Average revenue for California firms rose 9% in 2022, while average firm revenue in the Northwest dropped 2.5%.

Revenue for the 70 firms on the 2023 ENR MidAtlantic Top Contractor list is up just 1.7%, but this year's top 10 firms enjoyed a 12.49% gain.

Distinct geopolitical challenges frequently are the major force behind revenue changes for the Top 225 International Design Firms.

Inflated costs, crunched schedules and materials delays are driving a greater interest in alternative project delivery methods, firms say—which is reflected in last year’s rise in design-build and construction management-at-risk revenue.

As economic uncertainty swirls around the Capitol Hill debt limit negotiations, some Top 400 contractors are worried about reaching the limit of their ability to keep projects profitable.

With a hawkish Federal Reserve pushing higher interest rates to fight inflation, the design market could be a canary in a coal mine for what some economists say will be a “mild” recession later this year.

Despite uncertainty in New England’s construction market, one project start in 2022 comes with the promise of much more work in decades to come. .

The 18 firms on this year’s ENR MidAtlantic Top Specialty Contractor list saw a drop in total revenue compared with the prior year’s level.