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First WisPAC Golf Outing is a Major Success
First WisPAC Golf Outing is a Major Success

Over 50 people joined us for our first ever ACEC WI golf outing! We enjoyed beautiful weather, good company and a fun course together. We're looking forward to many more years of this amazing event! Check out some photos below and plan to join us again next year. Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted08/4/2021


July 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update
July 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update

We're ramping up our political efforts this summer - we're holding a WisPAC golf outing on August 3 and encouraging members to meet with legislators in district. But we need to keep up the momentum. A big reason that we have a seat at the table is because of our political giving. Help us make a... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted07/27/2021


June 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update
June 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update

We're ramping up our political efforts this summer - we're holding a WisPAC golf outing and encouraging members to meet with legislators in district. But we need to keep up the momentum. A big reason that we have a seat at the table is because of our political giving. Help us make a difference and... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/29/2021


Becher-Hoppe Visits with Representative Snyder
Becher-Hoppe Visits with Representative Snyder

Becher-Hoppe Associates visited with Representative Patrick Snyder and was able to discuss the importance of engineering firms to the state. Here is how Becher-Hoppe President Randy Van Natta described the visit: "We had a great visit with Rep. Pat Snyder last Friday. We had a short office tour,... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/29/2021


Infrastructure Spending Study
Infrastructure Spending Study

I wanted to share with you a timely study that examines the impact of various infrastructure spending scenarios, which builds on the work of the ACEC Research Institute in its 2021-2025 Engineering Industry Forecast. This latest study outlines the impact to our industry of the President’s... Continue Reading

Postedby Chris Klein
Date posted06/28/2021


Sign Up Now for Our First Annual Golf Outing
Sign Up Now for Our First Annual Golf Outing

Join ACEC WI members for our first ever WisPAC Golf Outing! Attendees will get together for a fun day of golfing and networking. The event will benefit our WisPAC, the political fund that supports engineering-friendly candidates. Registration is now open! The cost per registrant is $150. All... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/22/2021


Join the Fight for PPP Fairness
Join the Fight for PPP Fairness

ACEC National has launched a new campaign to promote PPP loan fairness. It is an educational and lobbying campaign to secure a solution at the federal level. We're asking members to get involved and reach out to members of Congress and post their support on social media. Click the button below to... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/9/2021


May 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update
May 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update

Our Legislative Day on May 19 was a major success - it was an opportunity for our members to meet directly with legislators to lobby for infrastructure funding. But we need to keep up the momentum. A big reason that we have a seat at the table is because of our political giving. Help us make a... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted05/27/2021


Registration Open for First Annual Golf Outing
Registration Open for First Annual Golf Outing

Join ACEC WI members for our first ever WisPAC Golf Outing! Attendees will get together for a fun day of golfing and networking. The event will benefit our WisPAC, the political fund that supports engineering-friendly candidates. Registration is now open! The cost per registrant is $150. All... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted05/24/2021


ACEC WI Hosts a Successful In-Person Legislative Day
ACEC WI Hosts a Successful In-Person Legislative Day

Members were finally able to meet in-person for our Legislative Day in Madison on May 19. We remained masked up and socially distanced but it was amazing to see more than 60 members again. We were honored to have Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and ACEC National Senior Vice President Steve Hall as our... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted05/20/2021


ACEC WI Hits National PAC Goal
ACEC WI Hits National PAC Goal

We're proud to announce that we have hit our National PAC goal again! We're also excited because we were one of the first five states to hit our goal for 2021. Our members make a huge effort to hit our goal early and this year continues our tradition of excellence. A huge thank you goes out to Gil... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted04/28/2021


April 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update
April 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update

Our legislative year is already busy. The Governor has released his proposed budget and the Legislature is reviewing it. ACEC WI is actively involved in proposing items that directly benefit members. A big reason that we have a seat at the table is because of our political giving. Help us make a... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted04/26/2021