J-U-B’s Tim Blair, of the Meridian office, was named ACEC Idaho President at the recent ACEC Idaho conference. Tim, also the conference chair, has served as the president-elect this past year. Being involved in ACEC and other organizations helps shape our industry and fulfills J-U-B’s purpose of “Helping Each Other Create Better Communities.” Thanks, Tim, for your service.

ACEC Idaho Conference & Meeting – October 5-6, 2022

The 2022 Annual American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Idaho Fall Conference was recently held on October 5-6, 2022, at the Shore Lodge in McCall, ID. The conference, chaired by J-U-B’s Tim Blair, was themed Risky Business- Engineering in the New Normal.

The conference was designed to provide optimum time for networking with colleagues, learning from speakers about new ways of looking at risk, and challenging attendees to think strategically about their firm’s business.

The conference had quite the lineup of speakers, including executive and legislative leadership in Governor Brad Little, Senator Lori Den Hartog, and Representative Brooke Green. Idaho’s DEQ Director, Jess Byrne, ITD’s COO, Dan McElhinney, and Marve Griffith from the US Army Corps of Engineers joined the conference for an interactive panel.