An inflationary sleeper is starting to head higher.

With high demand nationwide for talent in major metro areas—as well as in many secondary and tertiary markets—construction salary gains continue a steady rise.

The energy industry is in transition on nearly every level.

The prospect of an infrastructure-focused, business-friendly administration in Washington, D.C., may bode well for the construction industry, analysts say, but opinions are mixed as to whether it will lift sales of equipment out of a two-year-long slump.

Material and labor costs will continue a gradual upward climb in 2017, continuing to recover from recession lows.