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Construction Spending Soars In April As Gains In Multifamily And Most Nonresidential Segments Outweigh Slump In Single-family Homebuilding

Construction Spending Soars In April As Gains In Multifamily And Most Nonresidential Segments Outweigh Slump In Single-family Homebuilding

Posted: June 2, 2023 | Tradewinds

Construction Officials Caution that Growing Demand for Many Types of Projects Will Strain Already Tight Labor Conditions, Urge Federal Officials to Boost Construction Education Funding, Reform Immigration

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Metal panels add assurance of durability to much needed fire station

Metal panels add assurance of durability to much needed fire station

Posted: May 26, 2023 | Tradewinds

Located only 17 miles from the rapidly growing city of Chattanooga, Tenn., the community of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., offers residents easy access to urban amenities and jobs, while maintaining a close community feel. Among those small-town features is the local Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department, which provides emergency service and fire protection to about 3,000 people and more than 1,500 homes. Until recently, the department functioned with a facility that couldn’t even accommodate all its necessary equipment. A new station opens up the department to the surrounding community, both visually and literally, thanks to its substantial meeting space. It also features a classic design highlighted by metal roof panels and wall highlights that will help ease maintenance for decades to come.

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Supreme Court Decision On Waters Of The U.S. Reins In Federal Permitting Excesses That Stifle Vital Economic Activity

Supreme Court Decision On Waters Of The U.S. Reins In Federal Permitting Excesses That Stifle Vital Economic Activity

Posted: May 26, 2023 | Tradewinds

Decision Forces the Biden Administration to Rethink its Misguided & Unlawful Efforts to Expand the Role of the Federal Government in Local Land Use Decisions

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Debt Ceiling Breach Would Have Significant Impact on Construction Starts Outlook

Debt Ceiling Breach Would Have Significant Impact on Construction Starts Outlook

Posted: May 26, 2023 | Tradewinds

The Dodge Construction Network Economics Group ran Moody’s Analytics recently published two debt ceiling breach scenarios:through their econometric construction starts models to get a sense of how construction starts would react if U.S. breached. 

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Lack of Resales Provides Boost to New Home Sales in April

Lack of Resales Provides Boost to New Home Sales in April

Posted: May 26, 2023 | Tradewinds

“April saw an increase in new home sales as buyers sought new construction even as builders struggle to keep up with demand because of a shortage of distribution transformers and skilled construction workers,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “Sales for 2023 thus far are still down 9.7% on a year-to-date basis due to elevated interest rates, and sales may weaken in the months ahead given the recent rise in interest rates.”

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