FEATURES 10 2017 ANNUAL CONVENTION WRAP-UP Attendance records shattered at Washington, D.C. event. 52 SUSTAINABLE CITIES WORLDWIDE U.S. cities rank low in the 2016 Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index. 58 JOINT COALITIONS ROUNDTABLE Different disciplines find commonality in best practices. 10 60 GROOMING FUTURE ENGINEERS Primera Engineers' volunteer efforts inspire a new generation of engineering professionals. 60 52 DEPARTMENTS 4 FROM ACEC TO YOU Council poised for sustained success. 66 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Private equity making its mark. 6 MARKET WATCH Material costs, funding and mandates cloud wastewater infrastructure investment. 8 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Council emphasizes need for Highway Trust Fund fix. 68 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Oosterveer named global CEO of Arcadis; Srinivasan president of Terracon Consultants; Villaman president of HAKS. 65 GUEST COLUMN Streamline the federal permitting process to increase private infrastructure investment. 72 BUSINESS INSIGHTS New Pathways leadership class launched. Engineering Inc. promotes the advocacy and business interests of ACEC by offering news, legislative analysis and business practice information to member firms, clients, opinion leaders and policy makers. The articles and editorials appearing in this magazine do not represent an official ACEC position or policy unless specifically identified as doing so.