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Engineering Workforce Consortium Welcomes Water Environment Federation and National Center for Women & Information Technology 

EWC expands industry workforce group to include WEF and NCWIT. From L to R: Scott Grayson (APWA), Linda Bauer Darr (ACEC), Ralph Exton (WEF), Jeff Lande (for NCWIT), and Peter…

Breaking Bids: Venture Capital Eyes AEC Pricing Models as Tech Target 

March 2026 brought two developments engineering firms can’t afford to ignore. The first is both familiar and obvious: geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is driving up infrastructure delivery costs. The second is less obvious, but arguably more consequential:…

ACEC Research Institute Welcomes New Board Directors  

The ACEC Research Institute announced that it has added the following engineering industry leaders to its board of directors. Keith Foxx, President & CEO at FOXXSTEM Tammy Johnson, CEO and…

A/E Industry Follows National Economy in Growth Slowdown

The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2025 4th Quarter Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). This data includes revenue for the design and engineering services performed by architecture and engineering companies. Consistent…

Your ACEC Learning Experience Just Got a Major Upgrade

We’re excited to officially launch ACEC’s new storefront and online learning platform—designed to deliver a faster and more seamless experience from the moment you log in. This upgrade reflects our…

Where Does Our Industry Stand on Community Building? The Numbers Are In.

ACEC Research Institute releases new data with 2025 Community Building Roadmap Report  Every year, engineering and design firms talk about the importance of building great workplaces, but how many of us can…

The Roadshow: Engineering in Action

The Engineering and Public Works Roadshow Comes to Jacksonville’s McCoys Creek What does $105 million in engineering investment look like up close? Yesterday in Jacksonville, Florida, we showed the public…

AI is Becoming an Infrastructure Story with Engineering Firms at Its Center

ACEC’s Chief Economist Thomas Grogan shares insights from Bloomberg’s “Washington’s AI Moment” event Recently, I attended a symposium in Washington featuring a panel comprised of Bloomberg reporters discussing the proliferation of AI and how organizations need to prepare…

ACEC Named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) has been named one of the Washington Business Journal’s 2026 Best Places to Work. This prestigious recognition is based on many factors, including confidential employee…

The Health Care Transformation: Five Trends Engineering Firms Need to Know

The health care and science+technology market is undergoing profound change — not just in how care is delivered, but in the physical environments where it happens. From AI-powered research labs to rural…