Category: Economics
-
Housing starts hold steady in February
Read More →: Housing starts hold steady in FebruaryNationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February, inching down 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units, according…
-
Builder confidence remains flat
Read More →: Builder confidence remains flatBuilder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose one point to 47 on the National Association of Home Builders…
-
Construction adds 15,000 jobs but qualified worker shortage remains
Read More →: Construction adds 15,000 jobs but qualified worker shortage remainsConstruction employers added 15,000 workers to payrolls in February despite harsh winter working conditions, raising industry employment to its highest level since…
-
Nonresidential building plans soften in February
Read More →: Nonresidential building plans soften in FebruaryThe Dodge Momentum Index slipped 2.6 percent in February compared with the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of…
-
Aggregate production up last quarter, for all of 2013
Read More →: Aggregate production up last quarter, for all of 2013An estimated 292 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the…
-
Builder confidence dips in February due to weather
Read More →: Builder confidence dips in February due to weatherUnusually severe weather conditions across much of the United States, along with continued concerns over the cost and availability of labor and…
-
Aggregates, Construction & Demolition, Current Issue, Economics, Editors’ Blog, In Motion, Recycling
The next portable plant opportunities
Read More →: The next portable plant opportunitiesA great shift has taken place within the crushing industry, and some of the biggest producers may not realize it. So says…
-
Nonresidential construction index at its highest point ever
Read More →: Nonresidential construction index at its highest point everFMI, a management consulting and investment-banking firm with an index that measures nonresidential construction growth, released its 2014 First Quarter Nonresidential Construction…