Construction Firms Look to Public Sector Demand in 2023; 69% of Firms Plan to Hire, Says AGC

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A new industry outlook survey from The Associated General Contractors of America and Sage shows contractors expect infrastructure and other public-sector funding will help as growth slows for many types of private construction. Labor shortages and supply chain issues persist. Construction contractors are less optimistic about many private-sector segments than they were a year ago, but their expectations for the public sector market have remained relatively bullish. The findings are detailed in High Hopes for Public Sector Funding Amid Workforce and Supply Chain Challenges: The 2023 Construction Hiring & Business Outlook. “Contractors are optimistic about the construction outlook for 2023, yet … Read more

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases 1%, Says ABC

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National nonresidential construction spending grew .9% in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $930.1 billion for the month. Spending was up on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was up 1.7%, while public nonresidential construction spending was down .1% in November.

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Latest Podcast Series Episode Discusses New Challenges, Opportunities of Healthcare Capital Planning Projects

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Healthcare capital planning projects have been met with a variety of new obstacles in recent years that are linked to digital, social and environmental concerns. These challenges have placed more of a strain on organizations’ budgets and have impacted budget allocation decision-making processes, ultimately impacting how projects are planned and delivered. DPR Construction’s third episode of its Constructing with Care podcast is available and addresses challenges and solutions with healthcare capital planning projects. In this latest podcast episode, “Capital Balance of Healthcare,” Kirsten Waltz, senior director of facilities architecture and planning for Johns Hopkins Health System and Kevin Matuszewski, healthcare … Read more

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Skanska Starts Construction on Multi-Family Tower, Retail Space in Seattle

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Skanska is to begin construction on Kaye, a 260,619-square-foot multi-family tower located in Seattle, Washington. Skanska will both build and develop the 31-story tower with 6,100 square feet of neighborhood ‘living room’ spaces and ground floor retail. The tower is expected to be completed by Q2 2025. Skanska celebrates the site’s musical past through the design of the ground-level living room that will cater to a mix of uses ranging from band rehearsal space to a café, retail space and a working lounge. Led by the Dayna Dealy, vice president for Skanska USA Commercial Development’s Seattle market, the project will … Read more

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Sundt Awarded SDSU Brawley STEM Facility

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Sundt Construction was selected to construct the new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math facility at the San Diego State University Imperial Valley Brawley campus in California. The project includes the construction of a 65,000-square-foot facility that will house undergraduate science labs to support the university’s growing academic programs. The STEM building will be an expansion to the existing Brawley facility and will drive the economic and employment opportunities brought on by the development of the county’s Lithium Valley project. The project has a three-year timeline and will assist the university in its plan to increase educational, research and economic development … Read more

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