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ACEC Comments to the FTC on Noncompete Agreements Proposed Rule

Comment letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on April 10, 2023 to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, discussing the industry’s concerns about the FTC’s proposed…

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ACEC Letter to President Biden on Immigration Policy Changes

Letter from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on April 20, 2023 to President Biden, discussing the industry’s workforce challenges and requesting targeted reforms to the H-1B visa, employment-based…

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Letter to President Biden on Workforce Issues

ACEC president and CEO Linda Bauer Darr sent a letter to President Biden urging action on workforce issues that currently impact the engineering and design services industry. In the letter, ACEC…

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Issue Brief: R&D Amortization

Background:  Since 1954, Section 174 of the federal tax code allowed businesses to deduct qualified research expenses in the year those costs were incurred. Congress created the related R&D tax…

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ACEC Announces Strategic Hires in Events and Private Market Analysis

Washington, D.C. – The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the business voice of America’s engineering and design services industry, today announced Susan Krys’ appointment to Senior Vice President for…

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Example Contract Language – Design Professional’s Evaluation of Claim

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Example Contract Language – Constructability Reviews

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Issue Brief: Professional Service Taxes

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Small and Midsize Engineering Firm Challenges with Technology (April 11, 2023)

Small and mid-sized firms are facing many challenges today in the ever-increasing pace of technological advances and the challenge of delivering value to clients. Research completed by the ACEC Research…

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ACEC Letter to Senator Braun(R-IN) Supporting S. 2168, the Define WOTUS Act

Letter sent to Senator Braun(R-IN) from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on April 6, 2023, supporting Senator Braun’s bill, S. 2168, providing certainty to facilitate the permitting process…

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