ABC’s Construction Confidence Index for January shows more contractors expecting growth in sales, profit margins and staffing over the next six months.
Survey by Associated Builders and Contractors shows expectation that contractor profit margins will drop over the next six months—the first time anticipated since last October.
Ukraine invasion may have long-lasting impacts on materials and other aspects of project work, construction economist Anirban Basu told an owners' group on April 1.
Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors and CEO of consulting firm Sage Policy Group, expects projects from the new infrastructure package to be released in next year's third and fourth quarters.