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February 9 2022 Vol. XXXIV โข No. 3
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Inside
Road Repairs From Hurricane Ida Near Completion in La....8
see STORY page 44
ard photo ARDOT/Rusty Hubb
Doosan Infracore Veep Discusses Companyโs Acquisition, Future...12
Blanchard Machinery Upgrades Summerville, S.C., Branch...20
Table of Contents ................4
Filling the Bill: Contractors Optimistic in 2022 Construction Industry Plans to Bump Up Headcounts to Meet Job Deadlines
Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................25-35
By Lucy Perry
Attachments & Parts Section ......................................38-43
Two big construction industry outlook reports released in early January show promising construction industry stats where workforce is concerned. The supply-chain issues and labor shortages continue, yet respondents to both surveys said they plan to hire and increase staff this year. Contractors across the construction spectrum are encouraged to follow suit.
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Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................47-50 Auction Section ............66-69 Business Calendar..............67 Advertisers Index ..............70
Contractors expect revenue and profit margin gains this year, and believe the workforce pool is strengthened through building enrollment in technical high schools and vocational training programs.
In its latest construction hiring survey, the AGC found that 74 percent of more than 1,000 member firms plan to add to their payroll in 2022. And three quarters of the civil contractors and engineers who responded to a recent quarterly survey by a Dodge Construction Network partnership are upbeat about their workload this year and plan to hire more workers to meet the need. The latest issue of the Civil Quarterly (TCQ) detailed survey results that show optimism
among civil contractors regarding the construction economy in 2022. Contractors believe worker shortages will still have a major impact, however. The survey found that approximately half of responding contractors expect revenue and profit margin gains this year. They also strongly believe the workforce pool is strengthened through building enrollment in technical high schools and vocational training programs. see JOBS page 46
