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40 Florida Engineers Graduate From Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2024

Graduates Also Raise $100,000 for FDOT STEM Outreach Solution “Boxes” for Florida Schools TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 5, 2024) – Forty (40) Florida professional engineers have graduated from the Class of 2024 Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) – Florida’s premiere engineering leadership program. Before completing their 10-month training program, FELI students contributed countless community volunteer hours and…

Top Nine FDOT Projects Recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida

I-95 at I-10 Interchange/Fuller Warren Bridge Project, Skyway Wave Attenuation Design Build, and More TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 11, 2024) – Nine Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects were selected for Outstanding Project Awards at the 2024 American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) Transportation Conference held June 6-7, 2024, in Orlando, FL. Annually,…

Top Engineering Projects Garner Florida’s Leading Engineering Excellence Award

Orlando International Airport Terminal C, Graham Swamp Trail and Pedestrian Trail Bridge, Loxahatchee River Movable Bridge Replacement, Brightline Phase II Zone 4, and More Among Engineering Projects Honored TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 11, 2023) – With more than 1,000 new residents moving to Florida every day, ensuring that Florida’s infrastructure is prepared to meet our growing…

Florida Professional Engineers to Build Bunk-Beds For Underprivileged Children in Tampa This Friday

Bed Build to Help Ensure “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor” in Tampa TAMPA, Fla. (November 15, 2023) – Professional engineers from across Florida will converge on Tampa this Friday, November 17, 2023, to build bunk-beds for Tampa’s underprivileged children. These professionals are members of the Florida Engineering Society and the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida, and they…

Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2023 Donate Funds to Help Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ian

Graduates to Donate to The Sanibel School STEM Program, Hold Ground Breaking Ceremony for New Hurricane Ian Remembrance and Children’s Engineering Garden at Lakes Regional Park in Lee County, and Make Contribution to FGCU for Scholarships LEE COUNTY, Fla. (October 17, 2023) – Professional engineers from across Florida will gather in Lee County on Thursday,…

40 Florida Engineers Graduate From Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2023

Graduates Raise $100,000+ to Help Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ian TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 2, 2023) – Forty (40) Florida professional engineers recently graduated from Florida’s premiere engineering leadership program, the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI), as the Class of 2023, and have pledged to use the majority of their more than $100,000 in charitable fundraising…

ACEC Florida | FDOT Outstanding Project Awards

Wekiva Parkway, I-4 Ultimate, Blackwater River Bridge Replacement Among Top Seven FDOT Projects Recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 2, 2023) – Seven Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects were selected for Outstanding Project Awards at the 2023 American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) Transportation…

Polk County-Area Middle School Students Win Ridge Chapter MATHCOUNTS®️ Competition

Middle School Students Earn Entry to State Competition Mulberry, Fla (February 6, 2023) — A team of middle school Mathletes®️ from Lawton Chiles Middle Academy (Lakeland) won the local MATHCOUNTS competition held on Saturday, February 4 in Mulberry. The top individual competitor was Johan Bijiyos, of Lawton Chiles Middle Academy (Lakeland). Members of the winning team from…

Top Engineering Projects Garner Florida’s Leading Engineering Excellence Award

Legacy Trail, Everglades Holiday Park, Wekiva Parkway Among Engineering Projects Honored TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 15, 2022) – The Everglades Holiday Park, Legacy Trail Extension Design in Sarasota County, I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project and Wekiva Parkway Section 6 are among 11 engineering projects that will soon be honored with the ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Award. Each…

South Florida Construction Career Days For Area High School Students Slated for October 25-26

Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach County Students to Experience Variety of Transportation Industry Careers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 24, 2022) – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) is proud to join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Federal Highway Administration and others to host the South Florida Construction Career Days for…