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ACEC/Texas Supports Congressman Crenshaw
ACEC/Texas members met with newly elected Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) last week to discuss the need for increased and dependable investment in infrastructure including water, wastewater, transportation and aviation.
ACEC News / Education
Passthrough Firm Owners: Online Class Will Demonstrate How to Get Full 20% Tax Deduction
Take full advantage of the new 20 percent tax deduction for A/E passthrough firm owners.
Industry News / Market Forecast
Contractor Confidence Declines, But Optimism Reigns for 2019
Market expectations among the nation's contractors slipped in the last three months of 2018, but they remain upbeat about 2019, according to the latest Construction Confidence Index (CCI) from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
Former Reps Shuster, Crowley Head Bipartisanship Infrastructure Initiative
Former Congressmen Bill Shuster and Joe Crowley will lead a new initiative on infrastructure at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C. think tank.
ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC FAPA Committee Meets with USACE and Other Federal Agency Representatives
The Federal Agencies and Procurement Advocacy Committee (FAPA) met in Washington, D.C. last week with the Army Corps of Engineers as well as NAVFAC and US Air Force representatives for updates of ongoing construction priorities for the services.
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Langan Engineering & Environmental Services announced the acquisition of Adams Consulting Engineers, Inc. headquartered in Dallas with additional offices in Austin and Tyler, Texas. The acquisition, only the second in Langan’s 50-year history, helps accelerate the firm’s growth in Texas, where Langan has operated since 2015 in Houston. With this move, Langan now has more than 1,300 employees across 36 offices.
The recently finalized partnership of Confluence Networks, LLC and MasTec, Inc. has selected WSP USA to assist in completing its Confluence-1 fiberoptic cable system.
Burns & McDonnell has promoted Leon Harden as the firm’s first diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy manager. After three years working in recruitment at Burns & McDonnell, in his new role Harden will work closely with executive leaders and business diversity teams globally to provide strategic guidance for creating and integrating DEI initiatives and programs into all aspects of the 100% employee-owned engineering, construction and architecture firm.
Indicators
Engineering Employment
1,529,500 (February)
1,527,800 (January)
Construction Spending
$1,521,500,000 (January)
$1,496,500,000 (December)
Dodge Momentum Index
149.0 (February)
139.1 (January)
Morrissey Goodale U.S. M&A Index
308 Deals--Down 7 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
44.9 (January)
42.3 (December)