Source: https://www.enr.com/, July 10, 2025
By: Emell D. Adolphus & Jonathan Keller

The launch of the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda had a rocky start as its sweeping tariff announcements tanked stock markets worldwide. Although the full scope of tariffs has since been paused, ripples of economic uncertainty have remained and roiled the design market, say ENR Top 500 Design Firm ranked companies.

“Given the evolving nature of these policies, it’s difficult to anticipate all the impacts fully,” says Tim Rock, co-president and COO of Gannett Fleming TranSystems. The company is focused on remaining “agile and positioned to respond” to changing market conditions, he says. Read more.