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Business
Weekly Coronavirus Contractor Survey: 44% say project backlogs have âstayed the sameâ
Editorâs Note: Make your voice heard in our next survey. How is coronavirus impacting your business? Click here to participate in the survey. More contractors are now saying they expect project backlogs to âstay the sameâ during the next 30 days, according to Week 4 of Equipment World âs survey of contractor sentiment about the coronavirus impact. [âŚ]
April 24, 2020
Business
Coronavirus Impact Survey: Location determining factor in contractor outlook, 54% of Middle Atlantic respondents see decreases
Editorâs Note: Make your voice heard in our next survey. How is coronavirus impacting your business? Click here to participate in the survey. Because states have responded with varying methods of controlling the virus, location has been a significant determining factor on whether contractors are working, as reflected by Week 3 of the Equipment World survey on [âŚ]
April 17, 2020
Business
Dodge economist: Recession rebound will begin this summer after painful 2nd quarter impact from coronavirus
Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics, predicts the U.S. economy and the construction industry will start to bounce back in early summer.
April 15, 2020
Dealers
How to avoid construction equipment dealer merger headaches
What do most dealer owners think of first when theyâre considering a merger? Answer: valuations. But M&A deal-facilitators Clinton Baker and Marc Johnson, co-principals at K-COE Isom, say thatâs not really the best place to start. Valuations of assets and property are naturally an important part of the process, they agree. âThe key is to [âŚ]
April 13, 2020
Contractor of the Year
Ohioâs Evans Construction specializes in relationships, âdoing the unusualâ
One of this year's Equipment World's Contractor of the Year finalists is Dean Evans with Evans Construction in Greentown, Ohio. Learn more about Evans here.
April 7, 2020
Business
Survey: 35% of contractors seeing project backlog decreases as coronavirus impact grows
Editorâs Note: Make your voice heard in our next survey. How is coronavirus impacting your business? Click here to participate in the survey. Contractors are seeing deepening impacts as the COVID-19 coronavirus impact spreads throughout the nation, according to an Equipment World survey conducted Mar. 27-Apr. 1. When asked how their current project backlog has [âŚ]
April 3, 2020
Business
Contractors can get grant-like forgivable loans under coronavirus relief law
Contractors may apply for forgivable loans to help maintain payrolls and other business expenses under the new coronavirus stimulus package. Details here.
March 31, 2020
Business
AGC survey: 39% of contractors say projects have been halted/cancelled in wake of coronavirus
The Associated General Contractors of America survey notes halted/canceled construction projects either underway or scheduled to start within the next 30 days.
March 30, 2020
Business
As coronavirus shuts down construction in parts of U.S., others accelerate work
Itâs a mixed, fast-evolving picture when it comes to construction project shutdowns throughout the U.S. due to the coronavirus threat. And even in areas where all-out construction bans have taken place â Pennsylvania and Boston in particular â exceptions are being made. In Pennsylvania, for example, where the governor decreed projects shut down this past [âŚ]
March 24, 2020
Roadbuilding
Boston, PennDOT halt construction projects due to coronavirus; AGC opposes construction bans
Bostonâs mayor has called a halt to construction projects in the city for 14 days in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement comes amid a construction boom in Boston, which has 33 reported cases of COVID-19. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has also suspended indefinitely construction projects it oversees. A day after Bostonâs announcement, [âŚ]
March 18, 2020
Contractor of the Year
Familyâs âdiversify or dieâ attitude grows playground installation business
Jim Davis Jr. awoke to his phone ringing on a Monday morning in 1993. He looked at the clock. It was 6 a.m. âLetâs go,â said his father, Jim Sr., on the other end. âI just graduated college yesterday,â his son replied. âYeah, now itâs time to go to work.â âHe didnât even give me [âŚ]
March 5, 2020
Dealers
PCA, ARA forecasts underline steady-as-she-goes 2020 for constructionâwith some cautions
The two pillars of the economy â consumer spending and labor markets â remain solid, portending at least a modest growth in 2020, says Ed Sullivan, senior vice president and chief economist, PCA. âAs long as you have strength in those, the economy will remain strong and you will see continued moderate economic growth. The [âŚ]
February 20, 2020
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