While the economy in general continues to move at a sluggish pace thanks to the new single-family housing and remodeling segments sloshing along for various reasons we won’t get into here, the commercial industry keeps chugging along.
In fact, as it did last year, sectors such as corporate, healthcare, hospitality and even education are making the industry look good. The industry’s major contractors are reporting solid workloads with jobs spread out well into the future. This is true even in places where the commercial economy has been lagging the rest of the country for the last several years. The contractors in these areas are beginning to smile again as they are starting to see a steady influx of jobs, including some major, high profile renovations or in new construction—especially in the healthcare and corporate segments.