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From ACEC to You ENGINEERING INC. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES Keeping Congressional Feet to the Fire On Transportation, Energy and Tax A s you read this, Congress has just returned from its summer recess and will now seek to achieve something over the next six weeks that it hasn't achieved in six years-agree on a satisfactory way to pay for a long-term transportation bill and get it to the President's desk. Meanwhile, the clock continues to tick on the short-term extension that's set to expire October 29. And overall government funding and raising the debt limit are also up for grabs in October. ACEC Members have written hundreds of letters to lawmakers during the recess, and ACEC-supported radio advertisements and social media campaigns have flooded key congressional districts-all part of a coordinated, multi-industry effort to get Congress off the dime, not only for transportation, but also for energy and regulatory issues and tax reform, as discussed in Legislative Action beginning on page 6. Our September/October issue of Engineering Inc. also features an exceptional interview with legendary oceanographer, Dr. Robert Ballard (See page 8), to whom we will present our Distinguished Award of Merit-the Council's highest award bestowed upon an individual-at our upcoming Fall Conference in Boston. (See page 42). Conference speakers also include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin, several leading industry CEOs, a wide range of subject matter experts, and 35 roundtables and business management seminars that will address bottomline issues for CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, and other industry professionals and emerging leaders. This fall promises to be an important and exciting time for ACEC members both politically and professionally. We appreciate your continuing contributions to our industry and look forward to seeing you in Boston. Ralph W. Christie, Jr. ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Ralph W. Christie, Jr. David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Steven Hall VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS RESOURCES AND EDUCATION Marie Ternieden DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA Alan D. Crockett STAFF EDITOR Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS WRITER Gerry Donohue ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN James Blake MANIFEST LLC Christopher Brandon Jeff Kibler PROJECT MANAGER Amy Stephenson Fabbri MANAGING EDITOR ART DIRECTOR ADVERTISING SALES Leo Hoch ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4341 lhoch@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 26, Number 5 (ISSN 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2015 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient's use of this publication. Notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an e-mail with the subject line "Unsubscribe" to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. Engineering Inc. subscribers: If you have a mailing address correction or need to add or remove an employee from the Engineering Inc. mailing list, please contact the ACEC Membership Department at memberservice@acec.org or call 202-347-7474 and ask for Member Records. WWW.AC EC.ORG http://WWW.ACEC.ORG

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - September/October 2015

Engineering Inc. - September/October 2015
Contents
From ACEC to You
Market Watch
Legislative Action
Unlocking the Ocean’s Secrets
Positive Impressions
Low Water, High Hopes
International Corruption
Leading the Way, Lending a Hand
Guest Column
2015 Fall Conference
Guest Column
Guest Column
Business Insights
Members in the News
Mergers and Acquisitions

Engineering Inc. - September/October 2015