Business and Finance

    Five Strategies for Successful Networking

    “It’s not what you know but who you know.” This adage is particularly true for building product manufacturers. In Dodge’s new e-book, you’ll learn the best networking strategies to get the attention of people who specify, select, and purchase products. Find out how to generate new leads, deepen connections with existing contacts and keep your fingers on the pulse of the industry — so you can deliver more relevant services and grow more business. Here are a few of our… Read More »Five Strategies for Successful Networking

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      Boost Your Profits: Nine Tips for Construction Firms

      Ideas to Drive Your Business Forward As markets evolve, staying at the top of your game and ahead of the competition is critical.  Find out what may be hindering your business and where you can make improvements. To help you win more business and increase profitability, check out Dodge Data’s new guide, “Nine Profit-Boosting Tips for Construction Firms.” It includes quick pointers on: Marketing your business Enhancing your services and operations Bidding prioritization  The guide also include a few special… Read More »Boost Your Profits: Nine Tips for Construction Firms

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        A Mid-Year Economic Outlook for the Construction Industry: Three Quick Takeaways

        At the mid-year point the construction industry is trending upwards with an economic forecast that looks optimistic. But what is next for the industry and what are the growth projections? Here are three quick takeaways from Dodge’s latest forecast: Economic growth is surging thanks to the growing number of vaccinated Americans and substantial federal stimulus. This surge will continue into 2022 as consumers and businesses spend and invest anew. Higher material prices and labor shortages, however, will impede a quick recovery for… Read More »A Mid-Year Economic Outlook for the Construction Industry: Three Quick Takeaways

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          The Infrastructure Bill: What’s in It? And When Can You Start Bidding for Jobs?

          Get in line. As the Biden administration and Congress work toward a landmark, $1 trillion infrastructure deal, nearly 2,000 corporations and other groups have met with legislators and White House officials in an effort to shape the bill to their own interests. The White House and a bipartisan group of senators announced a preliminary agreement at the end of July, which includes some $550 billion in new spending. As of early August, the bill totaled 2,702 pages, a massive laundry… Read More »The Infrastructure Bill: What’s in It? And When Can You Start Bidding for Jobs?

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            Dodge CEO Dan McCarthy Discusses the Future of Construction Market Data

            Software giant Trimble recently sat down with Dodge Data & Analytics CEO Dan McCarthy for a conversation about the evolving state of building-industry data. Here are some highlights from the video interview: Our goals center around identifying and quantifying a project as soon as it’s gone into planning. … If I’m an architect, I want to know what projects are coming on stream and who the owner is so that I can reach out to them and win the business. If… Read More »Dodge CEO Dan McCarthy Discusses the Future of Construction Market Data

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              Building Business News: June 18 – 24, 2021

              People Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has nominated Houston planner Antoine Bryant of Moody Nolan to be the city’s director of the Planning & Development Department. The position requires the approval of the Detroit City Council. Bryant succeeds Maurice Cox, who left Detroit in 2019 for a comparable role in Chicago. Deputy planning director Katy Trudeau ran the department during the interim. Paola Sanguinetti is the new director of The Design School at Arizona State University‘s Herberger Institute for Design and… Read More »Building Business News: June 18 – 24, 2021

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                Beyond the Data: Job Growth Slows in November

                According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs in November – a considerable step back from the revised 610,000 jobs added in October. Still, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.7%. Private sector employment improved by 344,000, while the public sector shed 99,000 positions. Within the public sector, state and local governments cut 13,000 positions, while federal employment was down 86,000 reflecting the loss of temporary workers that had been hired for the 2020 Census. Within… Read More »Beyond the Data: Job Growth Slows in November

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                  Keeping Business Going in a Time of Crisis

                  The efforts to manage the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in order to minimize the loss of life have already had a profound effect on U.S. businesses, including the construction industry. However, the impact on construction has been far from uniform. In order to help the industry better understand the implications of this moment, Dodge Data & Analytics launched an online survey of contractors to its contractor panel, which fielded from March 19 to March 31. The findings capture the… Read More »Keeping Business Going in a Time of Crisis

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                    Dodge Momentum Index Loses Steam In June (July 8, 2021)

                    Following six months of consecutive gains, the Dodge Momentum Index fell to 165.8 (2000=100) in June, down 5% from the revised May reading of 175.1. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. The decline in June was the result of losses in both institutional planning, which fell 7%,… Read More »Dodge Momentum Index Loses Steam In June (July 8, 2021)

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                      Zweig M&A Report, June 28, 2021 to July 4, 2021

                      Zweig Group‘s weekly mergers and acquisitions report for the AEC industry encompasses both U.S. and global markets. Here are some of the top deals for the week of June 28 to July 4: ArchitectureCORE Design Group of York, Pennsylvania, with Richard F. Mula Architects of Lancaster, Pennsylvania ArchitecturePerkins Eastman of New York with MEIS Architects of New York Construction ServicesSam Companies of Austin, Texas, with Marbach, Brady & Weaver and Marbach-Palm (together known as Marbach) of Elkhart, Indiana EngineeringAssystem of Sourbevoie, France, with STUP of Mumbai, India EngineeringProgressive Engineering… Read More »Zweig M&A Report, June 28, 2021 to July 4, 2021

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