The start of a new year is always a great time to reflect on our accomplishments and plan for the future. NECA had an eventful year in 2019, and the staff has laid out big plans for 2020. This issue offers an examination of...
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2020 Dodge Construction Outlook, reporting that U.S. construction starts will slip to $776 billion in 2020, a decline of 4% from 2019’s estimated level of activity. “The recovery in...
We are halfway through 2019. It has been a period of tariff talks, crippling floods and an elusive infrastructure bill. Have these events thrown the 2019 construction forecast off its axis? The short answer is no. Dodge Data...
It’s a new year, but will it be different from last year? From 2012–2015, the wind was to our backs, and we made great strides. Total construction starts (breaking ground) grew between 11–14 percent. In 2016–2017, we...
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2019 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay of construction industry forecasting and business planning. The overall sentiment of the new report is that the peak of construction has already...
Last week, Dodge Data & Analytics released its "2018 Dodge Construction Outlook" report, predicting total U.S. construction starts will climb 3 percent in 2018 to $765 billion. Breaking down each major sector, this mainstay...
