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Ten Firm Leaders Elected to College of Fellows
At the 2019 ACEC Annual Convention and Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. last month, the Committee of Fellows elevated ten members to Fellow status.
ACEC News / Education
ACEC Online Class on June 27: Qualify an Innovative Private Sector Project for DOE Loans Before Funds are Used Up
Your firm may have clients looking at energy or energy-related projects (in the $50 to $500 million range) that qualify for Department of Energy (DOE) loans or loan guarantees. Arming yourself with information about the process and how best to cut through to key factors that will qualify an eligible project and get it approved could place your firm at the leading edge of energy innovation.
Industry News / Industry Statistics
Construction Spending Flat in April; Public Spending Up
U.S. Construction speing in April, 2019 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,298 billion, down slightly from the March rate of $1,299 billion.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
ACEC's Engineering Influence Podcast Features Bloomberg's Shaun Courtney
In the latest episode of ACEC's Engineering Influence podcast, ACEC Strategic Communications Director Jeff Urbanchuk talks with Bloomberg Government's Shaun Courtney about the possibility of passing a big infrastructure bill, the liklihood of just reauthorizing the FAST Act, the House-Senate partisan divide, disaster relief, and whether earmarks could return in transportation funding.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
Disaster Relief Package Provides Billions for Infrastructure
On June 6, President Trump signed into law a $19.1 billion disaster-relief package, more than half of which will fund infrastructure and related work in regions hit by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters.
TTWiiN Investment Partners, the innovation investment arm of Thornton Tomasetti, a global leader in the design and optimization of structures and systems, announces investment in XtreeE, a Paris-based technology company focusing on large-scale 3D-printing solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction industry.
Black & Veatch's New Strategic Directions Report reflects critical role of data and planning in water infrastructure system. Smarter infrastructure, with data at its core, will play a crucial role in overcoming varied threats to our water supply.
Woolpert Chief Scientist Qassim Abdullah was invited to help evaluate whether unmanned aircraft systems can accurately and efficiently measure stream stage, velocity, bathymetry and discharge.
Indicators
ACEC Engineering Business Index (EBI)
62.2 (1Q, 2019)
58.5 (4Q, 2018)
Engineering Employment
1,516,200 (May)
1,512,600 (Apr)
Construction Spending
$1,298,500,000 (Apr)
$1,299,200,000 (Mar)
ACEC Stock Index
38.42 (June 7)
37.35 (May 31)
Dodge Momentum Index
144.3 (Apr)
145.1 (Mar)
Morrissey Goodale M&A Index
312 Deals year-over-year (Jun)
294 Deals year-over-year (May)
AIA Billings Index
50.5 (Apr)
47.8 (Mar)
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