McGraw-Hill Construction estimates that the value of new Georgia construction contracts tallied more than $867.6 million during February, a 19% gain compared to the same period of a year ago. Related Links: Florida Contracts Pick Up the Pace in February The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure and energy contracts, recorded an estimated $163.2 million in new contracts during February, a 44% gain compared to a year ago. Residential contracts totaled $351.9 million during the month, a 34% improvement. Nonresidential recorded the highest total of the three categories for February. However, its $352.5 million total was flat compared to last February.Through
A significant improvement in the residential category pushed North Carolina’s February total for new construction contracts to a 24% monthly gain, compared to the same period of a year ago. McGraw-Hill Construction estimated the value of all February contracts at nearly $1.2 billion. Related Links: Florida Contracts Pick Up the Pace in February Georgia Contracts Up 19% in February Housing contracts tallied $646.2 million in February, a 69% jump compared to last year. The nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure projects, eked out a 3% increase for the month with about $218.2 million in new contracts. The nonresidential market fell 14%,
A surge in the value of new building contracts pushed South Carolina’s February total for new contracts to a 39% overall improvement for the month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The company estimated the state’s new contracts at about $743.3 million for the month. Related Links: Florida Contracts Pick Up the Pace in February Georgia Contracts Gain 19% in February Residential Drives North Carolina Contracts to 24% February Gain Nonresidential contracts increased the most, jumping by 88% to total nearly $304.2 million. Residential projects provided another boost, improving by 55% for the month for $351.7 million in new work. The nonbuilding
The value of new Florida construction contracts improved by 25% in February, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. The company estimated the value of new contracts at nearly $1.7 billion; last February, Florida registered roughly $1.3 billion in new projects. All three broad construction categories experienced increases during February. Residential contracts jumped the highest on a percentage basis, increasing by 36% to total more than $868.8 million for the month. The nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure projects, improved by 29% for a $409.3 million total. And the nonresidential category recorded $408.1 million in new contracts, or 6% better
Eugene A. "Gene" Conti Jr., secretary of the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation since 2009, is fighting the battle for transportation funding on multiple fronts, including a role in a Federal Highway Administration pilot program that could enable tolls on the state's 182-mile stretch of Interstate 95 as a way to pay for upgrades. Photo courtesy North Carolina DOT North Carolina DOT Secretary Gene Conti is leading the state in an effort to widen its entire stretch of I-95 and paying for it with tolls. Related Links: Owner of the Year: North Carolina DOT The state already is building a
As the case of Tampa Bay Water v. HDR Engineering begins, a key trial expert says he still has no official opinion about the cause of the disputed cracking.
HALLR. Randall Hall was named president of Batson-Cook Co., Atlanta, effective Jan. 1, 2012. Hall most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of the West Point, Ga.-based contractor's Atlanta division, where he was responsible for the Duke Energy Center project in Charlotte, N.C. Prior to that, Hall had served as senior vice president and general manager of the firm's West Point division. Raymond Moody, who had served as Batson-Cook's president for the past 16 years, will continue with the firm as chief executive officer. Steve Kufrovich has been hired by Choate Construction Co. in Atlanta as
The value of new Florida construction contracts increased in all three broad categories during January, resulting in a 44% overall gain and more than $1.8 billion in new work, according to the latest figures from McGraw-Hill Construction. Related Links: Georgia Contracts Stumble 7% to Start the Year In North Carolina, Residential the Only Bright Spot for January Value of South Carolina Contracts Dives in January The two building categories both experienced notable increases. The nonresidential sector recorded a 58% gain compared to last January, tallying roughly $655.3 million in new contracts. Residential totaled $697.7 million in new contracts for the
Two of Georgia’s three construction sectors experienced positive gains in new contracts during January, but a significant decline in nonresidential work pushed the state’s overall total to a 7% decline compared to a year ago. Related Links: Florida Sees 44% Overall Gain in New Contracts to Start 2012 In North Carolina, Residential the Only Bright Spot for January Value of South Carolina Contracts Dives in January According to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR, new residential construction contracts totaled $272 million for January, a 13% gain over the same period of a year ago. The nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure contracts,
The residential construction category was the only sector in North Carolina to record positive gains in January, compared to a year ago, according to recent data from McGraw-Hill Construction. Related Links: Florida Sees 44% Overall Gain in New Contracts to Start 2012 Georgia Contracts Stumble 7% to Start the Year Value of South Carolina Contracts Dives in January The company estimated that the state’s housing sector recorded more than $439.9 million in new construction contracts during the month, for a 12% gain over the same period of a year ago.The news wasn’t good for the other two construction sectors, however.
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