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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]