Engineering Inc. - January/February 2009 - (Page 1) ENGINEERINGINC. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 ● TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 20, No. 1 FEATURES RX TO EASE EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE PAIN Firms find creative ways to stem rising health care costs. 16 20 25 30 THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT Member Firms bring imaginative expertise to the design of public entertainment facilities. 2008 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE SURVEY OF CARRIERS Financial instability could lead to “perfect storm” of increased claims and litigation. ANNUAL CONVENTION PREVIEW Celebrate ACEC’s centennial at the Annual Convention and Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. 20 10 COVER STORY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW President-elect Barack Obama on infrastructure, energy and health care. 10 2 16 LEGISLATIVE ACTION ACEC supports president-elect on infrastructure-based stimulus package; voters strongly support infrastructure initiatives. DEPARTMENTS 8 FROM ACEC TO YOU One hundred years of industry service. 8 NEWS AND NOTES 4 Raymond promotes infrastructure stimulus on FOX Business; Private engineers cost 14 percent less than public engineers. MARKET WATCH 6 Worldwide opportunities abound in water infrastructure. MEMBERS IN THE NEWS 32 Robert Gomes to succeed Tony Franceschini as president and CEO of Stantec; HDR acquires E.T. Archer Corporation. BUSINESS INSIGHTS Electronic documents; expert witness testimony; financial wisdom. 36 COVER: KWAKU ALSTON/CORBIS OUTLINE 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.
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