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2018-01-09 Economy

By all measures, a construction boom is shaping up for 2018

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-09 06:40|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 nice for the people who get better jobs but many times construction booms have been followed by busts

actually the increase in actual construction is only in the 2-4% range (depending on where in the country you measure) rather than a 'boom-like' 8+%

Rantburgers may be surprised that among the highest increases in construction jobs are CA and CO.

Posted by lord garth 2018-01-09 08:07|| 2018-01-09 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 should have given a link

Posted by lord garth 2018-01-09 08:08|| 2018-01-09 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The job boards are full of construction manager, superintendent, and design/build director positions...given as how some of these design build jobs are five/six year cycles, it is going to be fun.

Funny as how I spent all those years blowing stuff up and now I make my living building it.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-01-09 10:28|| 2018-01-09 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Hope they're concentrating on infrastructure and not just slapping up more housing tracts. The last thing we need in California is construction jobs going to illegal aliens and more cars on our freeways.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-01-09 11:19|| 2018-01-09 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 I just wish it wasn't so darned hard to find competent contractors and tradesmen, even without a boom. I'm getting too old to re-do everything.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-01-09 12:42|| 2018-01-09 12:42|| Front Page Top

#6 I just wish it wasn't so darned hard to find competent contractors and tradesmen, even without a boom.

Another failure of the American Education system, designed as a feeder to universities and colleges.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-01-09 18:24|| 2018-01-09 18:24|| Front Page Top

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