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Mott MacDonald and Microsoft To Create Cloud-based Smart Infrastructure Platform
Mott MacDonald and Microsoft have teamed up to create a cloud-based smart infrastructure platform to help cities deliver sustainable public services. Using performance modeling, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence, the platform will help cities better manage their assets.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
Report Finds that $232 Billion in Needed Public Transit Investment Would Yield $928 Billion in Economic Activity
A report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has identified at least $232 billion in critical public transportation investments. APTA estimates that making that investment over ten years would result in $928 billion in economic activity over a 20-year period.
Industry News / Infrastructure Funding
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.
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.
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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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