Economy: Page 126
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Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Bio-tiles and economic recovery
Google plans its $1 billion UK headquarters while contractors feel optimistic about the end of the recession.
By Davide Savenije • Jan. 25, 2013 -
Industrial coatings groomed as architectural materials
Architects for commercial projects want protective coatings, like the ones used on infrastructure, to look good and meet sustainability needs.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 24, 2013 -
Construction starts increase in December
The total of all construction starts in 2012 was up 6%, a much steeper climb than was seen in 2010 or 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 23, 2013 -
Home values got a nice bump in 2012, but this year should be closer to normal growth
The jump last year was almost twice the norm for a year, but do not look for that to continue this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Home sales data for December paints nice picture for builders
Sales were down a bit in December, which could mean stock is shrinking and a wider window in opening for new construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Construction Confidence Index slipped in 2012's second half
Compiling data for the last six months of last year showed contractors were having some doubts about continued recovery.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Oregon experiments with shift from gas tax to mileage fee for road-users
An Oregon pilot project addresses issues in a switch from taxing gasoline to measuring miles to fund highway construction and maintenance.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 21, 2013 -
The housing recovery cannot pull the U.S. economy along with it
Even if housing starts and permits grew 20% this year, it would not be enough to bring the rest of the consumer-driven economy along with them.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 21, 2013 -
Skyward
Contractors see a real recovery and are starting to raise headcounts again
Contractors are adding people as business begins to rise on the recovery wave, and they believe it may be real.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 18, 2013 -
Rental companies made almost half of U.S. equipment purchases last year
Contractors' decision to rent rather than buy equipment in uncertain times made rental companies the buyers for almost half of new equipment last year.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 17, 2013 -
Housing starts end 2012 at highest rate in 4½ years
Combined single-family and multifamily starts hit a pace of 954,000 units in December, a rate unseen since June 2008.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 17, 2013 -
Home builders stand pat on their view of the market, survey finds
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index stuck at its December mark this month, perhaps indicating the industry is waiting on Washington
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 17, 2013 -
Project targets Pittsburgh's last big former industrial site
The 178 acres that once were LTV Steel along the Monongahela River are being proposed for a tax-increment financing deal to fund a $1 billion redevelopment.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 16, 2013 -
Demand is easing a bit, but apartment construction growth races on
At a conference on multifamily building, market-watchers said investment is still focused on apartment development.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 16, 2013 -
Pentagon sharpens spending ax to be ready if Congress cannot agree on budget plan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a public plan ready, and construction spending will take a hit.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 16, 2013 -
History lesson: Recoveries can be worse than recessions for contractors
The failure rate for construction businesses is three times worse during recoveries than during downturns over the last 40 years.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 15, 2013 -
December material prices make 2012 a surprisingly stable year overall
Prices for many used in construction held about even with the year before, though some, such as lumber and paint, were having none of that.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 15, 2013 -
Pulling back from the 'fiscal cliff' was good for the housing industry
When Congress pulled out of the nation's dive off the New Year's fiscal cliff, it benefited home building.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 14, 2013 -
Sears bringing development to downtown St. Paul, Minn.
The retail giant plans to replace 700 parking spaces with retail and office and parking garage near the Minnestota State Capitol.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: N.Y. crane crash, jobs and Gen. Y
End the week informed. Here are the most popular Construction Dive news posts of the week in a nutshell.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 10, 2013 -
Now we know what 'qualified mortgage' means in federal rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Board has issued rules that define the term established in financial reform laws passed after the housing collapse.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 10, 2013 -
Dodge Index of coming nonresidential projects began to grow again in December
McGraw-Hill's index signals construction activity about a year in advance and resumed earlier 2012 growth that had stalled during economic uncertainty in the fall.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Taxes and fees lag highway-maintenance needs and affect construction industry
Neither state nor federal programs are bringing in the revenue it takes to have contractors maintain the highway infrastructure in the U.S.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 8, 2013 -
How this year will roll, as AGC's economist sees it
Ken Simonson expects private-sector construction spending this year to offset shrinking public-sector opportunities and result in a net gain of 5% to 10%.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 7, 2013 -
IPO market beginning to feel the love for home builders as investment opportunities
No home builder has come onto the stock exchanges since 2004, but it looks like that drought will end in 2013, perhaps this month.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 7, 2013
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