Editors’ Blog

Health care construction starts should be healthy over the next two years, with Dodge Construction Network forecasting 10 percent growth in 2023 and 11 percent growth in 2024. Photo: Thomas Bullock/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Forecasting construction in the months ahead

June 29, 2023 By

Dodge Construction Network’s Sarah Martin projects how markets will fare in the second half of 2023 and into 2024.

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Poring over the latest mine safety statistics

June 7, 2023 By and

Pit & Quarry’s Kevin Yanik discusses developments on the mine safety front as the number of 2023 fatal accidents is already up to 21 in early June.

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Digging into the latest US aggregate production totals

May 31, 2023 By and

Pit & Quarry’s Kevin Yanik shares insights from the latest U.S. Geological Survey report indicating that aggregate production is down nationwide.

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Dodge: On the ‘razor’s edge’ of a recession

May 24, 2023 By and

Dodge Construction Network’s Richard Branch says while the risk of a recession in 2023 is real, he believes the U.S. will still avoid one this year.

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Dodge: Banking on nonbuilding construction

May 17, 2023 By and

Increased funding from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act has the nonbuilding construction sector set up well, but future disbursement delays could slow the sector.

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MSHA encouraging operators to emphasize safety this week

May 15, 2023 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) inaugural ‘Stand Down to Save Lives’ day is May 17, with the agency asking operators to address safety areas of concern this week.

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Says MSHA assistant secretary Christopher Williamson: “We accomplish more if we all work together, and miners are safer and healthier as a result.” Photo: MSHA

P&Q exclusive: MSHA chief reflects on 2023 mining fatalities

May 11, 2023 By

Christopher Williamson, assistant secretary at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), discusses the troublesome trend in industry fatalities and the agency’s inaugural ‘Stand Down to Save Lives’ day next week.

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Highs and lows in nonresidential construction

May 10, 2023 By and

Dodge Construction Network’s Richard Branch points out subsectors that are helping to boost the nonresidential as a whole.

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Mixed outlook on tap for residential construction

May 3, 2023 By and

Single-family starts have slowly started to increase in recent months, according to Dodge Construction Network’s Richard Branch.

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