SMU Community Chat

Don't Miss Tomorrow's Community Chat on the Construction Market
Written by Tim Triplett
March 30, 2021
Ken Simonson, chief economist at the Associated General Contractors of America, will be the featured speaker during tomorrow’s SMU Community Chat beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
Simonson will speak to the status of the residential, commercial and industrial construction markets and forecasts for construction in the coming months. He will also cover the most recent Data DIGest from the AGC and discuss what the trade group’s members are predicting for future construction projects.
Join us at 11 a.m. ET for this 45-minute webinar, which is free and open to all. Click here to register.

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