Caution most of this year, optimism for the rest of the decade: That's what data and history lead economists and others to predict for...

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One gave away hard hats with NFL logos. One sponsors a Mexican soccer team. And the third--namesake of a baseball stadium--is deepening...

One of the key themes in economics this past year has been how badly economists predicted how 2023 would turn out. That's in large part...

By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics You may regard yourself as being in the construction and home improvement business, but if...

While Webb Analytics completes work on its annual deals report--expect it to come out around Feb. 1--it also can report there already are...

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* Editor's Note: Dan Robinette, senior recruiter at GRN (Global Recruiters Network) Hudson, added his own commentary when this story was...

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Serial entrepreneur Brad Jacobs, who has built five multibillion-dollar companies largely in the trucking business, announced Dec. 11 the...

We're heading into a 2024 that I believe will be good for most construction supply companies but will be troubling for some depending on...

Editor's Note: The fourth paragraph of this story was changed on Nov. 15 to correct an error regarding how many roofing-oriented...

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The slump in single-family housing starts since 2021 will turn the corner next year, the National Association of Home Builder's AVP for...

Kodiak Building Partners' customers are "extremely bullish about 2024 and beyond," feel better about the supply chain, and frankly aren't...

Welcome back to the buy side of the deals table, US LBM. After five years in which US LBM made 35 acquisitions for 262 facilities (and...

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Blake Schwieters, plant manager at Minnesota's J.L. Schwieters Building Supply & Construction, used the photo above on Sept. 20 to show...

Skyrocketing property insurance. Fast-rising home prices. Troublemaking local officials. Hotter summers. And labor shortages exacerbated...

A half dozen lumberyard executives notable for their lack of gray hair and wrinkles took over the stage Oct. 5 at the Pro Dealer Industry...