2008 South Central Forecast

The most annoying word you’ll likely hear during the next few months is “subprime.”

2008 National Forecast
These are sobering days for the construction industry.

2008 Forecast: Infrastructure
The infrastructure market outlook for 2008 is more mixed than last year's as plummeting residential construction, coupled with tighter credit, slows other sectors.

2008 Forecast: Building
A group of financial executives from construction companies, recently learning that the Federal Reserve Board was cutting interest rates, returned to their offices to re-do their budgets for 2008.

Higher Learning
At a cost of $71 million, the new Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Ala., is one of the most expensive schools in the state.

Battling the Elements
Excessive rain has slowed the construction progress of Austin Bridge & Road’s $35 million contract to build five bridges encompassing a portion of a loop of Interstate 30 around U.S. Highway 71 to Texarkana.