Categories
Categories
ACEC News / Convention
Share Some Cheer with ACEC/PAC at the Upcoming ACEC Annual Convention
ACEC/PAC will host an Irish Pub Night on May 6 during the upcoming 2019 ACEC Convention in Washington D.C. Enjoy Irish-themed food and drinks and a live band. For more information, contact Jennifer Pugh at jpugh@acec.org or 202-347-7474, ext 322.
ACEC News / Education
ACEC Opens Registration for Expert Witness Seminar in Atlanta, June 26-27
Gain the knowledge you need to become an effective and sought-after engineering expert witness in ACEC’s Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness course, a 1-1/2 day seminar in Atlanta, Ga., June 26-27.
ACEC News
Spinks Joins ACEC/National
Cyndi Spinks has joined ACEC/National as the executive assistant to President/CEO Linda Bauer Darr.
Industry News
CBO Report Estimates Damage from Hurricane Winds and Flooding Costs $54 Billion Annually
Losses to the U.S. economy from hurricane winds and storm-related flooding are expected to total $54 billion annually, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC Supports New Direction in Federal Wetlands Policy
ACEC submitted written comments to the Department of the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday as part of its ongoing process to revise the definition of "waters of the United States."
Black & Veatch has released an electronic book that details how cities can plan and develop more technologically advanced communities.
Innovative engineering and infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming has acquired one of California’s most well-respected geotechnical companies, SAGE Engineers Inc. This marks the fourth acquisition for Gannett Fleming in seven months and the second in California.
Parsons and Kiewit, in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), recently sent a team of 10 women to Rukarakara, Rwanda—a community of 6,000 people approximately 112 kilometers southwest of the capital city of Kigali—to build a 58-meter suspended footbridge over the Mudasomwa River.
Indicators
ACEC Engineering Business Index (EBI)
58.5 (4th Quarter)
66.7 (3rd Quarter)
Engineering Employment
1,513,200 (Mar)
1,506,900 (Feb)
Construction Put in Place
$1,320,300,000 (Feb)
$1,307,300,000 (Jan)
ACEC Stock Index
37.85 (Apr 8)
36.40 (Apr 1)
Dodge Momentum Index
145.5 (Mar)
144.8 (Feb)
Morrissey Goodale M&A Index
280 Deals year-over-year (Apr)
289 Deals year-over-year (Mar)
AIA Billings Index
50.3 (Feb)
55.3 (Jan)
Job Board
