Construction activity in New England appears to have reached such a volume that regional design firms and contractors are much more able to keep busy closer to home than in the past. That’s the sentiment of some firms participating in this year’s regional market surveys.
The last two to three years, Cambridge Seven Associates Inc. has performed 75% of its work in the “red hot” New England market, says Gary Johnson, president and CEO. The Cambridge, Mass., midsize firm previously split work evenly between inside and outside the region. “It’s a happy trend in my mind,” Johnson says. “Not that we are not looking outside the region, but we are finding that there’s lots of good projects right here closer to home.”