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Banking & Finance / Construction / Education

Arkansas Contractors Forecast Trends, ConcernsLock Icon

Business remains good for Arkansas’ commercial contractors, but high interest rates and costs cause concern. read more >

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Kenneth Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, speaks Tuesday in North Little Rock as Thomas Dickinson, incoming president of the Arkansas AGC and general manager of McGeorge Contracting Co. in Little Rock, looks on. 
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

Contractors Cite Job Losses, Hope for Infrastructure Investment

The Associated General Contractors of America says Little Rock metropolitan area placed fourth out of 358 metros nationwide in construction jobs lost between October 2015 and October 2016. read more >

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