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National Academies Report Looks at Improving Engineering Education
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published a report exploring the characteristics and career choices of engineering graduates.
ACEC News / Awards
Engineering Excellence Awards Judges Select Top Projects of the Year; EEA Gala on May 7
Andy Ciancia, chair of the Engineering Excellence Awards Committee, addressing the panel of judges this weekend as they began the three-day process to winnow down the record 196 project entries to the best of the best, including the Grand Conceptor Award.
ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC Urges Congress to Approve Tax Extenders
ACEC President/CEO Linda Bauer Darr sent a letter to Congress today urging extension of a variety of tax provisions that expired in 2017 and 2018.
Industry News
Green New Deal Aims for 100 Percent Renewable Energy; What’s Your Opinion?
Democratic members of Congress have introduced the Green New Deal (GND), an aspirational resolution in the House and the Senate urging a set of wide-ranging policy goals to achieve 100 percent “clean, renewable and zero-emission energy sources” within 10 years.
Industry News / Infrastructure
Trump Admin. Appeals Keystone XL Pipeline Injunction
The Trump administration is appealing a recent court order that temporarily halted construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. U.S. District Court for the District of Montana Judge Brian Morris last year ordered a stop to the long-embattled oil transport line through Canada and Nebraska while the State Department reworks its review.
Woolpert had numerous surveying, mapping and geospatial professionals complete the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) training July 2. The training is part of PennDOT’s certification process, along with attaining a Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for contractors who use drones on state projects. Woolpert became the first provider approved.
The engineering and design team of Black & Veatch/Brown and Caldwell has been selected to develop a water sustainability blueprint for Winter Haven, Florida. As home to the "Chain of Lakes”, an important regional water and recreational resource, and with a growing population of more than 37,000 potable-water customers, the City views water resiliency as critical to Winter Haven’s continued prosperity.
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Business Insurance Trust (BIT) and Greyling/EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants have announced that Paul Boyce, P.E., PG, has been appointed a Trustee for the ACEC Business Insurance Trust.
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
40.29 (June 24)
38.42 (June 7)
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
50.2 (May)
50.5 (Apr)
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