The ACEC Index tracks the stock performance of ACEC’s publicly held Member Firms, as compared to the New York Stock Exchange Composite and Total U.S. Construction Spending.
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Energy
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $2 Billion to Two Solar Power Companies
President Barack Obama has announced that the Department of Energy is awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments from the Recovery Act to two solar power companies... click here for more.
Buildings/Land
State and Local Infrastructure Spending on Track to Drop 7 Percent in 2010
State and local governments are drastically reducing spending on roads, offices, and other construction projects, to the extent that even federal stimulus money has been unable to fill the gap... click here for more.
Can the GSA Really Achieve a Zero Environmental Footprint?
Executive Order (EO) 13514 requires that all federal agencies comply with several green building stipulations, including that 95 percent of all applicable contracts meet sustainability requirements... click here for more.
Transportation
FAA Awards Final Set of Major NextGen Engineering Contracts
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded contracts that will help transform and modernize the nation’s airspace into the Next Generation Air Transportation System, also known as NextGen... click here for more.
First TIGER Grant Recovery Project Breaks Ground in South Dakota
Federal Highway Deputy Administrator Greg Nadeau and South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds recently broke ground on the US-18 highway reconstruction and improvement project... click here for more.
Other
Federal Government Looks to Boost Female Representation in STEM Fields
Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson recently introduced legislation designed to boost female representation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields... click here for more.
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Learn How To Leverage Social Media and Measure The Results
Socialnomics
How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business
Erik Qualman
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Social Media Metrics
How to Measure and Optimize your Marketing Investment
Jim Sterne
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Engage
The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web
Brian Solis
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Click here to see all of the publications and merchandise available at the ACEC Bookstore.
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Save 10% on Industry-Specific Contract Documents
Save 10 percent off the regular price of all EJCDC documents through July 31, 2010. The discount has already been applied throughout our website—no coupon or code needed.
EJCDC Contract Documents are prepared by experienced engineering design and construction professionals, owners, contractors, professional liability and risk management experts, and legal counsel.
EJCDC Contract Documents offer many benefits:
- Created and peer-reviewed by experienced industry experts
- Reduced conflicts and litigation
- Balanced and fair provisions
- User-friendly and easily customizable (provided in MS Word)
The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) is a joint venture of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the National Society of Professional Engineers/Professional Engineers in Private Practice (NSPE/PEPP), the American Society of Civil Engineers - Construction Institute (ASCE-CI), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
EJCDC has existed since 1975 to develop and update fair and objective standard documents that represent the latest and best thinking in contractual relations between all parties involved in engineering design and construction projects. EJCDC represents a major portion of the professional groups engaged in the practice of providing engineering and construction services for the constructed project.
Click here to browse all EJCDC Documents available through the ACEC Bookstore. |
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Over 500 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 23,000 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,150 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Project Civil Engineer—Framingham, MA
Construction Materials Testing Technician—Tempe, AZ
MEP BIM Specialist—Minneapolis, MN
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A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—1,667
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,957
Transportation—1,660
Civil Engineers—2,533
Structural Engineers—1,768
Environmental Engineers—1,715
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Plan Ahead for Your Recruiting with the ACEC Job Board
Summer is here, so now is the time to plan for your recruiting needs for the fall and beyond. Post your job openings on ACEC’s Job Board and get sizzling summer savings of 15 percent on any package of three or ten postings. Just use the promo code SUM15 at checkout.
No other recruitment tool can penetrate the association niche like ACEC’s Job Board. With more than 23,000 candidate resumes, the ACEC Job Board’s advanced search features produce effective, specific results for both job seekers and employers.
Visit the ACEC Job Board to create an account and post your job today.
For more information, contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Download AASHTO Audit Guide Online Seminars
ACEC's popular series of online seminars detailing the new AASHTO Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide are now available for purchase and download on-demand through the ACEC Bookstore.
To order, click on the seminar title of interest:
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| Minuteman Fund Helps ACEC/Indiana Achieve Critical State Court Victory
ACEC/Indiana President Roland Salman hailed a “major victory for engineering firms.” |
In a landmark court case limiting the liability of engineering firms, the Indiana Supreme Court has barred “economic loss” claims against design firms based on alleged negligence.
The case involved a suit by the Indianapolis Public Library against an engineering firm and others claiming economic losses stemming from purported design and construction flaws. The Supreme Court ruled that such a negligence suit could not be brought for purely economic damages.
ACEC/Indiana had filed an amicus brief in the case with support from the Minuteman Fund.
“This decision is a major victory for engineering firms doing business in Indiana,” said Roland Salman, president of ACEC/Indiana. “Our amicus brief was cited by the Supreme Court in its decision, and we want to thank the Minuteman Fund for helping to make the brief possible.”
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| ACEC's Advocacy Agenda on Tax Issues Aims to Benefit Entire Industry
ACEC is pursuing a tax policy agenda that will benefit a broad range of engineering practices.
As Congress faces increased pressure to reduce the deficit, tax increases on business are being considered to offset spending.
In addition to fighting back a proposed tax increase on Subchapter S corporations, ACEC is working on a variety of other measures, including extension of the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings, and repeal of the recent increase in the number of Form 1099s that businesses must submit to the IRS.
Click here to see the Council’s entire tax agenda. For more information or to join ACEC’s Tax & Regulatory Affairs Committee, please contact Katharine Mottley at kmottley@acec.org.
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| Save Now on the ACEC 2010 Fall Conference in Puerto Rico, Oct 17-20
The El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico is the site of the 2010 ACEC Fall Conference, October 17-20. |
In addition to top-flight speakers and educational sessions, this year’s Fall Conference at the El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico will be one of the most affordable conferences in recent years.
Hotel rooms in the ACEC room block start as low as $195, and deluxe oceanview rooms are only $235. Click here to reserve yours before the block sells out.
ACEC group-discounted airfares are available on both American Airlines and Delta. For example, a round-trip ticket booked today using one of the ACEC discount codes costs under $400. Click here for information on travel discounts.
ACEC members also save $100 off the regular early bird rate—$895 for the first member of each firm, and $775 for each subsequent member from the same firm—through July 31, 2010.
For information on the 2010 Fall Conference, click here. For the conference registration form, click here. |
| ACEC/Colorado Fights Ballot Measures
ACEC/Colorado Executive Director Marilen Reimer |
A Minuteman Fund grant has been awarded to ACEC/Colorado to help combat three November ballot initiatives that would severely limit Colorado’s ability to fund infrastructure projects.
ACEC/Colorado has organized and led an unprecedented state-wide drive to raise funds for this campaign.
“We are very grateful for the assistance from the Minuteman Fund,” said Marilen Reimer, executive director of ACEC/Colorado. “Combined with the contributions from Member Firms, this grant will help us to mount a major effort to defeat these ill-advised ballot measures.”
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Economist Editor Analyzes Financial Reform Impact on Firms Next Week
July 13, 1:30-3 p.m.
ACEC Spring Convention keynote speaker Greg Ip, U. S. economics editor, The Economist, expands and updates his well-received convention address with an informative online seminar, Short Term Economic Outlook—Will Financial Reform Help Your Business?
Ip will discuss why the recovery is likely to be muted, and how the composition of growth—with less consumption and more exports—will differ from recent history. He will also lay out the prospects for economic policy and provide the economic outlook for engineering firms.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Client Feedback 'Invaluable': Make It Key Part of Firm Practices
July 20, 1:30-3 p.m.
Creating systems to obtain, monitor and utilize client feedback can help design firms reduce mistakes and project liability, reduce wasted time and effort, and increase firm profitability and client satisfaction.
Mike Phillips, DesignFacilitator, presents Systematic Client Feedback: How to Get It, Use It, and Benefit From It, a practical online seminar that walks participants through a unique and quantifiable system for collecting feedback from your clients. His system is based on ten criteria that produce useable results and a continuous means of monitoring firm performance to keep it at the highest levels.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Explore the Bottom-Line Benefits of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
July 27, 1:30-3 p.m.
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) can be a means of business succession and transition, with principals selling some or all of their stock ownership in the firm to the ESOP on a tax-favored basis.
Erin Turley, Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP and Scott Levine, Stout Risius Ross, present a valuable online summary exploration of ESOPs as an alternative to sale of the firm to a third party, or as a tool for internal transition from one level of principals to the next, with dual benefits of accomplishing broader ownership and investment and eliminating the need for the next principals to access new capital.
Participants will also learn how an ESOP can serve as a tool of corporate finance to achieve more favorable borrowing terms and more tax-efficient loan repayment.
Click here for more information and to register.
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D.C. Course Offers Inside View into Key Changes in Federal Procurement
September 15-16, Washington, D.C.
With the federal government in the midst of implementing the most far-reaching procurement reforms in a decade, ACEC presents a unique exploration into the probable and potential changes.
Coping With Key Changes in Federal Procurement and Project Delivery will analyze new public safety and security requirements, contractor disclosure rules, performance-based contracting, measureable contract performance standards and the outsourcing versus in-sourcing debate—from the perspectives of both government sources and ACEC’s own procurement experts.
This one-of-a-kind course includes speakers from federal agencies, as well as contracting and legal experts who focus daily on public acquisition and federal markets. For firms pursuing federal work, as well as those contemplating entry into this market, this 1½-day course is of vital importance. Click here for agenda and to register.
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IT and Finance Forums set for September Meetings in Chicago
IT Forum, September 13-14
Finance Forum, September 13-14
ACEC’s popular specialty forums for non-engineering professionals are 1½-day workshops structured to facilitate information sharing and networking among peers in an interactive roundtable format.
At the Information Technology (IT) Forum, Sept. 13-14, Chicago, participants will discuss topics such as budgeting and planning, system security, telecommunications and staffing, IT best practices and role of the IT manager. Click here to register at the advance best price.
The Finance Forum will meet Sept. 13-14, Chicago to address several finance issues, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal Acquisition Regulations, ownership transition, training requirements, incentive compensation, best practices, and role of the CFO. Click here to register at the advance best price.
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SEI Challenges A/E Leaders; New Class Starts in September
In the course of five separate five-day sessions over an 18-month timeframe, ACEC's Senior Executives Institute (SEI) participants acquire new tools and high-level skills and insights to prosper in our changed—and challenging—A/E/C business environment.
Since its inception, SEI has attracted public and private sector engineers and architects from firms of all sizes, locations, and practice specialties, who are drawn to a highly interactive, energetic, exploratory and challenging learning opportunity. Class 16 begins in September 2010.
Course size is limited, and registrations for Class 16 are being accepted. Executives with at least five years' experience managing professional design programs or businesses are invited to register for this highly regarded leadership building opportunity.
For an overview of the full SEI program and to register, visit the ACEC SEI website. To inquire, contact Deirdre McKenna at dmckenna@acec.org.
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