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Plan for 3 Percent Uptick in Construction Spending in 2019
Following 5 percent growth in total U.S. engineering and construction spending in 2017 and 2017, FMI predicts another increase of 3 percent this year.
By Joanna Masterson
January 29, 2019
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by Joanna Masterson
Joanna Masterson was a writer and editor for Construction Executive for more than a decade.
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