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    Construction Industry Facing Higher Borrowing Costs, Softening Residential Sector, Marcum Index Says

    Oct. 8, 2022
    The Marcum Commercial Construction Index reports that the construction industry faces rising costs and shortages of labor and materials, but now also must contend with a weakening...
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    Dodge Momentum Index, ISM, Beige Book Send Mixed Signals about Economy

    Sept. 22, 2022
    The Dodge Momentum Index slipped 1 percent in August from a downwardly revised July reading but jumped 17 percent year-over-year.
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    Construction Starts Surge in July, Dodge Construction Network Says

    Aug. 22, 2022
    Mega projects led gains, but details show broad-based construction expansion.
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    Building Construction to Continue Strong Through 2023, AIA Forecasts

    July 22, 2022
    Construction spending on buildings is projected to increase just over 9 percent this year and another 6 percent in 2023, according to the mid-year update of the American Institute...
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    Stickles has been promoted to the new regional business manager in the Northeastern region for Takeuchi.
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    Stickles Replaces Barndollar as Takeuchi’s Northeast Region Business Manager

    July 13, 2022
    Mark Barndollar, is retiring after a career in construction equipment sales, including almost seven years with Takeuchi. Carl Stickles will now be responsible for all sales development...
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    Skilled Labor Shortage is Contributing to Construction Services Costs, Marcum LLP Says

    March 8, 2022
    The construction industry continues to face a skilled labor shortage, with worker scarcity exacerbated since the onset of the pandemic, said Marcum LLP’s annual analysis of the...
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    Materials Costs and Bid Prices Jump as Dodge Starts Rise, AGC Reports

    Feb. 24, 2022
    Construction input costs and bid prices both accelerated in January, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data posted last week.
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    Nonresidential Construction Employment Rises in November, Says ABC

    Dec. 6, 2021
    The construction industry added 31,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
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    October Employment Lags Pre-Pandemic High in 33 States

    Nov. 28, 2021
    Seasonally adjusted construction employment in October trailed the February 2020 level in 33 states, exceeded it in 16 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in...