Tag: uncertainty
-
Developers delay billions in projects amid mounting uncertainty
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A foreign construction equipment maker is betting big on President Donald Trump’s trade policies even as developers cancel billions in clean energy and tech manufacturing projects. JCB, the U.K.-based construction equipment company, plans to double the size…
-
Office demand remains resilient in Q1, despite economic uncertainty
Despite economic uncertainty, office demand remained resilient in the first quarter, showing negative absorption in the period but increasing 30% quarter-over-quarter and 48% year over year on a four-quarter rolling total, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Q1 2025 office marketbeat report released Monday. Net absorption was positive in the first quarter for a third of…
-
Preparing your firm for economic uncertainty
Economically, the last decade has seen many challenges for companies in the construction and renovation sectors. Recessions, pandemics, ever-increasing living costs, and recently imposed tariffs on goods and services going in and out of the United States have filled the headlines and given many directors cause for concern. So, how can you prepare your company…
-
MTA plans to build through budget uncertainty
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The MTA is charging ahead with big plans for New York’s infrastructure future, even as questions swirl about where the long-term money will come from. Several major projects have been announced in recent weeks. For instance, last…
-
MTA plans to build through budget uncertainty
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The MTA is charging ahead with big plans for New York’s infrastructure future, even as questions swirl about where the long-term money will come from. Several major projects have been announced in recent weeks. For instance, last…
-
Hiring slows amid economic uncertainty
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction counted 264,000 unfilled job openings on the last day of February, a 9% increase from January but a 38.5% decrease from the same month in 2024, according to data released by the Bureau of…
-
Austin, Texas, light rail project advances amid political uncertainty
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Austin Transit Partnership revealed updated plans for Project Connect, the city’s $7 billion light rail project, including a new station near downtown and a bridge that would extend over Lady Bird Lake, as part of…
-
Why navigating uncertainty will be key to construction gains in 2025
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Louis Molinini is Americas market lead for project and development services at global real estate investment firm JLL. Opinions are the author’s own. In 2025, an evolving tangle of climate events and policy shifts will create new…
-
Reducing Uncertainty in Construction – Interview with Brittanie Campbell-Turner
Brittanie Campbell-Turner is a Construction Management professional and a podcast host. In this interview, we discuss construction productivity, ways to make it better, and the Constructrr podcast. Here’s what Brittanie says about herself and her podcast: “I’ve been servicing the engineering and construction management industry for 10+ years having specialized in project controls and schedule management. I’m…