Trends ranging from resurgent residential markets to emerging energy markets could prove profitable to many Midwest builders and help the region's construction industry heal its wounds after a long downturn.
Like the nation at large, the region is enjoying activity in single-family and multifamily residential construction, both bellwethers of commercial construction in sectors aligned with consumer demand, says Anirban Basu, chief economist with Arlington, Va.-based Associated Builders and Contractors.