Workforce Development

The DBE Landscape Has Changed: What Your Firm Needs to Know

November 21, 1pm ET The rules for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification have fundamentally shifted. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new interim final rule has eliminated race, sex, and national…

ACEC Announces Molly Tuttle as New Director of Workforce Development

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is pleased to announce that Molly Tuttle has joined as its new Director of Workforce Development. In this role, Tuttle will support ACEC’s…

Engineering and Public Works Roadshow Takes its Message to Students

On June 10, 2025, students at Doherty Memorial High School had a front-row seat to the power of infrastructure innovation and community impact as the Engineering and Public Works Roadshow made its latest stop…

Engineering Workforce Consortium Sets Priorities, Welcomes New Members

One year ago, more than three dozen leaders in engineering and public works, government, and academia gathered in ACEC’s offices to collaborate and strategize on how our industry can begin…

The Business Case for DEI&B Programs

Engineering Inc. magazine AN ACEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE REPORT SUGGESTS THAT FOCUSING ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING CAN LEAD TO A RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR ENGINEERING FIRMS Diversity, equity, inclusion, and…

DEI Programs and Executive Orders

Over recent days, the new Trump Administration has issued several Executive Orders addressing DEI programs that we want to summarize should you have any questions.   In 2020, the Trump…

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…

Engineering and Public Works Roadshow Receives 2024 Power of Associations Silver Award

The Engineering and Public Works Roadshow has been recognized with a Power of Associations Silver Award by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in The Power of Industry and…

Tackling the Engineering Workforce Shortage

“No single thing created the workforce shortage, so no single thing can fix it.” That was the recurring theme throughout last week’s inaugural Engineering and Public Works Workforce Summit at…

Securing the Workforce of the Future

Last week, the leaders of our newly established Workforce Committee held a visioning session to further lay the groundwork for our workforce summit scheduled for late April here in Washington.…