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April 22, 2021 Total construction starts rose 2 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $825.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. A solid gain in nonresidential building starts fueled the March gain. The Dodge Index rose 2 percent in March, to 175, 2000=100, from February’s 172. Regionally, March’s starts rose in the West, South Central, and Northeast regions, but fell in the Midwest and South Atlantic regions. “The March increase in construction starts is certainly welcome news following the past three months of decline,” says Richard Branch, chief eco...

Wed April 21, 2021 - National Edition #9 Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT A survey of civil contractors found that many are concerned with the rising costs of construction materials, chiefly lumber, steel, concrete and piping. The good news: Construction project bottlenecks are loosening, work is ramping up and the industry can start to breathe a general sigh of relief. The bad news: The cost of construction materials is going through the roof. A spring survey of civil contractors found that nearly three quarters of respondents have felt the impact of fluctuations in material costs on th...

HAMILTON, NJ - Total construction starts rose 2% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $825.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. A solid gain in nonresidential building starts fueled the March gain, while growth in residential starts was minuscule and nonbuilding starts fell outright. The Dodge Index rose 2% in March, to 175 (2000=100) from February’s 172. “The March increase in construction starts is certainly welcome news following the past three months of decline,” said Richard Branch, Chief Economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. “Construction will continue to...

April 20, 2021 Dodge Data & Analytics and The Blue Book Building & Construction Network announced that they are combining their businesses in a merger. Dodge’s owner, Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm focused exclusively on business-to-business data, software and analytics companies, facilitated the transaction. Dodge and The Blue Book have each served the construction industry for more than 100 years, and the combined expertise and capabilities of both companies will give current and prospective customers access to the industry's leading platform for data insight, marke...

Dodge Data & Analytics Announces Merger with The Blue Book Building & Construction Network The combined entity will give current and prospective customers access to a leading platform for data insight, market intelligence, firm discovery and networking. April 19, 2021 Dodge Data & Analytics (“Dodge”) and The Blue Book Building & Construction Network (“The Blue Book”) announce that they are combining their businesses in a merger. Dodge’s owner, Symphony Technology Group (STG) – a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on business-to-business data, software and analyti...