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ACEC News / Advocacy
House Passes Green Card Reform Bill
The House of Representatives approved the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (H.R. 1044) this week in order to tackle the backlog of people waiting for an employment-based green card.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
Senate EPW Committee Plans to Release Five-Year Highway Bill Before August Recess
Leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have announced they will unveil a new five-year survface transportation bill before Congress takes its August recess.
ACEC News / Education
Avoid the M&A Pitfalls--ACEC Online Class, July 24
In the July 24 ACEC online class Solving the Mystery of Mergers & Acquisitions (Spoiler Alert: The Owner/Founder Did It!), Bill Mandel, partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, will share the essentials of M&A.
ACEC News / Education
Tomorrow--Online Class on Meeting the Changing Needs of Water and Electric Utility Clients. Register Today!
You probably have water or electric utility clients facing new requirements for risk assessments and risk management processes as well as emergency response planning. Armed with information about the risk assessment and risk management processes, you will become a seamless team player to help your clients meet their compliance requirements and improve utility resilience.
ACEC News / Advocacy
Expanded EEOC Reporting Revived; ACEC Continues Opposition
A ruling by a federal judge has revived a wage reporting requirement from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Information can be found on the EEOC website.
Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers, based in Denmark, along with WSP USA based in the U.S. have announced a partnership that will combine Semco Maritime and ISC’s offshore wind farm and substation engineering and construction experience with WSP’s expertise in U.S. offshore wind permitting and engineering.
Terracon is excited to announce its acquisition of Skelly and Loy (S&L), headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa. S&L is a privately held environmental consulting and engineering services company, with more than 50 years serving public- and private-sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.
AECOM announced today that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the sixth consecutive year.
Indicators
Engineering Employment
1,532,800 (December)
1,529,700 (November)
Construction Spending
$1,324,100,000 (November)
$1,316,800,000 (October)
Dodge Momentum Index
156.2 (December)
153.9 (November)
Morrissey Goodale U.S. M&A Index
310 Deals--Up 4 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
52.5 (December)
51.9 (November)
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