The Construction Industry’s Rocky Road to Recovery
We’re a little over a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic and the construction industry, like many other industries, is maneuvering several o…
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Supply Shortages & Retail Sales Worries Around Black Friday & Christmas
An Excess of U.S. Retail Demand
Consumer spending is about 70% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States and 55% in Canada. (The lower per…
6 Steps to Building Safer Construction Sites
Construction sites are dangerous places. Safety hazards lurk around every corner. This is evident by the high rate of occupational fatalities and inju…
Wages Advance Mightily in U.S.; Maintain Moderation in Canada
Concerning the cost of doing business, a lot of attention has been focused lately on sharply rising material input prices. But compensation rates have…
8 Mid-October Economic Nuggets
This isn’t a hard point to make. A great deal of emphasis in the coming years will be placed on decarbonization. A full-court shift to electrificati…
6 Keys to Better Construction Communication
Effective communication is vital to the successful completion of any construction project. Good communication can improve teamwork and lead to better …
Nonresidential Construction Starts Trend Graphs – September 2021
Clichés are often true and it is the case that a picture can be worth a thousand words.
Top 10 Project Starts in the U.S. – September 2021
The accompanying table records the top 10 project starts in the U.S. for September 2021.
September's Nonresidential Construction Starts +13% M/M, +31% Y/Y & -2% YTD
A Chipmaker to the Rescue
ConstructConnect announced today that September 2021's volume of construction starts, excluding residential work, was $38.0…
ConstructConnect Volunteers Join Forces With AIA Detroit at Life Remodeled 2021 Six Day Project
Volunteers from ConstructConnect and the American Institute of Architects - Detroit teamed up to beautify Detroit neighborhoods at the Life Remodeled …
