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ACEC News / Advocacy
Council Opposes H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act
In a letter to Congressional leaders, ACEC explains the reasons behind its opposition to legislation that would designate certain PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under Superfund.
ACEC News / Governance
ExCom Nominees Do Deep Dive into Council Programs at National HQ
ACEC Senior Vice President Advocacy and External Affairs Steve Hall briefed 2020-2022 Executive Committee nominees on the Council's advocacy issues and strategy during an orientation session at the national offices in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. ACEC President/CEO Linda Bauer Darr and senior staff guided the attendees through every phase of Council operations. Participating in the meeting were Chair-elect nominee Robin Greenleaf of Architectural Engineers; Vice Chair nominees Michael Cooper of Harley Ellis Devereaux, Matthew Hirst of CRS Consulting Engineers, and Gary Raba of Raba Kistner; 2020-2021 NAECE Representative Jim Smith of ACEC/North Carolina; and ACEC Chair Mitch Simpler and Chair-elect Charlie Gozdziewski.
ACEC News / Advocacy
First Once Again: ACEC Indiana Surpasses 2020 ACEC/PAC Fundraising Goal on January 1
For the seventh consecutive year, ACEC Indiana was the first state to reach its ACEC/PAC fundraising goal, pushing well past its annual target total at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2020.
ACEC News / Education
Register Today for SEI Class 26; Spaces Filling Up Fast
Registration is now open for Class 26 of the Senior Executives Institute (SEI), ACEC’s premier leadership development course for design professionals.
ACEC News
ACEC Chair Simpler Discusses 2020 Achievements, Foreign Missions, Strategic Plan in Engineering Influence Podcast
In the latest Chair’s Corner segment on the Engineering Influence podcast, ACEC Chair Mitch Simpler reflects on the Council's achievements in the past year and looks ahead to the implementation of the new ACEC Strategic Plan.
Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers, based in Denmark, along with WSP USA based in the U.S. have announced a partnership that will combine Semco Maritime and ISC’s offshore wind farm and substation engineering and construction experience with WSP’s expertise in U.S. offshore wind permitting and engineering.
Terracon is excited to announce its acquisition of Skelly and Loy (S&L), headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa. S&L is a privately held environmental consulting and engineering services company, with more than 50 years serving public- and private-sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.
AECOM announced today that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the sixth consecutive year.
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Dodge Momentum Index
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52.5 (December)
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