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The regional construction market, like the broader economy, is facing uncertainty with continued resilience. Contractors say that competition remains stiff, even as firms maintain a heightened awareness of economic shifts, material costs and labor.
Founded in Sandy, Utah, by Alan W. Layton in 1953, Layton Construction has been led since 2004 by Alan’s son David and has expanded to include offices in 16 locations across the country.
The number of general contracting firms operating in the Intermountain area of Utah, Idaho and Montana for over 100 years can be counted on just one hand, without using all the fingers.
A focused strategic diversification plan launched in 2022 has helped PCL Construction grow by 15% in Colorado and Wyoming over the past year, firm representatives say.
Using his NikonZ5, photographer Dan Galvin captured a worker preparing for a girder setting on a widened bridge over the Salt River as part of the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project in Tempe, Ariz.