As the construction recession drags on, industry firms look to those who hire them and write the checks to see when the downturn will end. While many owners believe the worst is past, most think there will be no quick turnaround in construction in the near future. When the market does turn around, owners worry about who will be there to take up the burden of rebuilding the nation’s industrial and public infrastructure.
As part of its overview, ENR once again is presenting its Top 425 Owners list. This list ranks publicly held companies based on the 2009 construction-in-progress figures they supplied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The data was compiled by Capital IQ, a Standard & Poor’s business which, like ENR, is owned by The McGraw-Hill Cos.