Despite coming off a challenging year, design and engineering firms across the region are rebounding with a level of work not seen since before the Great Recession.
The American Institute of Architects reported in April that the Architecture Billings Index recorded its third consecutive month of positive billings, with scores for both new project inquiries and new design contracts strengthening to 66.9 and 55.7, respectively (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings).