Construction contractors are more upbeat about business prospects for 2014 than in recent years, but they still have concerns about labor supply and the rising costs of items such as materials and health care, according to a new Associated General Contractors of America survey.
The survey results, which AGC released on Jan. 21, show that many firms intend to resume adding workers this year, although the increases will be small: 86% of the firms that reported said they each plan to hire 25 or fewer workers in 2014.