If 2020 has seemed extraordinarily long, it may be because to some extent, it’s been two years in one.
The first few months were largely business as usual for the Southeast construction market, despite some forecasts of a cooling national economy. Coming off a successful 2019, with ENR Southeast’s Top Specialty Contractors survey respondents collectively reporting revenue of $7.3 billion—a 19.7% increase over the previous year—contractors opened 2020 with ample backlogs as well as promising prospects for additional opportunities across multiple building sectors from multifamily and hospitality to office and health care.