02/27/2015

Don't allow 'back door' sales tax on engineering, ACEC tells legislators

Don't allow 'back door' sales tax on engineering, ACEC tells legislators

Enactment of tax changes proposed in the Kasich Administration's two-year state budget would lead to the a "back door" taxation of engineering services and should be rejected, ACEC Ohio told legislators Wednesday.

Ohio House committee recommends passage of ODOT budget bill that reduces highway construction funds

A bare-bones state transportation budget bill that cuts funding for highway construction in the biennium beginning July 1 was recommended for passage Thursday by the Finance & Appropriations Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Lynn Miggins nominated to be next ACEC Ohio President

Lynn S. Miggins, of KS Associates, Inc., in Elyria, has been nominated to become the next president of ACEC Ohio effective July 1.

Monday is deadline to register for Engineering Excellence Awards luncheon

Monday, March 2 is the deadline to register for ACEC Ohio's 16th Annual Engineering Excellence Awards luncheon, to be held Thursday, March 12, at the Bridgewater Banquet & Conference Center, in Powell.

Proposed changes in state building codes to be vetted at March 13 meetings

The Ohio Board of Building Standards will host three hour-long meetings on Friday, March 13 to take public comment on proposed amendments to administrative rules that constitute Ohio's Basic Building Code and the plumbing, mechanical and residential codes.