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South Florida total construction starts surged 240 percent in June, year over year, to $1.9 billion.

Hamilton, NJ, August 16, 2021—The Dodge Momentum Index fell to 155.8 (2000=100) in July, a 6% decline from the revised June reading of 164.9, according to The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics.

©tuiphotoengineer – stock.adobe.com Civil contractors expressed a positive outlook for work volumes for 2021 and 2022, despite rising concerns over the ability to meet workforce and skills needs on infrastructure projects. Respondents to Dodge Data & Analytics Civil Quarterly, a quarterly snapshot of current contractor business health, are optimistic they will have sufficient workloads in the coming months and expect subsequent growth in both revenue and profit margin. But that optimis...

Most-read construction stories include a recap on recent crane collapses, how Buy America provisions could hurt construction, BROCK opens manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, 4 issues contractors must address post-pandemic

D-FW, Texas still lag in construction jobs Houston leads the country in loss of building sector jobs, and Austin is one of the cities with gains. The D-FW area has lost more than 10,000 construction jobs since the start of the pandemic.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) North Texas’ construction market still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic. While the lockdowns are over and the vaccine rollouts are sending workers back to the office, a lot of Dallas-Fort Worth construction workers still aren�...

Dallas-Fort Worth construction starts surged in April, led by a sharp rise in nonresidential building activity. Total building starts in the D-FW area were...

South Florida residential construction starts surged 36 percent in April, year-over-year, to $505 million. But commercial starts declined by 11 percent.

HAMILTON, NJ - Total construction starts fell 2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $853.5 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Single family construction posted a sizeable decline following months of strong activity, while nonresidential building and nonbuilding starts both gained. “The pullback in single family construction starts was inevitable after showing exceptional strength over the past year,” said Richard Branch, Chief Economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. ...

May 20, 2021 Total construction starts fell 2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $853.5 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Nonresidential building and nonbuilding starts both gained. “Nonresidential starts are stabilizing and should continue to heal throughout 2021, however, this sector will also be challenged by similar issues facing the housing market that will cause its starts to be below pre-pandemic levels for months to come,” says Richard Branch, ch...