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The Economics Group Media Kit
Your one-stop resource for covering the construction economy
The ConstructConnect Economics Group
The Economics Group offers industry professionals a comprehensive understanding of the US and Canadian construction economies. The construction sector has a massive footprint in the American economy accounting for a total spend of $2.1 trillion annually and 8.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Economics Group leverages ConstructConnect's best-in-class market data, our deep knowledge of economic fundamentals, and strategic partnerships to deliver in-depth reporting, rigorous analysis, and timely perspectives.
Alex Carrick, Chief Economist,
ConstructConnect
For the first 12 years of his career, Alex worked for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction. But for more than 3 decades now, he's been with the company that has become ConstructConnect, first as Canadian Chief Economist, then additionally as U.S. Chief Economist. He has written thousands of articles and delivered countless presentations on global, U.S. & Canadian economic and construction outlooks. Alex has a strong social media presence with tens of thousands of followers on X (formerly Twitter) and Linkedin. Alex holds a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and an MA in Economics from the University of Toronto.
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Michael Guckes, Sr. Economist,
ConstructConnect
Michael Guckes started in construction economics as a leading economist for the Ohio Department of Transportation. He then transitioned to manufacturing economics, where he served five years as the chief economist for Gardner Business Media. He covered all forms of manufacturing, from traditional metalworking to advanced composites fabrication. In 2022 Michael joined ConstructConnect's economics team, shifting his focus to the commercial construction market. He received his BA in economics and political science from Kenyon College and his MBA from the Ohio State University.
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Construction Starts Here at ConstructConnect, where our mission is to help the construction industry start every project on a solid foundation. A leading provider of software solutions for the preconstruction industry, ConstructConnect empowers commercial construction firms to streamline their workflows and maximize productivity. ConstructConnect operates as a business unit of Roper Technologies (NASDAQ: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Fortune 1000.
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Statistics
ConstructConnect offers reliable and robust project data updated daily by our research team, allowing you to build trusted relationships and formulas to help you win more.
1.4M
Active Projects
$3M+
Document Spend
400+
Metropolitan Areas Covered
Resources
Resource data may be used in publications with attribution to ConstructConnect and, where applicable, the ConstructConnect economist.
Expansion Index
Built from analysis of ConstructConnect’s proprietary project level data, The Expansion Index measures the dollar volume of projects in planning for States and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) across the United States & Provinces and census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in Canada.
Construction Economy Snapshot
Each month ConstructConnect publishes the latest US and Canadian construction starts values at the national, State/Province, and local levels.
Construction Starts Forecast
Updated quarterly, ConstructConnect’s Construction Starts Forecast provides a 5-year outlook of US and Canadian construction starts by type of structure and geography down to the county level.
Construction Put-in-Place Forecast
Created in partnership with Oxford Economics, ConstructConnect’s Construction Put-In-Place Forecast delivers a 5-year forecast of work-in-progress payments for US construction at national, State, and county levels.
Project Stress Index
The Project Stress Index is a rolling measure of pre-construction projects delayed, abandoned, or placed on hold over the last 30 days. The Index is an early indicator of possible headwinds for the US Construction market.
Construction Economic News
Weekly updates about the construction economy, construction starts, forecasts, inflation, labor, and economic insight from our economists.
Events
The Construction Economy Outlook webcast
May 9, 2024, is our next webcast. Occurs twice a year in spring and fall, replays are here.