ACEC NEWS

New Optimism on Tax and Budget Deal

Listen to this update here: To the ACEC Community, We start the week with encouraging news on a couple of fronts.  First, an agreement was announced this morning by House…

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ACEC Advocacy Wins, Expectations, and Challenges Focus of New Podcast

ACEC Advocacy Wins, Expectations, and Challenges Focus of New Podcast ACEC Executive Vice President Steve Hall and Communications and Marketing SVP Jeff Urbanchuk recently sat down for a discussion about…

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Firm Leaders Speak Out on R&D Tax

Bob Scaer is the CEO of ACEC member firm Gannett Fleming, a civil engineering firm headquartered in Pennsylvania.  Today, Penn Live published his editorial on the R&D amortization issue, titled…

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📐 ACEC Secures Design Fee Increase in Defense Bill

The big picture: The National Defense Authorization Act includes ACEC-backed language that increases the longstanding six percent cap on design fees to ten percent for work performed for the Corps…

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Engineering Fee Hike and GOP Caucus Insights

To the ACEC Community, This first full week of 2024 brings good news. First, right before the holidays, President Biden signed into law the FY’24 National Defense Authorization Act, including…

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ACEC Market Insights: What’s Driving the Industry

Listen to this update: Recently, the US Census released the results of its monthly Value of Construction Put in Place Survey. The survey provides estimates of the total dollar value…

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Council Secures Engineering Exemption in New PLA Rule

ACEC was successful in securing an exemption for A/E services subject to Brooks Act procurement rules from a final Biden Administration rule requiring the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA)…

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ACEC Member Talks Dangers of R&D Tax on Nevada Newsmakers

Chris Anderson, CEO of DJ&A Engineering, appeared on the Nevada Newsmakers program with Nevada state NFIB Director Tray Abney to discuss the dangers associated with the 5-year amortization requirement for…

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FAA Extension Approved Through March 8, 2024

Last night, the Senate cleared the House-passed extension of Federal Aviation Administration programs and funding. The short-term measure runs through March 8, 2024. This was necessary to avoid a lapse…

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Top Podcasts of 2023 from Engineering Influence

As we bid farewell to 2023, what better way to reflect on the year than by revisiting some of the most insightful discussions and interviews from ACEC’s Engineering Influence podcast.…

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