Economic News

March/April 2026

Summation 2025

Things that happened for the first time seem to be happening again. “Where or When…”–Rogers and Hart With the sight of new calendars constantly popping up on screens everywhere, I am compelled to roll out...

March/April 2026

Construction Trends | March/April 2026

In an AWCI webinar now available on YouTube, Andrew Newland, PE, principal at ADTEK Engineers, unpacked the framing challenges behind today’s data-center boom.

2025 November/December

Construction Trends: November/December 2025

T he U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced its latest Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, a semiannual report that details the Trump administration’s planned regulatory changes.

2025 November/December

A Positive Pivot

You have probably become aware of some significant shifting in the economic winds.

2025 July/August

Construction Trends: July/August 2025

On April 28, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) introduced LEED v5 (leadership in energy and environmental design), the latest version of its green building certification program.

2025 May/June

Construction Trends: May/June 2025

The American Ladder Institute (ALI), the sole approved developer of safety standards for the U.S. ladder industry, has released the findings from its 2024 Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey.

2024 December

Construction Forecast 2025: A Welcome Economic Rebound

Healthy economic growth will help bolster profits for construction and manufacturing operations in 2025. Lower interest rates, a decline in inflation, a rebound in housing activity and governmental infrastructure support will generate tailwinds.

2024 December

Construction Trends | December 2024

As construction companies push to overcome staffing challenges that have led to many project delays, Arcoro has released new data that sheds light on the recruiting and retention strategies being used to address a decrease...

2024 November

Construction Trends • November 2024

On August 30, 2024, OSHA’s proposed rule on heat injury and illness prevention in outdoor and indoor settings was published in the Federal Register, officially starting the comment period.