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ACEC News / Fall Conference
Registration Open for the 2019 ACEC Fall Conference in Chicago, October 13-16
Online registration for the 2019 ACEC Fall Conference in Chicago, October 13-16 is now open. Click here.
Advocacy / Member Organizations
ACEC/Rhode Island Wins Elimination of Separate OWTS Licensing Requirement
ACEC/Rhode Island scored a big win in the 2019 session of the state General Assembly with the passage of a bill that exempts professional engineers from the long-standing requirement to maintain a separate license and to enroll in continuing education courses to design On-Site Wastewater Disposal Systems.
Industry News / Market Forecast
Report: Sea Level Rise Could Force More Than $400 Billion in Seawall Construction
Coastal communities in the lower 48 states will face more than $400 billion in seawall costs due to sea level rise over the next 20 years, according to a new report by the Center for Climate Integrity and Resilient Analytics.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
ACEC Congratulates Illinois for Acting on Infrastructure
Earlier today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law the most significant investment in infrastructure the state has seen in 30 years. Illinois makes 31 states that have raised revenues in recent years to boost spending on transportation projects and other infrastructure needs.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
House Approves Funding Bill for Transportation, Water, Military Construction
The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday to fund U.S. Department of Transportation and the departments of Commerce, Interior, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development, as well as environmental programs.
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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