by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2020 | Construction
Contractors across the country are always worried about how the building industry is forecast to perform. They tend to see great windfalls when the economy is doing well, yet seem to be hit the hardest during a recession. Other industries can often see and prepare...
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2020 | Construction
As a general answer to the question of “whether the construction industry is affected during election years and how,” is to point out how construction projects don’t come to a halt, but speculation is never good for any market. In the past, election years...
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2020 | Construction
It seems the steel market likely won’t be as bad as initially predicted for 2020, at least not globally. AS reported by Fastmarkets AMM, the amount of steel use is expected to raise by 1.7% this year. That might not seem to be a large amount of growth compared...
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2019 | Building
As the national economy awakened in the last decade, Texas, like many states, enjoyed a rapid growth in construction opportunities. While indicators suggest that the national economy has reached peak expansion, all signs point to plenty of continued construction...
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2019 | Concrete, Equipment, Maintenance
When your equipment seems to function just fine, it’s pretty tempting to defer maintenance to save on your operational budget. But that’s a lot like trying to defer employee paychecks to save on payroll. Eventually, your employees will stop working for...
