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Q2 Outlook Forecasts 8.5 % Growth In Equipment & Software Investment

Construction Equipment

After solid growth in 2017, investment in equipment and software will likely continue to strengthen in 2018 and is projected to expand 8.5 percent in the Economic Outlook published in December) according to the Q2 update to the 2018 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. percent (down slightly from 9.1

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ABC, AIA and NAHB Economists Predict Industry Growth Through 2017

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. – Associated Builders and Contractors’ Chief Economist Anirban Basu, American Institute of Architects’ Chief Economist Kermit Baker and National Association of Home Builders’ Chief Economist Robert Dietz predicted continued growth for the construction industry in 2017 during a recent joint economic forecast.

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Highest Wells Fargo National Optimism Quotient in 20 Years

Construction Equipment

Wells Fargo Equipment Finance has released its 2018 Construction Industry Forecast based on a survey of construction industry executives in 44 states completed in November 2017.

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California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. 2618 , both effective January 1, 2017. real estate since the invention of the glass window.

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Why You Need a Long-Term Construction Software Partner

Viewpoint Construction Technology

By 2020, technology adoption in construction is expected to reach 70 percent, according to a 2017 report from McKinsey Global Institute. In 2017 alone, Viewpoint issued more than 50 releases and updates across our office, team and field products. In case you haven’t heard, construction software use is on the rise.

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A bank that doesn’t go far enough?

Construction Law

The UK struggles with funding plans to finance the ambitious investments implied by government slogans like ‘build back better and greener’, with no obvious successor to the discredited Private Finance Initiative in sight (see Analysis). It was scrapped in 2017 and was criticised for delivering poor value for money.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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