This Part II discussion to ACEC Colorado’s Progressive Design Build podcast from May 2020 will focus on the roles and responsibilities of the participants in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry within a Progressive Design-Build project. Learn more about the issues inherent to a Progressive Design-Build project and how the roles…

Integrated project delivery methods have long since been a topic of debate among participants in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry. ACEC Colorado brings together a panel of consulting engineers and a contractor to discuss the latest delivery method, coined as Progressive Design-Build. Learn more about the characteristics of s…

Christopher Walcutt, CISM, CISSP, will examine the role of engineers in greater society and why a solid understanding of cyber risk is a necessity for all engineers as they play a crucial role in the future of protecting the nation and its critical infrastructure. He will also discuss the role of engineers in society and why a solid understanding o…

Listen to a deep-dive discussion featuring Agnis Stibe, PhD, a global thought leader on accelerating transformation, who will expand on themes from his presentation, Transforming Cities for Human Flourishing, which was also delivered as the opening “Innovator” keynote session at ACEC Colorado’s Infrastructure & Innovation Summit on March 12, 2020. …

Uptime Logistics, a podcast powered by CAP Logistics, focuses on reliability in business operations and transportation. Today, host Doug Draper of the Denver Transportation Club visits with Mike and Pat Gamel of Mexpress, a transportation partner of CAP Logistics. They discuss how US-Mexico cross border shipping has and hasn’t changed over the year…

Uptime Logistics, a podcast powered by CAP Logistics, focuses on reliability in business operations and transportation. Today, host Doug Draper of the Denver Transportation Club visits with Mark LaCour, Editor-In-Chief of Oil and Gas Global Network and Founder of modalpoint. Doug and Mark discuss all things turnarounds, shutdowns, and outages for t…

To celebrate Colorado Engineers Week, February 16 – 22, 2020, ACEC Colorado is offering the public events to help them learn more about the consulting engineering profession and the impacts engineers have on the community. Engineers Week was established in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineering “to ensure a diverse and well-educat…

Uptime Logistics, powered by CAP Logistics, focuses on reliability in business operations and transportation. Host Doug Draper of the Denver Transportation Club connects again today with trade expert Pete Mento of Crowe LLP. Doug and Pete discuss the less obvious international consequences of a worldwide pandemic such as the novel coronavirus curre…

ACEC Colorado welcomes guests from the American Society of Civil Engineers Colorado Section to discuss the Colorado 2020 Infrastructure Report Card, which was released in late January. The report provides a snapshot of Colorado’s infrastructure as it relates locally and nationally in 14 infrastructure categories, ranging from airports to levees to …

Michelle Murphy of Colorado Rural Schools Alliance and Denille Leplatt of Rural Services at the Colorado Department of Education sit down today with Colorado Governor Jared Polis. They discuss his general philosophy of "Colorado for All" and specifically the administration's Rural Economic Blueprint. In addition to efforts improving the lives of al…

Today, Doug & Roy dive in to the overall topic of “What are Incoterms Rules?” and discuss the new 2020 update to the rules that are now in effect worldwide. INCOterms is an acronym for INternational COmmercial terms. While the rules are not laws themselves as many people misinterpret them to be, they are a set of globally standardized terms that pa…

Redefining Rural is a Colorado State University - Global Campus sponsored series. This series is focused on bringing awareness to the rural communities of Colorado in the education sector. In today’s episode, Kirk Banghart of the Colorado Rural Education Collaborative, Michelle Murphy of Colorado Rural Alliance, and Denille Leplatt of Rural Service…

Colorado Business Roundtable and Denver Business Journal present a new series, The Great Senate Race where we interview candidates vying for coveted seats in the Senate for the 2020 election. Today’s first guest in this series is Colorado Senator, Michelle Ferrigno Warren. Learn why Michelle thinks she’s the best person for the job. Remember to twe…

Britta Blodgett, Sr. Communications Strategist with the Colorado Workforce Development Council, discusses the upcoming 2019 Talent Pipeline Report and the Future of Work. Joining Britta is Jean Dougherty with the Colorado Department of Higher Education and Katherine Keegan with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. https://www.colorado.g…

Uptime Logistics, powered by CAP Logistics, focuses on reliability in business operations and transportation. Doug Draper of Acme Distribution and the Denver Transportation Club discusses the changing landscape of international trade policy with guest expert Pete Mento. From tariffs to consolidations in global shipping, there are many nuances to in…

Renise Walker, Sr. Consultant with Colorado Workforce Development Council, sits down to focus on the topic of apprenticeships. Joining Renise are Brandon McReynolds, Director of Workforce Development with Colorado Department of Higher Education, Abigail Clothier with Centura Health, and Chloe Lomax, the 2019 Apprenticeship Excellence Winner. Tune i…

Kristen Blessman, President of the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and all-around Wonder Woman pops into the studio again to recap the State of Women in Business Luncheon and to talk about the upcoming Champions of Change event. Champions of Change is centered around awarding companies that are actively making a difference for female leaders …

Dan Thoren, President and Matthew Malone, Project Manager at Barber-Nichols Inc. sit down with us to talk workforce development. When it comes to engineering and manufacturing, a large company isn’t always the best fit when looking for employment. BNI prides themselves on the fact that every one of their 130+ employees makes a difference, and these…

Redefining Rural is a Colorado State University - Global Campus sponsored series. This series is focused on bringing awareness to the rural communities of Colorado in the education sector. Today’s episode is centered around school funding. Special guests include Lisa Weil, Executive Director of Great Education Colorado and Glenn McClain, Superinten…

Anthony Lambatos shares his experience running a second generation business, Footers Catering, as well as his perspective on company culture. Despite Anthony owning a family business himself, he brings on Melodie Polidori of the Polidori Sausage empire to talk about the journey that is working for a family owned business. Find more information here…