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2011

11/21/11	ACEC Takes Part in White House Ceremony as President Signs Repeal of 3% Withholding into Law
11/10/11	Senate Repeals Onerous New 3% "Tax" on Business; Benefits Federal, State and Local Agencies
07/14/11	William Bertera to Lead New Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
07/13/11	ACEC, Naval Facilities Command Sign Partnership Agreement
07/06/11	Proposed New SBA Size Standard Called a Potentially Damaging Blow to the Engineering Industry
04/07/11	Hoover Dam Bypass Named Year's Most Outstanding Engineering Achievement
02/01/11	New Organization to Develop Tool for Measuring Infrastructure Sustainability
01/26/11	New Six-Year Transportation Bill Should Be Centerpiece of President's Call for Infrastructure Investment, says ACEC

2010

12/01/10	ACEC Urges Quick Adoption of National Fiscal Commission's Plan to Strengthen Transportation Network
09/07/10	ACEC Applauds President's $50 Billion Transportation Initiative, Urges Broader Effort on Infrastructure Investment
08/30/10	Engineering CEOs Say Energy Infrastructure Shortfall is Decade's Most Critical Engineering Challenge
07/19/10	National Engineering Leaders at Gulf Oil Site Seek to Hasten Cleanup Efforts
06/17/10	ACEC Urges Senate to Reject Tax Hike on Small Engineering Firms in Extenders Bill
05/12/10	Wilbur Smith Associates' Gerald Stump Elected National Engineering Association Chairman
05/03/10	HDR Engineering's "Onions-to-Energy System" Wins Top Engineering Achievement Honor
04/14/10	Cowboys Stadium, Onions-to-Energy System, Among Final Eight Seeking Engineering's Highest Honor
01/11/10	"Qualifications" Tops "Lowest Bid" in Providing Better Cost, Better Quality Construction Design, Nationwide Study Shows

2009

12/16/09	"Shovel Ready" Has Meant "Job-Loss Steady"
11/25/09	States' Failure to Spend Stimulus Dollars is "Travesty" Retarding Nation's Economic Recovery
10/26/09	ACEC: Congress Has "Potent Economic Recovery" in Current Transportation, Aviation and Water Bills
09/28/09	Former Mexico President Vicente Fox to Address U.S. Engineering Leaders at ACEC Fall Conference in Palm Springs
06/24/09	ACEC President Strongly Rejects 18-Month Delay On New Six-Year Transportation Plan As Inimical To Recovery
05/28/09	ACEC Offers New Cost-Effective Business Advisory Services
05/08/09	ACEC Names Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System Nation's Best Engineering Achievement
02/26/09	ACEC Supports National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission's Recommendations for Gas Tax Increase, VMT User Fee: "Commission Didn't Duck the Hard Issues."
02/02/09	ACEC Urges "Double" Infrastructure Spending for Immediate Stimulus
01/28/09	ACEC Urges House Passage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Repeal of Unfair 3% Withholding Mandate
01/22/09	ACEC President Warns: Stimulus Funds Should Go To Private Economy, Not Government Growth

2008

12/19/08	ACEC Warns Congress: "Just Fixing Potholes Won't Produce Sustainable Recovery"
11/25/08	ACEC Meets with Obama DOT Transition Team
11/13/08	ACEC Says NTSB I-35 Bridge Report Underscores Need For Additional Infrastructure Investment
11/13/08	ACEC Calls $140 Billion Infrastructure Investment Essential For Economic Revival
11/11/08	Princeton Professor David Billington Receives ACEC Distinguished Award of Merit
09/22/08	ACEC Urges Congress to Address Infrastructure Crisis in Bailout Package
08/11/08	Congress Takes Bold Step To Reverse Engineer Shortage
08/06/08	ACEC Opposes Lawmakers' Piecemeal Approach For New Energy Strategy
04/17/08	ACEC Opposes John McCain's Proposed Gas Tax Suspension
01/15/08	Statement of David A. Raymond, President and CEO of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), on Release of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission Report:

2007

10/19/07	Jackson's Hibbett Neel Wins National Community Service Award
10/19/07	ACEC Urges Renewed Emphasis On Water As House Honors Clean Water Act Anniversary
09/26/07	Missouri Congressman Cleaver Introduces Landmark Education Bill For Engineering Students
08/02/07	Minneapolis I-35 Bridge Collapse
07/24/07	ACEC Announces New Transportation Vision with AASHTO, Industry Partners
05/15/07	Arkansas' Montgomery Point Lock And Dam Named Nation's Best Engineering Achievement
03/09/07	ACEC Hails Passage of Critical Water Infrastructure Bills
01/13/07	ACEC Hails Passage of $20 billion Water Infrastructure Bill

2006

05/02/06	Seattle's New U.S. Courthouse Crowned Nation's Best Engineering Achievement
04/27/06	Engineering "Academy Awards" Set to Crown Year's Best Achievements
03/15/06	ACEC Commends Senate Committee Passage of Small Business Health Plan Legislation

2005

12/15/05	ACEC Endorses Clean Water Trust Fund Bill
07/29/05	ACEC Applauds House-Senate Agreement To Address Decaying Transportation Infrastructure
07/28/05	ACEC Calls House Passage Of Medical Liability Reform A Major Win Against Excessive Premiums
07/26/05	ACEC Calls House Passage of AHP Legislation "Major Step Toward Quality Health Insurance at a Competitive Price"
04/12/05	Everglades Restoration Named Best National Engineering Achievement
04/06/05	Astronaut Neil Armstrong To Accept ACEC's 2005 Distinguished Award of Merit
02/17/05	ACEC - One Of The few Associations That Offers A Nationwide Association Health Plan, Says New Health Plan Legislation Would Increase Access To Affordable Coverage
02/10/05	Acec Applauds Senate Passage Of Class Action Reform Bill

2004

05/18/04	Engineering & Construction Industry Condemns Flawed Iraq Study
04/28/04	ACEC Hails Final FLSA Rule Changes As Putting The "Fair" Back Into The Act
04/22/04	Former Design-Build Institute President Named VP and Director of ACEC's Institute for Business Management; Government Affairs Head Also Promoted
04/15/04	ACEC Urges Congress To Act Now To Address Nation's Water Quality Crisis
04/08/04	Economic Recovery, Public Safety To Suffer From Inadequate Transportation Funding, ACEC Warns
03/30/04	ACEC Urges Continued Tax Relief For Engineers
03/20/04	Weidlinger Associates Wins ACEC "Grand Conceptor" Award For World Trade Center Forensic Study
01/20/04	ACEC Calls On Congress To Put "Fair" Back Into Fair Labor Standards Act (PDF format)

2003

11/19/03	ACEC Applauds Introduction of $375 Billion TEA-21 Reauthorization Bill (PDF format)
11/03/03	Rebuilding Infrastructure The Key To Peace In Iraq, Corps of Engineers' Chief Says (PDF format)
10/06/03	Mark Shields, J.D. Hayworth & Mary Peters Highlight ACEC Conference in Phoenix Oct. 8-11 (PDF Format)
09/26/03	ACEC Calls On Congress To Protect Competitive Sourcing Initiative (PDF Format)
09/25/03	ACEC Strongly Endorses Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt As New EPA Head (PDF Format)
09/22/03	ACEC Welcomes AGC to Coalition to Assure Highest Quality Contract Forms for Engineered Projects (PDF Format)
05/21/03	Eric Flicker Assumes Role as Chairman for the American Council of Engineering Companies (PDF format)
03/25/03	Snake River Removable Spillway Weir Named Best U.S. Engineering Triumph (PDF format)
02/11/03	Freshman House Members to Hear Engineering Council's Arguments Wednesday on Federal Outsourcing (PDF format)
02/10/03	Response to Disaster Prominent Among Engineering "Academy Awards" Finalists (PDF format)

2002

10/08/02	ACEC Calls for Quick Passage of ExPDITE Act... (PDF format)
09/19/02	ACEC Tells Senate Committee To "Fix" Tea-21's... (PDF format)
07/09/02	ACEC Hails Streamlining in ASAP (PDF format)
05/02/02	ACEC Backs GAO Panel Report (PDF format)
05/01/02	ACEC Supports T&I Committee on Highway Funding (PDF format)
04/24/02	ACEC Calls for Streamlining Review Process ASAP... (PDF format)

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