By James Briggs The next two years will bring a mixed economic bag for the construction industry, which should show signs of growth by late this year, economists said Thursday. “I think there’s a fairly high level of confidence we’re ...

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Nonresidential building construction spending fell 2.5 percent in October after a 0.5 percent gain in September, according to numbers from Reed Construction Data. Spending fell at a 7.3 percent annual pace in the last three months, sharply lower than the ...

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By Joe Yovino

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The next 12 to 18 months of construction market activity could be strong around the state, if Reed Construction Data is on its game.

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By Joe Yovino Spending from the Federal government’s stimulus program is helping the construction industry, albeit slower than many expected. That’s according to Ken Simonson, chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America. Simonson spoke Thursday during an industrywide ...

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