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ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC Supports New Direction in Federal Wetlands Policy
ACEC submitted written comments to the Department of the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday as part of its ongoing process to revise the definition of "waters of the United States."
ACEC News / Education
Online Class: Maximizing Your Business Development ROI, April 23
In the April 23 online class Maximizing Your Business Development ROI, Rich Friedman of Friedman & Partners will share which business development strategies and tactics yield the biggest “bang for the buck” so that the time you invest will have the best payoff.
ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC/Wisconsin Relies on Repeat Donors to Reach ACEC/PAC Goal Early
ACEC/Wisconsin met its 2019 ACEC/PAC fundraising goal this week, becoming the second state after ACEC/Indiana to reach goal. Wisconsin has hit its ACEC/PAC fundraising target for 15 consecutive years.
Industry News
U.S.Chamber Survey Finds Support for Market-Driven Energy Policy, Streamlined Permitting
A new survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute finds strong public support for an innovation driven, "cleaner, stronger" approach over energy policies centered on expanded government regulations.
ACEC News / Opinion
Guest Blogger: ACEC Transportation Committee Chair Pete Mesha Urges Increased Focus on Work Zone Safety
For National Work Zone Awareness Week, ACEC Transportation Committee Chair Pete Mesha calls on engineering firms to work together with highway stakeholder-partners to make work zones safer.
Boxwood Merger Corp. (Nasdaq: BWMC, BWMCU and BWMCW) (“Boxwood”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Atlas Intermediate Holdings LLC (“Atlas”) (combined together with Boxwood, the “Company”), a leading provider of professional testing, inspection, engineering and consulting services, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Atlas will become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Boxwood. Immediately following the proposed transaction, Boxwood intends to change its name to Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (“Atlas Technical”) and its shares of Class A common stock are expected to continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “ATCX.”
The joint venture of Gannett Fleming and Dewberry announced that it was awarded one of four five-year engineering/architecture indefinite delivery, indefinitely quantity (IDIQ) contracts issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District.
WEST was awarded a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Contract worth up to $4.5 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles District for AE Hydrologic and Hydraulic Services for Civil Works Projects.
Indicators
ACEC Engineering Business Index (EBI)
62.6 (2Q, 2019)
62.2 (1Q, 2019)
Engineering Employment
1,521,800 (July)
1,517,500 (June)
Construction Spending
$1,286,997,000 (June)
$1,303,427,000 (May)
ACEC Stock Index
38.16 (August 5)
41.90 (July 29)
Dodge Momentum Index
138.9 (July)
145.6 (June)
Morrissey Goodale M&A Index
297 Deals year-over-year (August)
312 Deals year-over-year (July)
AIA Billings Index
49.1 (June)
50.2 (May)
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