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F R O M ACEC I T O YOU ENGINEERING NC. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING
COMPANIES CHAIRMAN Edward Mulcahy PRESIDENT David A. Raymond VICE
PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS ACEC Is All-Time Winner Mar y Ann Emely DIRECTOR,
COMMUNICATIONS and MEDIA Listen to what ACEC won in the recent nationwide,
juried media competition Alan D. Crockett involving hundreds of
associations sponsored by Association Trends magazine. STAFF EDITOR For
the third straight year, Engineering Inc. has won a second-place award in
the Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org trade association magazine category. It
was judged one of the finest trade associa- 202 682-4347 tion magazines in
America. Similarly, Last Word and other ACEC media received ACEC EDITORIAL
ADVISORY BOARD honors see page 6 . Edward Mulcahy, TranSystems Corporation,
Kansas City, Mo.; According to Association Trends Publisher Gar y Link ,
HNTB, Kansas City, Mo.; Judith Nitsch, Jill Cornish, ACEC is the all-time
winner Judith Nitsch Engineering, Inc., Boston; of most awards in the most
categories. David A. Raymond, ACEC, Washington, D.C. She adds that our
numerous honors show ACEC STAFF EDITORIAL TEAM the breadth of ACEC's
communications Ed Bajer, Jeff Beard, Ann Brandstadter, Steve Hall,
excellence. Charles C. Kim, Deirdre McKenna You can be justly proud of
these hon- THE MAGAZINE GROUP ors; as you read this issue of Engineering
MANAGING EDITOR Inc., note its attractiveness, not only for Richard
Brunelli our members, but also for others inter- ART DIRECTOR ested in our
industry. Recipients include Jeff Kibler clients and public officials,
including all PROJECT MANAGER members of Congress, the president, fed- Mar
y Mieszczanski eral agency administrators and top state officials.
ADVERTISING SALES Our cover story on Steve Wynn, who is Patrick Brookover
said to have contributed more than anyone to the development of modern Las
Director Vegas, reveals that he is a great fan of engineers, whom he
credits with bringing ACEC his visions to life see page 12 . 1015 15th
Street NW, 8th Floor We also are reporting on a highly significant
legislative achievement. After years Washington, DC 20005-2605
202-347-7474 of effort, ACEC has succeeded in gaining repeal of the
opt-out provision, which pbrookover@acec.org will eliminate redundant
audits, overhead caps and other non-FAR compliant procedures on
transportation projects see Legislative Action on page 10 . Engineering
Inc., Volume 17, Number 1 ISSN 1539-2694 , is published bi-monthly The
results of a new survey of insurance carriers show that liability premiums
by the American Council of Engineering Companies ACEC , 1015 15th Street,
NW, may be on the decline see page 30 . And finally, the 2006 Spring
Semester catalog 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-2605. Periodicals postage
paid at Washington, of ACEC's Institute for Business Management featuring
nearly 100 business D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual
subscriptions are $24 for members education courses is enclosed. included
in dues ; $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions.
Back issues are $15. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc.,
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