This message was sent to ##Email## Vol. 50 No. 19          Home  |   About Us  |   Membership  |   Resources  |   Events  |   Contact Us Subscribe  |   Archive    GBA NEWS New Year Is A New Opportunity As we begin 2021, we all have an opportunity to recommit to professional growth. As a GBA member, you have access to a vast library of resources that will help you to be smarter, stronger, and more successful in the new year. Suggestions for Professional Growth in 2021. Join a GBA Committee Attend a GBA Conference in 2021 Join GBA’s LinkedIn Group Review the list of Top 10 Resource Downloads Subscribe an Associate to Receive GBA NEWSlog Lead a Lunch & Learn Presentation in Your Office Thank you for all your support in 2020. With your continued backing, 2021 is going to be a banner year! Annual Engagement Reports Sent to All Members Each January, GBA provides a customized report to each member-firm to help you understand where your firm is getting the most value from GBA membership and ways to improve your return on investment. The report was sent to all GBA Ambassadors this week. Please contact GBA Staff or your company’s Ambassador to review your firm’s engagement report for 2020. See What Others Are Reading: GBA's 2020 Top 10 List GBA provides hundreds of highly effective resources developed to satisfy the unique needs of geoprofessionals, giving members essential tools for achieving success. However, we also know that it can be overwhelming to sort through them all. To help, we’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 GBA resources of 2020. All GBA downloads are FREE for our members. Access List Here: Top 10 Downloads in 2020 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Our last issue of GBA NEWSlog in 2020 highlighted the top articles from the year: Top NEWSlog Articles of 2020  EVENTS Future GBA Events: Mark Your Calendars Now Winter Leadership Summit, A Virtual Event, January 28-29, 2021 Spring Conference 2021: April 22-25, 2021 at the Marriott Marquis, San Diego, CA Fall Conference 2021: October 21-23, 2021 at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa For more information: GBA EVENTS CALENDAR  MEMBER NEWS Three Leading Companies Come Together HULL & Associates Three leading professional service companies have come together to form a national platform that will result in comprehensive environmental, energy, water, and civil infrastructure capabilities. Round Table Capital Partners (“RTC”) launched this new venture with the acquisition of Hull & Associates, LLC (“Hull”) in July of 2020 and has now further expanded the organization with the acquisitions of Duffield Associates, LLC (“Duffield”) and HSW Consulting, LLC (“HSW”).  READ MORE Terracon Expands Virginia Presence with TAM Consultants, Inc. Acquisition Terracon Terracon is pleased to announce it has acquired TAM Consultants, Inc. (TAM). Based in Williamsburg, Va., TAM serves public- and private-sector clients with a full range of facilities engineering and design services.  READ MORE Universal Engineering Sciences Continues Growth And Expansion By Acquiring Wallace-Kuhl & Associates In Northern California Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), a nationwide leader in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections and environmental consulting, has acquired Wallace-Kuhl & Associates, Northern California's premier full-service geotechnical, geologic, materials testing and environmental engineering consulting firm.  READ MORE Major News from Murray Engineers for 2021 A Message from Andrew Murray Happy New Year Dear Friends, Clients, and Colleagues. 2021 is going to bring so many welcome changes, but I’d like to personally be the one to announce to my beloved industry our company’s major news for 2021. As of January 1st, I have retired from day-to-day operations at Murray Engineers, Inc., with William P. Carter, PE, assuming the role of Managing Principal in my place. Although I am remaining as president and sole owner of the company for at least the near future (and I’ll continue to support GeoGirl in her exploits), Mr. Carter has assumed primary operational responsibilities.  READ MORE S&ME Announces Promotions S&ME Congratulations are in order as we would like to recognize several S&ME key leaders for their promotion to Technical Principal, Vice President, and Senior Vice President. Each individual has made significant contributions to the company while providing us responsible judgement, a client-focused drive, and the ability to work with fellow employees to maximize individual and team efforts.  READ MORE CTL Thompson Names Shawn Fitzhugh as Chief Operating Officer CTL | Thompson CTL|Thompson recently announced that Principal Engineer Shawn Fitzhugh was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In the new role, Fitzhugh will lead firmwide operations for the award-winning engineering firm, with an emphasis on processes and systems that drive technical excellence across the firm’s eight offices.  READ MORE Raba Kistner Getting New President in 2021 Raba Kistner A new chief executive is taking over at Raba Kistner, the prominent San Antonio construction engineering firm — and for the first time, it’ll be someone from outside the Raba family. At the start of 2021, Gary Raba will step down as president of Raba Kistner, which provides environmental planning, project management and other services for projects across the U.S. and in Mexico.  READ MORE Inclusive Contracting: A Success Story GeoEngineers Inclusive contracting is a popular topic right now among government contractors, and for good reason. It is now common to see diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals for subcontractors encouraged—if they are not required outright. Identifying and working with certified firms (minority/women/veteran-owned, small and disadvantaged) can strengthen a project team while fulfilling these contracting requirements.  READ MORE Terracon Welcomes California-Based Burleson Consulting, Inc. Terracon Terracon proudly announces it has acquired Burleson Consulting Inc. (Burleson), a leading provider of environmental compliance and engineering services for federal, state, municipal, and industrial clients throughout California.  READ MORE  INDUSTRY NEWS The Top 10 Energy Market Trends to Watch in 2021 Energy Watch, Inc. Coronavirus has made the future of both the renewable and fossil fuel energy markets even more murky.  READ MORE US Housing Market Forecast 2021: Will It Crash or Boom? Norada The housing market has seen record-breaking growth since June of last year.  READ MORE 2021 Commercial Real Estate Outlook Deloitte Rebuilding to enhance resilience.  READ MORE Transportation Construction to Decline in 2021 ARTBA The major drop-off in transportation user fees caused by Covid-19 stay-at-home orders initiated last spring, high national unemployment, and the decline in public transit use and demand for air travel are the key factors affecting the outlook, ARTBA says.  READ MORE 2021 Forecast for the Water Industry WaterWorld Following a tumultuous 2020, what can the water industry might expect in the new year?  READ MORE What CEOs Expect From Biden Presidency: More Predictability WSJ Corporate leaders foresee a more traditional relationship with the White House, fewer surprises, and urge next administration to prioritize the pandemic.  READ MORE Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021 LEVELSET Revolution or Evolution? Here are the 10 construction industry trends we see on the horizon for 2021.  READ MORE What will 2021 Bring to the World of Conservation? Eco-Business 15 trends with potentially large impacts on biodiversity conservation and release their findings in scientific journal 'Trends in Ecology & Evolution'.  READ MORE Deeper, More Caring Connections and... Forbes Reflecting on this past year, what do employees really want?  READ MORE Researchers One Easy Tip to Help You Succeed in Keeping Your New Year's Resolution SciTechDaily One easy tip to help you succeed in keeping your new year’s resolution.  READ MORE Words of Wisdom “Purpose is a superpower that energizes individuals, teams and organizations… take time to rediscover your ‘why.’” - Sarah Rozenthuler  BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Kenneth R. "Ken" Johnston, (GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. / Norwood, MA), 781/278-3700 President-Elect: Thomas W. "Tom" Blackburn, P.E., G.E., F.ASCE (Blackburn Consulting / Auburn, CA), 530/887-1494 Secretary/Treasurer: Leo J. Titus, Jr. P.E., (ECS, Ltd. / Chantilly, VA), 703/471-8400 Directors: Chuck A. Gregory, P.E. (Terracon / San Antonio, TX), 210/641-2112 Martin LaRoche, P. Eng, M.Sc. (Kiewit / Montreal, Canada) Guy Marcozzi, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, F. ASCE (Duffield Associates, Inc. / Wilmington, DE) 302/ 239-6634 Christopher Matthew "Matt" Moler, P.E. (S&ME, Inc. / Greensboro, NC), 336/553-1245 Matthew "Matt" R. Poirier, P.E. (Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc. / Concord, NH) 603/ 229-1900 Steve Wendland, P.G. Steve Wendland, P.E., R.G., D.GE (Kleinfelder, Inc. / Prairie Village, KS ) 913/475-5851 NEWSlog Connect with GBA Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Web Version   GBA Staff: Joel G. Carson, Executive Director, 301-565-2733 (office) | 402-517-1819 (cell) Sara Menase, Program Manager, 301-565-2733  Phillip D. 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