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ACEC Honors Mike Carragher and Michael Cooper with Prestigious 2025 Distinguished Service Awards

ACEC has named Mike Carragher, chair & CEO of VHB, and Michael Cooper, president & managing principal of HED, as recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award. The awards were…

2026-2028 ACEC National Officer-Nominees Announced

The ACEC Nominating Committee has issued a slate of National Officer-nominees for 2026–2028. Ballots for the election of Officers will be emailed to the M.O. National Directors shortly. Once elected,…

U.S. DOT Changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

U.S. DOT has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that removes the race- and gender-based presumptions of social and economic disadvantage in the federal DBE program. U.S. DOT cites the constitutional…

New! Engineering Industry’s Economic Impact

New ACEC Research Shows Engineering and Design Services Industry Contributed $685 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2024 Despite Economic Headwinds The ACEC Research Institute released its 2025 Economic Assessment of…

Opening General Session Remarks by Linda Bauer Darr

Remarks from ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr from the opening general session of the 2025 Fall Conference in San Diego, CA. Remarks as presented: This is a big…

Former ACEC Chair Manish Kothari Elected Vice President of FIDIC

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is proud to announce that Past Chair Manish Kothari, President and CEO of Sheladia Associates, Inc., has been elected as a Vice President of the International Federation…

ACEC Statement on the Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr released the following statement on the government shutdown: “The American Council of Engineering Companies urges lawmakers to find a bipartisan…

ACEC Research Institute Recognizes VHB for Exceptional Commitment to Engineering Industry Research

Today, the ACEC Research Institute announced that VHB has made another major donation in support of its mission. VHB—whose 2,200+ engineers, scientists, planners, and designers partner with clients and communities to create a…

ACEC Research Institute’s Firm of the Future Wins Global FIDIC Award

The ACEC Research Institute’s Firm of the Future initiative has won a FIDIC Member Association Excellence Award. FIDIC is the global representative body for national associations of consulting engineers. The win…

ACEC Supports Smart Energy Policies to Meet Rising Power Demands

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) released a statement in support of key legislative proposals that will help ensure the reliability and resilience of the U.S. energy grid as…

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