Cities Brace for Pandemic Impacts

By Jen Fifield for The Arizona Republic  Up until this month, many Arizona cities were riding high on good times.  Populations were growing, jobs were booming, and cash was flowing in.  Cities were preparing to put a bow on the optimistic budgets they had worked on since the fall for the next fiscal year starting in July.  Then, […]

ABC: Nonresidential Const. Spending Up in Jan.

Source: Associated Builders and Contractors National nonresidential construction spending increased by 1.6 percent in January and is up 5.1 percent on a year-ago basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, spending totaled a record $806.9B in January. Private nonresidential […]

Ducey Requests $600M For AZ Projects

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for The Arizona Republic Gov. Doug Ducey is asking President Donald Trump to consider a dozen projects for his proposed $1T infrastructure program. Without the improvements, lives could be lost, children’s health could be compromised, roads could continue to crumble, and a bridge could collapse, the governor warned. Ducey’s $495M list […]