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The Potential of Opportunity Zones for Your Firm’s Project Pipeline

The Potential of Opportunity Zones for Your Firm’s Project Pipeline

Excitement is rising in both the commercial real estate and economic development communities as the first new, national investment program in 15 years begins. Referred to as “the biggest tax…

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The 2018 EJCDC Construction Series: Significant Changes, Key Clauses, & the Interrelationship Between Documents

The 2018 EJCDC Construction Series: Significant Changes, Key Clauses, & the Interrelationship Between Documents

In September 2018, the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) published its 2018 Construction Series Documents, including EJCDC® C-700 (2018), Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract. New features of…

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Now That You're A Project Manager: Responsibilities and Challenges

Now That You’re A Project Manager: Responsibilities and Challenges

Everyone has their own reasons for becoming an engineer, but very rarely do engineers set out early in their careers to become a project manager. In fact, many project managers…

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The Unspoken Truth of Proposal Strategy

The Unspoken Truth of Proposal Strategy

How much of a factor is price? What are owners really asking for in the RFP? How do owners review responses to a solicitation? Is best value really best value? No…

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High-Skilled Visa Enforcement Changes 2019: How Employers are Affected

High-Skilled Visa Enforcement Changes 2019: How Employers are Affected

The Trump Administration has made significant changes to its review of H-1B visas, which engineering firms use to hire foreign nationals when qualified Americans are not available. These changes include:…

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M&A: Culture, Clients, and Staff - Reduce Flight Risks and Protect Revenue

M&A: Culture, Clients, and Staff – Reduce Flight Risks and Protect Revenue

Faced with a merger or acquisition, stakeholders – clients, staff, shareholders – often assess what OTHER changes they might make. This means firms are at peak risk for client and…

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What’s Driving Your Firm’s Valuation? What Matters and Why It Matters

What’s Driving Your Firm’s Valuation? What Matters and Why It Matters

All engineering firm owners know that keeping an eye on operating profit and working capital is essential to increasing cash flow available to shareholders, and that increased cash flow raises…

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Qualifiers and COAs: Understanding Connections, Mitigating Risks

Qualifiers and COAs: Understanding Connections, Mitigating Risks

The relationship between individual P.E. licenses and engineering firm licenses (COAs) is not widely understood. As a result, firms are often blindsided by regulatory fallout following a change in the…

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Maximizing Your Business Development ROI

Maximizing Your Business Development ROI

Many engineering professionals are overwhelmed at the thought of having to conduct business development (BD) on top of project responsibilities, staff mentoring, and other key functions. Join Rich Friedman to…

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Working in a Consulting Organization: A Beginner's Guide to Achieving Success

Working in a Consulting Organization: A Beginner’s Guide to Achieving Success

There’s considerable guidance available on how to become an independent consultant, but very little on what’s needed to be successful in a professional consulting organization. And these two experiences, while…

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