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July 25, 2019
Five Top Performers Win 2019 Young Professionals of the Year Awards: ACEC has recognized five Member Firm employees as 2019 Young Professionals of the Year. This annual awards program promotes the accomplishments of young engineers by highlighting their contributions to engineering and to society.

July 23, 2019
QBS Awards Nominations Deadline Extended to August 30: Submit your nominations now for the 2019 QBS Awards, which recognize public and private entities that make exemplary use of the Qualifications-Based Selection process at the federal, state and local levels. The deadline has been extended to August 30, 2019.

July 18, 2019
Tomorrow is the Deadline for the 2019 QBS Awards Nominations!: Submit your nominations now for the 2019 QBS Awards, which recognize public and private entities that make exemplary use of the Qualifications-Based Selection process at the federal, state and local levels. The deadline is close of business tomorrow.

June 26, 2019
2020 National EEA Awards Submission Guidelines Available Online: The national 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) submission guidelines are now available online. Click here to access the Call for Entries brochure, EEA submission changes, EEA checklist, and other program materials.

June 24, 2019
Nominate Entities Making Exemplary Use of Qualification-Based Selection for the 2019 QBS Awards: Nominations are open for the 2019 QBS Awards, which recognize public and private entities that make exemplary use of the Qualifications-Based Selection process at the federal, state and local levels. The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 19, 2019.

June 5, 2019
Eight Top Engineering Students to Receive ACEC Scholarships: ACEC’s Fellows Committee has chosen eight engineering students to receive 2019 ACEC Scholarships.

May 2, 2019
Nominations for 2019 ACEC Community Service Awards Close on June 14: The ACEC Fellows Committee is soliciting nominations for the 2019 ACEC Community Service Awards, which recognize Member Firm leaders who have made a significant impact on the quality of life in their communities.

March 26, 2019
Nominate Top Guns in Your Firm for Young Professional of the Year Award: ACEC's annual Young Professional of the Year Award recognizes the accomplishments of young professionals who have contributed to the engineering industry and made an impact on society. The program aims to enhance the image of engineering by honoring young, diverse and talented engineers.

March 11, 2019
ACEC/Pennsylvania Honors T.Y Lin's Steven Bolt for Contributions to Industry: Steven Bolt received the 2019 Distinguished Award of Merit from ACEC/Pennsylvania at the annual Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence on February 28.

February 11, 2019
Engineering Excellence Awards Judges Select Top Projects of the Year; EEA Gala on May 7: Andy Ciancia, chair of the Engineering Excellence Awards Committee, addressing the panel of judges this weekend as they began the three-day process to winnow down the record 196 project entries to the best of the best, including the Grand Conceptor Award.

Member Firm News

August 14, 2019

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.”

https://www.oneatlas.com/

August 6, 2019

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.

http://www.dewberry.com/n

July 24, 2019

WEST was awarded a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Contract worth up to $4.5 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles District for AE Hydrologic and Hydraulic Services for Civil Works Projects.

https://www.westconsultan

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