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Eagle Materials CEO reflects on start to 2024

Eagle Materials’ Michael Haack looks back on the company’s last quarter while offering a comment on the coming months. Keep Reading

ABC: Construction employment up in April, year over year

Employment in the construction industry grew by 9,000 jobs in April and is 258,000 jobs higher than a year earlier, a 3.2 percent increase in that time. Keep Reading

USLM details first-quarter business gains

President and CEO Timothy Byrne says demand from industrial customers was up while demand from construction customers was down. Keep Reading

Weather, softening demand impact Martin Marietta in Q1

While unfavorable weather and a change in nonresidential construction impacted its first quarter, Martin Marietta maintains a positive outlook Keep Reading

Dodge Momentum Index dips in February

The Dodge Momentum Index was down 1.4 percent in February, but it remains 1 percent above its February 2023 mark. Keep Reading

ABC provides updates on construction employment, unemployment; nonresidential spending

The Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) reports that construction employment was up in January and construction unemployment remained flat in December – both on year-over-year bases. Keep Reading

ABC: Construction input prices decrease in December

Construction input prices were down 0.6 percent in December, but remain 1.2 percent higher year-over-year, according to the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC). Keep Reading

Dodge Momentum Index improves in December

The Dodge Momentum Index gained 3 percent in December, with commercial planning increasing 1 percent and institutional planning improving 6.1 percent. Keep Reading

ABC: Nonresidential spending down slightly in November

National nonresidential spending was down 0.1 percent in November to $1.14 trillion according to the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC). Keep Reading

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