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- 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.
- February 25, 2020
- Engineers Week a Week-long Celebration in Colorado
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ACEC Colorado was extremely active in its celebration of National Engineers Week which began with on February 16th with a proclamation honoring Engineers Week signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
- February 20, 2020
- Oregon E-Week Luncheon Program Attracts 600
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The 56th Annual Engineers Week High School program held in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday attracted 600 students and engineers (360 students + 240 engineers). The popular event was sold out with a waiting list of 70.
- February 20, 2020
- More than 160 attend ACEC Ohio-sponsored E-Week Luncheon
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ACEC Ohio’s Central Chapter sponsored the Central Ohio Engineers Week Luncheon onThursday, which was also hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers Central Ohio Section.
AECOM was selected by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop “The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth on the National Flood Insurance Program Through 2100,” a study addressing riverine and coastal flood response to climate change in order to reduce the risk of flood damage.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has selected HDR to assist it in developing and implementing its 3D Digital Delivery initiative. The effort will redefine how infrastructure projects are designed and delivered in the state.
HDR’s design expertise has been recruited to help tackle the affordable housing crisis in California. The Los Angeles County Development Authority selected Contour Crafting Corporation, in collaboration with HDR and the supportive services provider Volunteers of America, to design and build 3D printed modular homes in the county.
Indicators
Engineering Employment
1,540,300 (February)
1,530,000 (January)
Construction Spending
$1,369,200,000 (January)
$1,345,500,000 (December)
Dodge Momentum Index
148.7 (February)
151.4 (January)
Morrissey Goodale U.S. M&A Index
320 Deals--Up 5 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
52.2 (January)
52.5 (December)
Engineering Career Opportunities
