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- July 23, 2021
- Government Affairs Update: Will the Senate Reach Cloture on Infrastructure?
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Matt Reiffer from ACEC's advocacy team came on the Engineering Influence podcast to discuss the week's failed cloture vote on infrastructure and what it means for the future of the bipartisan infrastructure package.
- July 22, 2021
- On Engineering Influence Podcast, Cardno's Beattie and Fackler Discuss the Nexus of Archaeology and Engineering
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On the latest Engineering Influence podcast, Shawn Fackler, principal archaeologist in Cardno's Portland, Oregon office, and Business Unit Manager Karen Beattie talk about the role of an archaeologist in an engineering firm.
- July 21, 2021
- ACEC's Darr Urges the Senate to Continue Working Towards a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
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Following defeat of a cloture vote in the Senate on a comprehensive infrastructure package, ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr issued a statement today urging Senators to continue to work towards a bipartisan solution on infrastructure.
- July 22, 2021
- Upcoming Online Classes: Thriving in the new Market Reality and Solving the Profit Sharing Dilemma
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Next Week's ACEC online classes are Growth Priorities in the New Social and Economic Norm and Profit Sharing Solved! Ditch Your Old Bonus Program Now.
- July 21, 2021
- Podcast: Kennedy Jenks CEO Keith London on Pandemic Lessons and the Way Ahead
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Keith London, CEO and President of Kennedy Jenks, joined the Engineering Influence podcast to discuss the lessons learned from operating through the pandemic and what he sees going forward.
- July 16, 2021
- Government Affairs Update Podcast: A Conversation with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) joined the Engineering Influence podcast to discuss a variety of topics including infrastructure, her work as a founder of the Women in STEM Caucus in the House, and her experience as an engineer in Congress.
- July 16, 2021
- Latest Issue of ACEC's Engineering Inc. Magazine Available Online
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The Spring issue of Engineering Inc. magazine is available online, with articles on IT outperforming in the pandemic; COVID's impact on the health care market; engineering our way to a better future; and the latest from Capitol Hill.
- July 16, 2021
- ACEC Urges Action on Industry Priorities in Defense Committees
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As the House and Senate Armed Services Committees begin debate of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ACEC is urging action on three important issues for the A/E industry.
- July 16, 2021
- ACEC Online Class Provides Keys for a Successful ERP Conversion
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In the July 20 online class, Lessons From an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Conversion, Bob Gabel will share what he learned from three separate ERP conversions. He will examine why overhead reductions shouldn’t be the main reason for converting and what’s crucial for a successful implementation.
- July 14, 2021
- New ACEC Private Industry Brief Shows Strong A/E Revenue Growth
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ACEC published a new Private Industry Brief this week, highlighting a huge rebound in A/E revenues. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s “preliminary estimate,” A/E revenues in the first quarter of 2021 rose to $85.6 billion, a 7.8 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2020.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Black & Veatch $2.5 million in federal funding to participate in a research and development (R&D) project aimed at advancing direct air capture (DAC) technology.
Woolpert has been granted a trademark for Inspansion, a method of adding capacity through analytics in place of physical expansion, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Woolpert Director of Strategic Consulting David Tomber developed Inspansion to help airports identify logical efficiencies in operations, technology and staffing to optimize facility performance, while deferring capital investment.
Global integrated design firm Stantec has established a cross-disciplinary center of excellence to provide sustainable, climate smart, and equitable infrastructure design services.
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Engineering Employment
1,555,500 (June)
1,552,800 (May)
Construction Spending
$1,545,300,000 (May)
$1,549,500,000 (April)
Dodge Momentum Index
165.8 (June)
175.1 (May)
Morrissey Goodale U.S. M&A Index
370 Deals--Up 30 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
57.1 (June)
58.5 (May)
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