“Despite some troubling national indicators—higher interest rates, soaring input costs, tight labor markets and the like—Idaho’s construction industry continues to run at full throttle,” Hammon says. “On the public side, the state continues to invest its budget surpluses in critical infrastructure improvements, including roads and bridges and state-owned buildings and facilities. Following up on its record-setting 2021 session, the 2022 Idaho Legislature dedicated over $1.5 billion to this important effort.