Markets
Infrastructure: Paths to Funding
Things were already dicey for the U.S. infrastructure market going into 2020. Those concerns turned to sheer panic during the “new normal” of the global pandemic. However, contractors seem to be maintaining backlog despite the year's glaring challenges.
By Sam Barnes
November 9, 2020
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by Sam Barnes
Sam Barnes worked more than two decades as a McGraw-Hill Cos. regional editor and Engineering News-Record regional correspondent. He currently provides freelance writing and photography for a variety of businesses and publications. He earned his MBA at Louisiana State University in 2001 and a bachelor's degree in journalism at University of Louisiana Monroe in 1986.
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