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- July 21, 2020
- ACEC Maine Executive Director Rick McCarthy Passes Away
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Rick McCarthy, who had served as executive director of ACEC Maine since 2011, died on July 9. He was 56 years old.
- July 9, 2020
- Grassroots Lobbying in the Time of COVID-19
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Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) (center), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, met with ACEC Louisiana members this week to discuss an infrastructure-based economic recovery package.
- April 17, 2020
- ACEC New York Develops Safety Guidance To Help Restart Design & Construction
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To identify the best and safest strategies for workers, whether in the office or on a job site, ACEC New York turned to the strong volunteer leadership from member firms to develop a set of guidelines that have been delivered to Governor Cuomo and his team.
- March 26, 2020
- ACEC of South Carolina, State DOT, FHWA Agree to Coronavirus Safety Plan
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation issued a joint workforce safety plan in collaboration with ACEC of South Carolina, FHWA, and other construction stakeholders. The plan lays out steps taken by stakeholders to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
- March 26, 2020
- ACEC Illinois Donates Hand Sanitizer to Medical School
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ACEC Illinois donated hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer to Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and other first responders this week. The items were delivered by Springfield Representative Tim Butler.
- March 11, 2020
- States Confront Universal Licensure Bills
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ACEC Vice President Tax and Regulatory Affairs Katharine Mottley reports on Member Organizations' responses to universal licensure bills in their states.
- March 5, 2020
- ACEC Illinois’ Artl Testifies in Support of Contracting Out, QBS, Lump Sum Contracts
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In his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials on Tuesday, ACEC Illinois Executive Director Kevin Artl urged the panel to fund a robust freight and passenger rail network, but he also put in plugs for three ACEC advocacy priorities: Contracting out, QBS, and lump sum contracts.
- March 4, 2020
- ACEC Illinois’ Artl Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee for CREATE Program
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ACEC Illinois Executive Director Kevin Artl (right) stands with U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL), who chairs the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Artl testified before the subcommittee today urging increased federal investment in the CREATE program in Northern Illinois. A first-of-its-kind partnership among the U.S. DOT, State of Illinois, Cook County, City of Chicago, Metra, Amtrak, and the nation's freight railroads, CREATE seeks to reduce train and auto delays throughout the Chicago area by building dozens of new roadway and rail overpasses and underpasses, upgrading tracks, switches, and signal systems, and improving grade crossings throughout the region.
- February 26, 2020
- ACEC Indiana Members Go Back to School for E-Week
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ACEC Indiana members Karen Loftus of Loftus Engineering and Trent Newport of CrossRoad Engineers celebrate National Engineers Week by briefing students on engineering at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, IN.
- February 25, 2020
- NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers Welcomes Engineers as Part of E-Week Celebration.
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Fifty-five members of ACEC Ohio’s Northeast Chapter attended a special Engineering Night on Monday night, hosted by the Cleveland Cavaliers at the team’s newly renovated Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Downtown Cleveland. Members are shown receiving a guided tour of part of the stadium’s two-year $185 million renovations prior to the Cavs game vs. Miami Heat. Members also saw the Cavs get the win over the Heat in overtime.
WSP USA has completed the integration and rebranding of Ecology and Environment Inc. (E&E) and LT Environmental (LTE), marking the company’s emergence as a full-service provider and leader in the U.S environment market.
The City of Anaheim has enlisted Brown and Caldwell to provide owner advisory services for the design-build delivery of multiple groundwater treatment plants. The new facilities will play a key role in Anaheim’s compliance with recent state Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulations and ensure water supplies continue to meet state and federal quality standards.
Woolpert has been selected by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to provide on-call photogrammetric and mapping services to support the design and construction of roadways throughout the state. The three-year contract has a ceiling of $5 million.
Indicators
Engineering Employment
1,484,000 (August)
1,469,600 (July)
Construction Spending
$1,364,600,000 (July)
$1,362,800,000 (June)
Dodge Momentum Index
126.5 (August)
124.2 (July)
Morrissey Goodale U.S. M&A Index
290 Deals--Down 8 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
40.0 (July)
40.0 (June)
Engineering Career Opportunities
