Tag: economic growth

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Economic risks potentially present in 2023

September 7, 2022 By and

After a year of growth in 2022, Anirban Basu with the Associated Builders & Contractors says 2023 poses a number of threats to that growth.

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Aggregate Forecast: The V-shaped recovery continues

November 3, 2020 By

With the $3 trillion stimulus and interest rates at record lows, the field is set for above 4 percent GDP growth over the next six months.

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Smaller bolt-on transactions and a dearth of larger transactions dominated industry M&A in 2019. Photo: PQ Staff

Economic factors to consider in the new year, decade

February 21, 2020 By and

Slow growth has replaced volatile, but robust, economic expansion in the United States. The market for construction materials in 2020 will be complex.

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Industry outlook still positive despite corrections in the financial market

March 22, 2018 By

While financial volatility has returned, economic growth has strengthened.

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Finding, keeping available workers

March 10, 2017 By

Looking at labor availability can help to protect companies’ investments in productivity and safety in an evolving workforce.

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Aggregates demand to change beyond 2016

December 16, 2015 By

Aggregates consumption continues to make solid gains as shipments catch up with the prior surge in construction contracts. […]

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