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Home » Topic » Business » Economy

‘Taylor Swift Is an Economic Phenomenon’: CE’s Q1 2024 Economic Update and Forecast

by Grace Calengor | Mar 28, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance

In our latest construction forecast webinar, ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu offered a newly optimistic analysis of the economy—including the role that a certain pop superstar's concert tour has played in staving off recession.

Shipping News: The Rise of the Ecommerce Warehouse

by Christie Chapman | Feb 14, 2024
Business | Business Development | Economy | Industrial | Manufacturing | Markets

Brinkmann Constructors’ $40-million warehouse project in a new Denver-area logistics hub opens for business amid the pandemic-sparked ecommerce boom.

News Briefs: January-February 2024

by Construction Executive | Jan 25, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance | News Briefs | Nuts + Bolts | OSHA | Safety

Industry Finishes Strong in 2023 and a Guilty Plea in a Crash That Killed Six

What Will the 2024 Economy Look Like

by Grace Calengor | Dec 15, 2023
Business | Economy

ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu has some thoughts. They're not all bad, but he's still banking on a recession.

Here Comes the [Building Sector] Boom

by David McMillin | Nov 1, 2023
Cover Story | Economy | Features | Markets

Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, select nonresidential sectors are on fire. Construction leaders share why manufacturing, health care, data centers and multifamily housing are such good bets right now—and how long they might remain so.

News Briefs: November 2023

by Construction Executive | Nov 1, 2023
Business | Business Development | Economy | News Briefs | Nuts + Bolts

CE Economic Forecast and a U.N. Solution for Sustainable Building Materials

CE’s Q3 Economic Update and Forecast: Reasons to Celebrate and Worry

by Grace Calengor | Oct 6, 2023
Business | Economy

Where is that recession ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu mentioned last quarter? Probably closer than you think.

What Do NFTs Have to Do With the Construction Industry?

by Ryan C. Robinson | Aug 23, 2023
Economy | Technology

Cryptocurrency and its potential impact on the construction industry explained.
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