Dive Brief:
- Englewood Construction, which works nationally in the commercial sector, says it expects to see large projects regain momentum after small-scale jobs carried firms through the downturn.
- Mixed-use projects with substantial retail are expected to lead rather than what the company's "Hard Hat Chat" blog refers to as "retail power centers."
- Fine-dining restaurants should begin expanding in 2014, and leisure-industry construction will be strong, Englewood President Bill Di Santo said.
Dive Insight:
Englewood's predictions derive partly from the sectors in which it specializes, but they fit with observations in the most recent Dodge Momentum Index report from McGraw Hill Construction. Di Santo has a point in observing that restaurants are one part of the retail industry that is all but immune from online competition.
