News for Construction Outlook

Free webinar held May 7 11 a.m. Jim Haughey (REED) Ken Simonson (AGC) and Kermit Baker (AIA) will answer questions like: Will the momentum continue or is the industry likely to slip back once stimulus dollars dry up? How soon will private nonresidential segments come back? What are the prospec...

Repairs to the Old Town Dock and the Leach Creek Holding Basin in Tacoma and the South 352nd Street Extension in Federal Way are just a few of the projects yet to be advertised that can be found via AGC’s new “Where’s the Work?” webpage. The webpage provides links directly to lists of public proj...

Oil and gas construction will be steady while military utility and hospital construction will see big increases this year according to this report from the University of Alaska at Anchorage and commissioned by AGC of Alaska. Click Alaska Forecast for the complete report.

The RSMeans Construction Cost Index had a negligible -0.5% year-over-year change Reed Construction Datas materials price tracking service reported. Meanwhile wallboard prices are about to shoot up. For more economic news click this week’s Data Digest by AGC of America Economist Ken Simonson.

More than 100 people – the largest attendance in recent memory – attended the Southern District monthly membership dinner on Feb. 3 to hear Heritage Bank President and CEO Brian Vance shed some light on where the financial industry is and where it’s going. Vance touted the value of community ban...

AGC of America Webinar Feb. 25 11 a.m. What do you need to know to survive the current downturn turn things around and re-emerge whole and healthy for the future? Join hosts Rick Jefcoat and Wayne Rivers of CEO Performance Roundtable Program to find out about todays construction landmines - and h...

Nearly nine-in-ten contractors say there will be no recovery in 2010 as part of a new national construction hiring and business outlook forecast released by AGC of America. As a result fewer contractors plan to purchase construction equipment and after a year of near-record industry layoffs many ...

New federal data showing sharp increases in the prices of key construction materials like diesel copper and brass mill shapes likely foreshadow future increases in construction costs the AGC of America announced. The new November producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statisti...

At the annual Federal Agency Three-Year Construction Outlook Briefing for AGC members Federal Agencies identified project work conservatively estimated in excess of $1.3 billion over the next two years. (Click here for project lists and handouts.) Highlights include over $ 240 million dollars o...

Of course it’ll still be way off the pace of its recent heyday but Washington State’s construction industry can expect to see an uptick in 2010 compared to 2009 said Cliff Brewis economist for McGraw Hill Construction. With a host of caveats that could turn this hopeful prediction around Brewis ...

The Navy Facilities Command NW Corps of Engineers GSA Coast Guard FAA and the National Park Service present their projects for the next three years Nov. 5. Click Federal Facilities for details. Members who register for this briefing will be offered free registration for the AGC of America Federa...

PPI for some inputs to construction rose recently. Diesel reached an 11-month high. Copper and brass mill shapes steel mill products aluminum mill shapes plastic construction products and insulation material prices are all up. However gypsum asphalt paving mixtures and blocks lumber and plywoo...

Hear a detailed forecast of the Northwest construction industrys economic environment and market trends at McGraw-Hill Constructions Outlook 2010 Regional Conference on Nov. 3. Click Construction Outlook for details.

Hear a detailed forecast of the Northwest construction industry’s economic environment and market trends at McGraw-Hill Constructions Outlook 2010 Regional Conference on Nov. 3. Whether your firm specializes in commercial buildings schools healthcare facilities or public works and utilities you n...