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Engineering / Industry News
Global Engineering Survey Highlights Environmental Challenges
Environmental issues will be the number one global challenge over the next 25 years, according to a DiscoverE survey of nearly 3,000 engineers from more than 80 countries
Advocacy
Ways and Means Committee Approves Retirement Savings, IRS Reform Bills
On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act, HR 1994), which is designed to address the retirement savings gap.
ACEC News / Member Organizations
Forum Focuses on Improved Collaboration between ACEC National and State Organizations
ACEC Chair Manish Kothari, President/CEO Linda Bauer Darr, ACEC/Maryland Executive Director Jim Otradovec, and ACEC Chair-elect Mitch Simpler discuss opportunities to increase engagement between Member Organizations and the national office.
ACEC News / Education
The Potential of Opportunity Zones for Your Firm’s Project Pipeline, April 10
Excitement is rising in both the commercial real estate and economic development communities as the first new national investment program in 15 years begins.
ACEC News
Tomorrow is the Deadline to Submit Your Firm’s Innovative Flood Mitigation Project to Engineering Inc.
The deadline for submitting your innovative flood mitigations projects to be highlighted in the July/August 2019 issue of Engineering Inc. is Wednesday, April 3.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing & Urban Development approved an annual funding bill that increases investment levels for most federal transportation infrastructure programs for the coming fiscal year.
The bill fulfills FAST Act funding levels for highway programs at $46.4 billion from the Highway Trust Fund and adds an additional $2.7 billion from the General Fund for surface transportation block grants, railway-highway crossing safety improvement, and bridge repairs.
Seven innovative technology startups – focused on sustainability solutions that range from artificial intelligence and next-generation analytics to autonomous heavy equipment and electric vehicle energy management – have been selected to join Black & Veatch’s IgniteX Cleantech Accelerator.
Montreal-based WSP Global Inc., says it intends to grow its U.S. presence further with a planned $65-million acquisition of environmental consultant Lancaster, N.Y.-based Ecology and Environment Inc.
Indicators
Engineering Employment
1,521,200 (August)
1,520,200 (July)
Construction Spending
$1,287,300,000 (August)
$1,285,600,000 (July)
ACEC Stock Index
39.16 (October 7)
40.25 (September 9)
Dodge Momentum Index
143.6 (September)
137.9 (August)
Morrissey Goodale M&A Index
285 Deals--Down 2 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
47.2 (August)
50.1 (July)
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