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Advocacy / Industry News
Appropriations Bill Holds Line on EPA, Superfund Funding
In legislation signed by President Trump today, the Environmental Protection Agency will receive nearly $8.1 billion for fiscal 2019, close to what was enacted for the agency in fiscal 2018.
Advocacy / Industry News
Final Spending Deal Bill Boosts Transportation Programs
After months of stalled negotiations, including a prolonged partial government shutdown, the House and Senate are finally poised to pass a seven-bill omnibus appropriations package this week that increases funding for several transportation infrastructure programs for 2019.
Engineering / Industry News
ACEC to Promote Firms and Member Organizations’ Engineers Week Activities
If your firm or Member Organization is participating in Engineers Week next week, February 17-23, let ACEC know what you’re doing.
Education / Industry News
Panel Addresses Bridging the Gender Gap in Engineering
In a preview to Engineers Week, which starts next week, Congressmen Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) joined students and other guests for a panel discussion on the future of women in engineering.
Industry News / Infrastructure
California to Scale Back High-Speed Rail Project
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the California High Speed Rail Project will be dramatically cut back.
Reiss Engineering has been selected to build infrastructure at Lake Jesup in Florida where four teams of scientists will compete in The George Barley Water Prize.
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT) has signed Woolpert to an eight-year, multimillion-dollar contract to provide asset management and sewer condition assessment services throughout the city.
Woolpert has received the 2019 Lidar Leader Award for Outstanding Enterprise Achievement, presented by the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) and Lidar Magazine. Woolpert was honored for its many high-level, pioneering contributions to the lidar industry in service, management and development since the technology was introduced.
Indicators
ACEC Engineering Business Index (EBI)
58.5 (4th Quarter)
66.7 (3rd Quarter)
Engineering Employment
1,493,400 (Jan)
1,494.400 (Dec)
Construction Put in Place
1,299,900,000 (Nov)
1,289,700,000 (Oct)
ACEC Stock Index
33.43 (Feb 11)
33.88 (Feb 4)
Dodge Momentum Index
157.6 (Jan)
150.6 (Dec)
Morrissey Goodale M&A Index
280 Deals year-over-year (Jan)
287 Deals year-over-year (Dec)
AIA Billings Index
50.4 (Dec)
54.7 (Nov)
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