A more than 300% gain in North Carolina’s nonbuilding category pushed the state’s September total for new construction contracts to a 58% overall improvement for the month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, the publisher of ENR Southeast. The stated recorded an estimated $1.3 billion in new contracts in September. Related Links: S.C. Contracts Record Solid 35% Gain in September The nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure projects, recorded an estimated $604.5 million in new contracts, compared to last September’s $148.8-million tally. The nonresidential construction category was also positive, with its monthly total of $257.7 million equating to a 17% gain. The residential
After suffering a dismal decline in July, Florida experienced a welcome upturn in the pace of new construction contracts in August, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. Compared to the same period of a year ago, the state saw a 25% improvement in the volume of new contracts during the month, for an overall total of roughly $2 billion. By percentage basis, the nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure contracts, saw the biggest gain, 58%, to tally $531.2 million for August. The residential sector contributed $886 million to the monthly total, for a 13% gain. The nonresidential sector experienced
According to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record, the pace of new Georgia construction contracts accelerated in August, with the state experiencing an 18% gain in new work. The gain resulted in an estimated $874.8 million in new contracts during the month. The biggest gains came in the nonresidential category, which saw a 52% improvement for an August total of $426.9 million. Residential work also improved, with contracts totaling $313.8 million for the month, a 9% increase. The nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure work, declined by 22%, however, delivering an estimated $134.2 million in new contracts.On a year-to-date basis, McGraw-Hill
The value of North Carolina construction contracts signed in August totaled more than $1.1 billion, an increase of 11% compared to a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The nonbuilding and nonresidential sectors led the way in August. Nonbuilding, which includes infrastructure work, totaled $182.4 million for the month, an increase of 59% compared to the same period of a year ago. Nonresidential contracts totaled $474.1 million, an uptick of 35%. The volume of residential contracts declined, however, by 14%, to tally $469.4 million.On a year-to-date basis, North Carolina’s 2011 construction contracts total $9.9 billion through August. That represents a
The overall value of new South Carolina construction contracts totaled $650.1 million in August, a 46% jump over the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure work, more than doubled compared to the same period of a year ago. The category recorded an estimated $204.2 million in new contracts in August, well ahead of the $80.7-million total from a year ago. Residential work also picked up the pace, with the $325.9 million in August contracts representing a 42% gain over last year. Nonresidential contracts fell by 11%,
The overall value of new Florida construction contracts fell precipitiously in July, for a monthly total of less than $1.6 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. The monthly total was a 60% decline from the same period of a year ago. Related Links: Residential Sector Boosts Georgia Contract Activity in July North Carolina Contracts Jump 58% in July South Carolina Contracts Decline 13% in July The biggest dropoff was in the nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure contracts. Its July total of $442.2 million was 83% lower than the nearly $2.6 billion recorded last July. The nonresidential category
Due to a burst of infrastructure contracts, North Carolina’s overall total for new construction climbed an estimated 58% in July, for a total of more than $1.8 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. Related Links: Fla. Contracts Experience Dog Days in July Residential Sector Boosts Georgia Contract Activity in July South Carolina Contracts Decline 13% in July The company estimated the value of North Carolina’s July nonbuilding contracts at $897.1 million, well ahead of last July’s $180.3 million total for this sector. The other two construction sectors were down slightly for the month. Residential contracts totaled $470.6
New contracts for future Georgia construction activity increased by 10% in July, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. The state recorded $957.4 million in new contracts during the month. Related Links: Fla. Experiences Dog Days in July North Carolina Contracts Jump 58% in July South Carolina Contracts Decline 13% in July Residential provided most of the increase. For July, this category was 37% ahead of last year’s pace, with an estimated $402.4 million in new contracts moving forward. Nonresidential contracts also posted an increase, of 3%, for a nearly $397.3 million total. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure
A significant decline in infrastructure work caused South Carolina’s overall total for July construction contracts to decline by 13%, for a total of $482.3 million, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. Related Links: North Carolina Contracts Jump 58% in July Residential Sector Boosts Georgia Contract Activity in July Fla. Contracts Experience Dog Days in July In July, the nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure, fell 56% compared to the same period of a year ago, for a total of just $76.6 million in new contracts. Residential contracts fell, too, by 5%, for a $242.4 million total. Nonresidential experienced a
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