public construction
Sponsored: The year ahead for construction
The Associated General Contractors of America's chief economist reflects on 2020 activity in private nonresidential and public construction while looking to the challenges and opportunities awaiting contractors. Keep Reading
Construction spending mixed based on latest AGC findings
Residential construction continues to grow, but the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) says downturns in private construction and mixed results in public construction call for new recovery measures. Keep Reading
AGC: Construction spending up in November 2020, but gains uneven
Residential construction jumped 2.6 percent while private and public nonresidential construction dropped 0.6 percent, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Keep Reading
How construction employment is faring in America’s cities
According to an Associated General Contractors of America analysis of new government data, construction employment decreased in 67 percent of metro areas in the past year. Keep Reading
AGC: Construction spending down in May 2020
A drop in private work outweighed a public pickup for the month, according to the Association of General Contractors (AGC). Keep Reading
How Vulcan Materials performed in 2017
The company reports that its total revenues were up about 8 percent in 2017 and that aggregate sales jumped $134 million on the year to $3.1 billion. Keep Reading
Construction spending at highest level in 36 months
Construction spending in June rose to a 2 ½-year high as double-digit percentage increases in private residential and nonresidential construction offset an ongoing downturn in public construction, according to an analysis of new federal data released by the Associated General… Keep Reading
Vulcan Materials releases second-quarter earnings summary
Vulcan Materials Co. shared its second-quarter earnings summary last week, announcing that its aggregates segment gross profit improved 9 percent due to increased productivity and cost-reduction initiatives. Vulcan’s aggregates shipments increased slightly on a same-store basis from the prior year… Keep Reading
Residential construction spending on upswing
Construction spending inched down less than 0.1 percent in January, following a large upward revision in December and November, according to an analysis of federal data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. All forms of residential construction did well… Keep Reading
