For immediate release - Jan. 8, 2025
Contact:
Brian Turmail, Vice President of Public Affairs & Strategic Initiatives at Associated General Contractors of America
[email protected]
Construction association and Sage released its 2025 Construction Hiring & Business Outlook during live media briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 8
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On Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 12 p.m. CST, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Sage released its national and state* construction hiring and business forecasts for 2025 during a virtual media briefing. The outlook reflects contractors’ expectations for demand for different types of construction and for hiring, their biggest challenges and their plans for the year. It is based on survey responses from nearly 1,300 contractors across the country.
During the briefing, AGC of America’s chief economist, Ken Simonson, shared details of the outlook. AGC of America chief executive officer Jeff Shoaf expressed contractors have a largely positive view about prospects for projects available to bid on in 2025, and Sage’s vice president of construction and real estate, Dustin Stephens, provided an analysis of the industry’s technology expectations for the year. Construction contractors discussed their expectations for the year and local market conditions.
Andy Heitmann, 2025 Chair of The Builders, a chapter of the AGC Board of Directors, shared his observations about local market conditions and expectations for 2025, including the ongoing effort to attract more people to the trades, and a push to leverage technology.
Who: Jeff Shoaf, Chief Executive Officer, Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va.
Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va.
Dustin Stephens, Vice President, Sage Construction & Real Estate, Portland, Ore.
Andy Heitmann, Vice President, Turner Construction Company, Kansas City, Mo.
Rex B. Kirby, President, Verdex Construction LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Norbert Schulz, Vice President, Business Development, J.R. Filanc Construction Company, Inc., Escondido, Calif.
What: Release of 2025 national, regional and state* construction hiring, business forecasts
When: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 | 12 p.m. CST
Where: Zoom
In case you didn’t have a chance to attend the media event live, here is the replay.
Contact: Brian Turmail at 703.459.0238 or [email protected].
*State data available for: Ala., Alaska, Calif., Colo., Fla., Ga., Ill., Kan., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Ore., S.C., Texas, Utah, Va., Wash., Wis.