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August 15, 2019
Guest Blog Post: CASE Develops Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering in Collaboration with other National Structural Engineering Organizations: CASE Chair Stacy Bartoletti outlines a new Vision for structural engineering in collaboration with Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).

July 31, 2019
Guest Blogger: Kimley-Horn President/CEO Steve Lefton Looks at the Challenge of Integrating New Employees: Employee integration is a journey, not a destination, says Kimley-Horn President/CEO Steve Lefton.

August 13, 2019
Deadline to Submit Your Firm's Community Service Programs to Engineering Inc. Extended to August 22: If your firm is involved in a community service program, we would like to hear from you and feature your story in Engineering Inc. The submission deadline is now August 22.

June 18, 2019
Degenkolb Principal Matt Barnard’s Home Renovation Featured on Christina on the Coast: Matt Barnard, a principal at Degenkolb in Los Angeles, had his home featured on the HGTV show Christina on the Coast at the end of May. The show (Season 1, Episode 2, titled “Master Suite Makeover”) features interior designer Christina Anstead renovating the master bedroom and bathroom in the 1939 era home.

June 12, 2019
Lamp Rynearson's Pridal Receives 2019 ICAN Leadership Award: Nancy Pridal, president/CEO of Lamp Rynearson in Omaha, Neb., is the 2019 recipient of the ICAN Leadership Award, which recognizes those who redefine leadership within their organization.

May 10, 2019
Parsons Corporation Goes Public: Charles Harrington, chairman/CEO/president of the Parsons Corporation, celebrates his company's IPO at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. The firm sold 10.9 million shares, the stock price rising from the opening bell price of $27.00 to $30.28 by mid-morning.

April 29, 2019
Guest Blogger: Transportation Resilience: Taking Steps to Address Threats: WSP National Transportation Market Leader Paula Hammond looks at the efforts by state DOTs and other stakeholders to make U.S. transportation infrastructure more resilient.

March 21, 2019
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.

March 19, 2019
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.

March 18, 2019
ACEC/Nebraska Member Firms Pitch In To Help Combat Record Floodwaters: With Omaha Public Works employees filling sandbags around the clock this weekend to protect the wastewater treatment plant from being overrun by record floodwaters on the Missouri River, ACEC/Nebraska Member Firms pulled together to provide a hot meal and other assistance.

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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