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Education / Fall Conference
Call for Presentations for the 2019 ACEC Fall Conference
The 2019 ACEC Fall Conference in Chicago, October 13-16, will provide a unique combination of networking opportunities, education sessions, tours, and exhibits. For speakers and presenters, it will be an unparalleled opportunity to share high-level industry information with engineering firm executives.
Engineers Week / Member Organizations
ACEC/Mississippi Produces Radio Spot for National Engineers Week
ACEC/Mississippi Executive Director Craig Carter narrated a 30-second radio spot emphasizing the importance of engineers to commemorate 2019 National Engineers Week, February 17-23. The spot will air all week during political talk radio programs.
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.
ACEC News / Engineers Week
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.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
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.
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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)