Despite recession fears and high interest rates as well as supply chain delays and continuing labor shortages, specialty contractors in the Southwest are applauding last year’s productivity levels and anticipating a continued burst of activity through 2023.
A familiar scenario is playing out as firms participating in ENR Southwest’s annual Top Contractors survey for Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico are reporting strong performance and backlogs, while at the same time, noting that qualified labor remains a top issue as well as materials availability and prices.
But Biden, legislators punt on broad transmission expansion in deadline-pushed debt ceiling compromise bill that is set for House and Senate votes this week.
As ENR Southwest’s recently published annual Top Starts ranking showed, 2022 proved to be an especially strong year for construction firms working in the states of Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.
MoreRNO, a multifaceted infrastructure program that represents the largest investment in Reno-Tahoe International Airport’s history, got underway in October with groundbreaking for a $32-million expansion to the existing ticketing area and lobby.