Part 1 of a three-part series For the better part of my adult life, I have been going to the gym and working out. I’m in good shape, but for many years I have been stuck with this feeling of being comfortable with the results of the effort I was putting in the gym….
Civil Engineering & Local Politics: Should You Run For Office?
It is that time of year again and the political landscape is heating up! A Google search shows that past/current Mayors of Omaha, NE, City of East Orange, NJ and Norton, OH were/are civil engineers. Current Portland, OR Mayoral candidate, Steve Sung, spent 32 years as a civil engineer for the city of Portland. With…
Are You High On Speed…Rail?
Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc Managing Partner, CivilEngineeringCentral.com View Matt’s profile & connect with him on LinkedIn It’s been quite some time since I have touched on this subject, so at the risk of “beating a dead horse,” here I go again! Have you ever known anyone who has traveled via high-speed rail? …
Will Our Infrastructure Ever Make Honor Roll?
By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com I did a little bit of investigating (well, not that much…about 1 minutes worth!) in regards to the American Society of Civil Engineering’s (ASCE) report card that we have all come to love so much. Since it’s inception in 1988,…
Outgoing Bush "Midnight" Environmental Legislation
By Carol Metzner, President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Tim Dickinson has written an excellent synopsis for Rolling Stone magazine on President Bush’s final legacy and good-bye gift to us for our future. The title is somewhat rough for some of you, so I won’t put it…