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37 States Have Introduced 185 Bills in 2019 to Boost Transportation Funding
States continue to take the lead in transportation investment, with 37 states introducing 185 bills in the first two months of the year to boost transportation funding, according to a report by the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. In 2018, 40 states considered 214 transportation measures, with 19 states passing 27 bills.
Industry News / Member Firms
Black & Veatch Collaborates to Produce Movie Promoting Experiential Learning
Black & Veatch, the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) and Overflow Companies have collaborated on a feature-length documentary touting the profession-based education model, in which high-school students fast forward their careers via outside mentors in their chosen fields.
Engineering / Industry News
Massachusetts Tops Study of Nation's Most Innovative States
Massachusetts is the most innovative state in the country, according to a new study by WalletHub.
ACEC News / Member Firms / Member Organizations
ACEC/Nebraska Member Firms Pitch In To Help Combat Record Floodwaters
With Omaha Public Works employees filling sandbags around the clock this weekend to protect the wastewater treatment plant from being overrun by record floodwaters on the Missouri River, ACEC/Nebraska Member Firms pulled together to provide a hot meal and other assistance.
ACEC News / Convention
ACEC Convention Features Top Speakers, Congressional Visits, EEA Gala, Washington, D.C., May 5-8
An all-star lineup of speakers will headline the upcoming 2019 ACEC Convention and Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., May 5-8.
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.
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