Engineer—Rapid City, SD
Business Development Manager—
Omaha, NE
Electrical Engineer—Nationwide
Sr. Environmental Professional—Irvine, CA
Vice President-Municipal Services—
Location negotiable
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—1,510
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,840
Transportation—1,525
Civil Engineers—2,418
Structural Engineers—1,655
Environmental Engineers—1,599
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
www.acec.org/jobbank |
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Retain Your Stars, Invest in Continuing Education
ACEC’s calendar of diverse online seminars offers a continually changing array of A/E business management topics relevant to success in a changing economic environment.
From new interpretations of the basics to the expertise and foresight of strategists looking at the next technologies, the next markets and the next challenges for A/E firms—all in the context of a stronger bottom line. ACEC online seminars are a cost-effective means of gaining new knowledge, earning PDHs, and building staff loyalty.
November
10—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Understanding New State DOT Compensation and Audit Rules That Will Affect Your Bottom Line by Jerry Jones, Michigan DOT; David Bruce, FHWA, and Dan Purvine, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
12—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight by Julian Rosenberg, HDR, and Lynda Konomos, HNTB Companies
18—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Guidance for Successful Overhead Audits by Wayne Owens, Deemer, Dana & Froehle, LLP
December
3—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight by Julian Rosenberg, HDR, and Lynda Konomos, HNTB Companies
9—Change Your Thinking About the Way You Think by Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group
10—Developing Future Leaders: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Growing 20-35-Year-Olds in Leaner Times by Mike Baker, David Evans and Associates, and Geordie Aitken, Aitken Leadership Group
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Insider Online Seminars You Missed Available On-Demand
For online “insider” seminars available for purchase as on-demand downloadable events—including Navigating Wetlands Work: Engineering During a Time of Transition—click here.
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| ACEC-Supported Spending Bill Boosts Water Funding, Extends SAFETEA LU
Federal programs that fund wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects will see dramatic increases under an appropriations bill signed into law this week by President Obama.
The ACEC-supported bill, which funds the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies, also extended key federal transportation programs for six additional weeks, giving Congress and the Administration more time to develop a longer term strategy to reauthorize SAFETEA-LU.
The bill provides significant funding increases for programs that provide capitalization grants to states to operate loan programs for municipal drinking water and wastewater projects. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) receives $2.1 billion—more than triple the amount appropriated for 2009—and the Drinking Water SRF gets nearly $1.4 billion, a major increase over the current $829 million funding level.
“We still have work to do to secure a long-term federal commitment to water infrastructure,” said ACEC President Dave Raymond, “but we commend Congress and the Administration for recognizing the pressing need for more investment in the short-term.”
The bill also sets aside at least 20 percent of the SRF funding for green infrastructure, water and energy improvements or other environmentally innovative activities. In addition, some of the funding must be used for principal forgiveness or grants.
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| Minuteman Fund Helps ACEC/Maine Win Infrastructure Funding Victory
ACEC/Maine President
Scott Graham |
ACEC/Maine defeated two public referendums this week that would have limited the state’s ability to invest in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, water, and wastewater systems.
“It was a great victory with strong support from ACEC/National and members of ACEC/Maine,” said Scott Graham, president of ACEC/Maine. “These were critical defeats of referendums that would have seriously hampered much needed investments in our infrastructure.”
One of the initiatives would have put a spending cap on the state’s Highway Fund. The other would have cut in half the state’s auto excise tax, which Maine municipalities use for infrastructure investment. Both referendums were voted down by substantial majorities.
The Minuteman Fund, which gave a grant to support ACEC/Maine’s efforts to defeat the initiatives, is ACEC’s powerful resource for helping Member Organizations pursue legislative and legal initiatives of national importance. All Member Organizations are encouraged to avail themselves of this resource.
All Member Firms are encouraged to contribute to the Fund. Click here for more information on how to make a donation.
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| AASHTO Audit Guide Online Series Continues with FAR Compliance
ACEC will offer two online seminars on the new AASHTO Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide next week.
On November 10, 1:30-3 p.m. ET, ACEC will reprise the hugely successful New State DOT Compensation and Audit Rules That Will Affect Your Bottom Line seminar. More than 300 firms participated in the first presentation of this program. For more information and to register for this session, click here.
Two days later, ACEC will present Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight, on Nov. 12, 1:30-3 p.m. ET. This interactive seminar will explore critical points of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) that firms must know in order to comply with federal, state and local procurement regulations. The program will also address FAR cost principles, indirect cost allowability and the implications of non-compliance with the myriad rules and regulations.
This timely bottom-line seminar will be presented by Julian Rosenberg of HDR and a former DCAA auditor, and Lynda Konomos of HNTB Companies. Both presenters participated on the AASHTO-ACEC Steering Committee that collaborated on the development of the new AASHTO Guide.
For details and to register for this seminar, click here.
For details and to register for other upcoming sessions addressing specific elements of the Guide in greater detail, click on topic of interest:
Nov. 18—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Guidance for Successful Overhead Audits
Dec. 3—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight (Repeat of Nov. 12)
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| Land Development Projects Needed for Special Engineering Inc. Feature
ACEC will highlight four Member Firms and their land development or land reclamation projects in the January/February 2010 issue of Engineering Inc.
If your firm has provided surveying, geotechnical or other site development services for a developer, and you think the project would be of interest to Engineering Inc. readers, ACEC would like to hear from you. The project can be in an on-going phase or recently completed.
To submit a project for consideration, please e-mail the following information to Engineering Inc. Staff Editor, Andrea Keeney, at akeeney@acec.org by Monday, November 16:
- Project name and location;
- Brief project overview, including any unique aspects; and
- Name, title and phone number of the Member Firm executive who will be interviewed for the profile.
If your project is selected, a reporter will interview the Member Firm executive to discuss original project goals, what challenges were faced and how these issues were overcome. The firm also will need to submit a formal, color headshot of the executive interviewed (hi-resolution — 300 dpi), as well as project photo(s) for inclusion in the magazine.
If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Keeney at akeeney@acec.org.
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Identify, Act on 'Leading Indicators' for Success; Register at Best Price by Nov. 9
Vector Your Business in Uncertain, Dynamic Times: A ‘Leading Indicators’ Approach
Dec. 10-11, Orlando
ACEC presents an exciting new business course for leaders who are passionate about building a sustainable, growth-focused and financially strong company. For best-buy early-bird price, register by Monday, Nov. 9.
Well-known industry leaders Rod Hoffman, S&H Consulting, and Gerry Salontai, Salontai Consulting Group, LLC, will present Vector Your Business in Uncertain, Dynamic Times: A ‘Leading Indicators’ Approach, December 10-11 at the Walt Disney World Hilton, Orlando, FL.
Created for key members of your firm responsible for strategic thinking and business planning, participants investing two days in this intensively focused course will reap long-term business benefits by:
- Developing the best “model of practice” for making better business choices
- Being prepared to adapt to unexpected change and inevitable surprises
- Uncovering, understanding and acting on their own firm’s “leading indicators”
- Creating an individual firm-specific planning template
- Understanding how good business planning can achieve their firm’s strategic goals
For details of the course agenda and to register at early-bird best price, click here.
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Manage Your Ongoing Education on RCEP to Manage Your Career
Available with a free basic subscription, RCEP, the one-stop site for online recordkeeping and registry of education opportunities, is attracting a growing number of individual users.
Developed by ACEC’s Institute for Business Management and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), the system allows subscribers to manage their personal continuing education activities and view their PDH history, search a Master Calendar for continuing education offerings nationwide, and download certificates for completed education activities through the system’s Registered Education Providers.
For those interested in additional features and flexibility, the Power Professional Subscription is available for individuals for a nominal annual fee, and as a firm subscription for individual professional staff at a special group price.
To explore RCEP’s benefits and possibilities and to choose a subscription that works for you personally or as a benefit for your professional staff, click here.
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