by Kelly Gowan | May 20, 2020 | Construction, MARKET TRENDS
Early projections on steel markets in the United States predicted that the construction industry might see fluctuations, but that overall, the industry wouldn’t be hurt by fluctuating prices. And then COVID-19 swept the world. Now, the picture looks quite a bit...
by Kelly Gowan | Apr 27, 2020 | Construction, MARKET TRENDS
If it’s not one thing, it’s another, isn’t it? The Texas construction industry is facing a couple of big challenges right now. There’s COVID-19, which is the big issue on everyone’s mind. But the weather has been causing problems, too, especially in the Dallas area....
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2020 | Construction
Contractors across the country are always worried about how the building industry is forecast to perform. They tend to see great windfalls when the economy is doing well, yet seem to be hit the hardest during a recession. Other industries can often see and prepare...
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2020 | Construction
As a general answer to the question of “whether the construction industry is affected during election years and how,” is to point out how construction projects don’t come to a halt, but speculation is never good for any market. In the past, election years...
by Kelly Gowan | Jan 29, 2020 | Construction
It seems the steel market likely won’t be as bad as initially predicted for 2020, at least not globally. AS reported by Fastmarkets AMM, the amount of steel use is expected to raise by 1.7% this year. That might not seem to be a large amount of growth compared...
