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January/february
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Vol. 23, no. 1
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Features
A BrightEr Light
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Advanced drilling technologies create Member Firm opportunities in burgeoning natural gas market.
Cover Feature
A CApitoL iNvEstmENt
Strategies to secure 2012 congressional action on major industry legislation.
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proFEssioNAL LiABiLitY iNsurANCE survEY oF CArriErs
What every firm needs to know about purchasing professional liability protection before prices go up.
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2012 ANNuAL CoNvENtioN prEviEw
Exciting program in store for attendees at industry’s largest advocacy event.
Departments
From ACEC to You
Council achieving industry “wins” despite congressional gridlock.
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LEgisLAtivE ACtioN
President signs 3 percent repeal into law; House, Senate poised to act on multiyear surface transportation bills.
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risk mANAgEmENt
What every engineer should know about restarting a suspended project.
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NEws ANd NotEs
Inaugural Teaming Fair scores big; Survey: engineering students study more than peers.
mEmBErs iN thE NEws
Randy Larson named president of PSI; Louis D. Houssmann named COO of Baxter and Woodman, Inc.
BusiNEss iNsights
The “perfect” cumulative impact analysis; EJCDC unveils new contract document for contractors; need-to-know protections in contracting.
mErgErs ANd ACquisitioNs
International expansion into U.S. fuels surging M&A marketplace.
COVER PHOTO: C.J. BuRTOn
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