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2021 Q4 – Engineering Business Sentiment

These quarterly reports detail the sentiment of more than 600 engineering firm owners and executives surveyed for their outlook on their firms’ finances, their optimism for the engineering and design…

Intermodal and Logistics Private Industry Brief – Winter 2021/2022

The intermodal and logistics market is dynamic and growing, with various types of facilities, including marine terminals, rail terminals, depots and container yards, inland ports, freight airport terminals, and industrial…

What Lies Ahead: Understanding Engineering’s Future Impact on the U.S. Economy (December 8, 2021)

The ACEC Research Institute will unveil its second annual Engineering Industry Forecast, as well as deliver an update on the Engineering Industry Contribution report. Join our economic research team for…

ACEC Monthly Economic Update – November 2021

ACEC Releases Monthly Economic Update for the Engineering and Design Industry Residential construction drives construction increase; shortage of workers leading to wage increases and added flexibility Washington, D.C. – Today, the…

ACEC on Pres. Biden Signing Infrastructure Law

ACEC Statement on President Biden Signing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – After President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, American Council of…

Energy & Utilities Private Industry Brief – Fall 2021

For engineering firms, the energy and utilities market is estimated to be $31 billion, accounting for 30 percent of 2020 revenues for the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 firms. Many…

ACEC on the House Infrastructure Vote

American Council of Engineering Companies Statement on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr released the…

K-12 & Higher Education Private Industry Brief – Fall 2021

Design and construction spending in the education market sector totaled $107 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, making it the second largest market for engineering…

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Survey (October 25, 2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented disruption in America’s economy, which extended to the engineering industry. To gauge the effect of the economic shutdown on design firms, the ACEC Research…

2022-2026 Engineering Industry Forecast and Contribution

This is the second annual release of this Engineering and Design Services industry forecast. In 2020, the ACEC Research Institute commissioned a series of studies – the Industry Impact Series…