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Archive for the 'Civil Engineering' Category

Qualifications vs Lowest Bid

Monday, February 1st, 2010

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)  NEWS RELEASE January 11, 2010
Contact: Alan D. Crockett, 202-682-4301; Cell: 443-995-6364; acrockett@acec.org     
“Qualifications” Tops “Lowest Bid” in Providing Better Cost, Better Quality Construction Design, Nationwide Study Shows
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A landmark university study confirms that federal and state agencies achieve lower construction costs, more efficient use of taxpayer dollars and higher [...]

EPA Budget Proposal

Monday, February 1st, 2010

CONTACTS:
Enesta Jones (Media Inquiries Only)
jones.enesta@epa.gov
202-564-7873
202-564-4355
 
Lina Younes (Public Inquiries Only)
younes.lina@epa.gov
202-564-9924
202-564-4355
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2010
EPA’s Budget Proposal Seeks Efficiencies, Increased Environmental Protection
Budget proposal aligned with Administrator Jackson’s key priorities
 
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This budget heeds the president’s call to streamline and find [...]

ACE10

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced that their 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE10) will be held June 20-24 in Chicago, Illinois.
Over the past 129 years, AWWA and ACE have served as the sources of knowledge and information for water professionals and engineers who work to improve the supply and quality of water [...]

ASCE Award Finalists

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

ASCE PRESS RELEASE
Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Finalists Announced
Media Contact(s):
Leikny Johnson
703-295-6413.
ljohnson@asce.org
December 11, 2009
American Society of Civil Engineers Names
2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Finalists
Reston, Va.—The five finalists for the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award have been announced by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Established in 1960, the OCEA program recognizes projects for [...]

Infrastructure Investment

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

ASCE PRESS RELEASE
Infrastructure Investment Critical to Success of Nation’s Economic Stability
Media Contact(s):
Leikny Johnson
703-295-6413
ljohnson@asce.org
December 9, 2009
Reston, Va. — “We applaud the President’s commitment to using infrastructure investment as a way to create and support jobs and stimulate the economy in the short-term, both in the stimulus funding and the pending jobs bill. According to the U.S. [...]

Stimulus Dollars

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

ACEC PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Alan D. Crockett, 202-682-4301; acrockett@acec.org
Cell: 443-995-6364

States’ Failure to Spend Stimulus Dollars is “Travesty” Retarding Nation’s Economic Recovery

WASHINGTON, DC—Nine months ago, Congress allocated $4 billion to the states to fund wastewater projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Today, most of that money remains unspent, despite the [...]