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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2025 Q4 Engineering Business Sentiment reveals an industry that continues to demonstrate resilience and optimism despite a shifting economic environment. Current sentiment remains notably strong: firms report…
Read MoreRe: “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions” (USCIS-2025-0040-0001) Dear Secretary Noem and Director Edlow: The American Council of Engineering Companies (“ACEC”) submits this…
Read MoreRe: Presidential proclamation on Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers Dear Secretary Noem: On behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), I am writing to request an…
Read MoreIn this Market Intelligence Brief Special Issue, we take a deeper look into the five key trends shaping the data center market. AI workloads are driving unprecedented power demand, projected…
Read MoreThe Workforce of the Future, the second report in the ACEC Research Institute’s Firm of the Future series, examines the demographics, motivations, skills, and expectations that will shape the industry…
Read MoreMike Carragher Receives ACEC Distinguished Service Award The ACEC Research Institute congratulates Mike Carragher, Chair & CEO of VHB and Past Chair of the ACEC Research Institute, on receiving ACEC’s…
Read MoreThis is the sixth annual release of the Engineering and Design Services industry forecast. In 2020, the ACEC Research Institute first commissioned a series of studies – the Industry Impact…
Read MoreFrom professional conferences to happy hours, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating conversation among members of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)—the business…
Read MoreA mid-quarter update to the Engineering Business Sentiment
Read MoreWASHINGTON, 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…
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