Categories
Categories
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.
Industry News
First International BIM Standards Published
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released the first international Building Information Modeling (BIM) standards.
Advocacy / Member Organizations
ACEC/Ohio Supports U.S. Representative Kaptur
Meeting with ACEC/Ohio members, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, discussed working with the engineering industry to improve the Ohio Turnpike and create an energy corridor. Pictured left to right: Tom Mosure, ms consultants; Rep. Kaptur; Mike Duffey, SSOE Group; and ACEC/Ohio President Beth Easterday.
ACEC News / Education
Keep Your Firm Thriving with ACEC's Business of Design Consulting Course, April 3-6
ACEC’s Business of Design Consulting course in Phoenix, April 3-6, provides a proven playbook for building leadership and managing your firm.
Wright Pierce is proud to formally announce the company’s new Horizontal Infrastructure Assessment Group. As municipalities and utilities face daily challenges of maintaining aging water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, Wright-Pierce has developed this specialized group to address and support these challenges.
Boxwood Merger Corp. (Nasdaq: BWMC, BWMCU and BWMCW) (“Boxwood”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Atlas Intermediate Holdings LLC (“Atlas”) (combined together with Boxwood, the “Company”), a leading provider of professional testing, inspection, engineering and consulting services, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Atlas will become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Boxwood. Immediately following the proposed transaction, Boxwood intends to change its name to Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (“Atlas Technical”) and its shares of Class A common stock are expected to continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “ATCX.”
The joint venture of Gannett Fleming and Dewberry announced that it was awarded one of four five-year engineering/architecture indefinite delivery, indefinitely quantity (IDIQ) contracts issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District.
Indicators
ACEC Engineering Business Index (EBI)
62.6 (2Q, 2019)
62.2 (1Q, 2019)
Engineering Employment
1,521,800 (July)
1,517,500 (June)
Construction Spending
$1,286,997,000 (June)
$1,303,427,000 (May)
ACEC Stock Index
38.16 (August 5)
41.90 (July 29)
Dodge Momentum Index
138.9 (July)
145.6 (June)
Morrissey Goodale M&A Index
297 Deals year-over-year (August)
312 Deals year-over-year (July)
AIA Billings Index
49.1 (June)
50.2 (May)
Job Board
