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Nonresidential Construction Spending Dips 0.1% in November, Flat Year Over Year
While construction spending was down in November, its impact was negligible, and contractors remain optimistic with deregulation and tax cuts on the horizon.
By ABC
January 6, 2025
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by ABC
Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.
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