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People Drive Policy

We are continuing to deconstruct how both the policies and personalities of this new government might affect issues critical to our industry. Last Wednesday, Steve Hall and our Advocacy team…

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Watch Our Post-Election Briefing from ACEC’s Advocacy Team

  More than 500 ACEC members dialed in last Wednesday to a post-election online briefing by the Council’s Advocacy team. Led by Executive Vice President Steve Hall and Political Affairs…

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ACEC Member Organizations Win Big with Support from the Minuteman Fund

For three ACEC Member Organizations, Election Day resulted in some very big ballot initiative wins supported by the Minuteman Fund. ACEC Arizona led the way with the approval of continued…

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ACEC Research Institute Releases New Data in Second Edition of Diversity Roadmap

Valuable tool for engineering firms shows progress on firms’ efforts to grow a diverse and inclusive workforce Washington, DC — The ACEC Research Institute recently released the second edition of…

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Special Election Update from ACEC’s Advocacy Team

While the vote counting is still happening with a number of congressional races around the country, we wanted to give you some initial perspectives: Stating the obvious here – Republicans…

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Election Day Was Just the Beginning

With the hangover effect from Election Day still in full effect, it’s important to remember that the wheels of the American political process continue to grind onward irrespective of the…

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Decision 2024 – What We’re Watching

Why it matters: The results of this election have far-reaching implications for the future of the 2017 tax law, R&D amortization, and broader tax reforms.  The next Congress will make decisions…

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ACEC Market Intelligence Update for November 2024

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 of construction work done…

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Engineering and Public Works Leaders Unite to Tackle Workforce Shortage

  Engineering Workforce Consortium Formed to Drive Recruitment, Retention, and Address Next Generation of Talent Washington, DC — Addressing the critical shortage of skilled professionals in infrastructure development, top engineering…

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New Research Shows Engineering Firms’ Impact on Economy, Continued Optimism on Business Climate

ACEC Research Institute Reports Engineering and Design Industry grew by more than 5% and added $656 billion to the U.S. GDP in 2023 The ACEC Research Institute – the leading…

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