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January 13 2021
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Vol. XXXIV • No. 1
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Inside
see story page 42 S.C. Biz Continues Its Many Decades of Success…12
Case Names New Sales, Mar keting Head…16
Tenn. Fir m Finds Cr ushing, Scr een ing Sol uti on…29
Table of Contents ................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................29-39
What to Expect From New Administration By Lucy Perry
Attachments & Parts Section ......................................43-49 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................51-54 Auction Section ............72-77 Business Calendar ............75 Advertisers Index ..............78
CEG CORRESPONDENT
The construction industry could be in for a bumpy ride as the U.S. economy recovers from the coronavirus and the recession tied to it. Dodge Data & Analytics calls for a 4 percent regain in 2021, after a 14 percent loss this year. Will a new administration, new leaders and renewed regulation create more potholes? “The COVID-19 pandemic and
recession has had a profound impact on the U.S. economy, leading to a deep drop off in construction starts in the first half of 2020,” said Richard Branch, Dodge chief economist. “While the recovery is under way, the road to full recovery will be long and fraught with potential potholes.” Branch cited the uncertainty surrounding the wave of infections in the fall and winter, along with delayed fiscal stimulus as reason for “a slow and jagged recovery” next year. see ADMINISTRATION page 50