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From ACEC to You ENGINEERING INC. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES This Year Is Critical For the Engineering Industry N umerous legislative issues affecting the business climate for all members are at stake in Congress throughout 2013—and many are coming to a head during ACEC’s upcoming Annual Convention and Legislative Summit, April 21–24, in Washington, D.C. The contentious negotiations that led to the “fiscal cliff ” tax deal in January are a preview of what we face, and why we need member engagement both at the grass roots and on Capitol Hill during our Annual Convention. ACEC’s citizen lobbyists must defend critical infrastructure programs against budget-cutting pressures, as well as push back against continued in-sourcing efforts by public employee unions. During the last Congress, we achieved several significant legislative victories, including a new two-year surface transportation program, a new four-year airports construction program, the defeat of several regulatory burdens, and stemming the threat of in-sourcing. This could not have been achieved without your critical involvement. This year’s advocacy program seeks to protect infrastructure funding, achieve new financing mechanisms for both water and transportation, and promote new energy initiatives. This issue of Engineering Inc. takes a close look at U.S. energy policy— through the eyes of Senator Lisa Murkowski, the senior Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Also included is a report on how ACEC/PAC achieved another record-setting year, tips on maintaining a healthy cash flow despite the uncertain business environment, and pointers on whether cloud computing is right for your firm. See you at the Annual Convention. Your voice is needed now more than ever. Ted C. Williams ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Ted C. Williams 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 Jackie Fox McMURRY/TMG, LLC Corey Murray Jeff Kibler PROJECT MANAGER Katie Mason MANAGING EDITOR ART DIRECTOR ADVERTISING SALES Leo Hoch Member Relations ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4341 lhoch@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 24, Number 2 (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. © 2013 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. - March/April 2013

Engineering Inc. - March/April 2013
Table of Contents
From ACEC to You
Market Watch
Legislative Action
A Fresh Look at U.S. Energy Policy
Record-Setting Year for ACEC/PAC
Protecting Your Interests
Sky’s the Limit
6 Ways to Keep Cash Flowing
2013 Annual Convention Preview
Guest Column
Decision Makers
Business Insights
Members in the News
Mergers and Acquisitions

Engineering Inc. - March/April 2013