Construction, mining and logging employment in the Charlotte metropolitan area was down 40 percent in December from its previous December peak in 2006, the Associated General Contractors of America said this week. The area, which includes Gastonia and Rock Hill, ...

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For the first six days of 2012, Mecklenburg County building permit activity was lagging the same period in 2011. The county had issued 154 permits by Friday morning, down from 158 in the same period last year. The value of ...

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It’s the time of year to make predictions about the rest of the year. But when it came to speculating on what Charlotte-area’s real estate market will be like in 2012, The Meck Times’ newsroom denizens said they were still recovering from the holidays and unable to make an educated guess.

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Construction employment rose in only 19 states and the District of Columbia in November, a weaker showing than in recent months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.

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The total value of building permits issued in Gaston County increased from October to November, according to building permit data from the Gaston County Building Inspections department.

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U.S. builders spent more in October on homes, offices and shopping centers, pushing construction spending up for a third straight month. Despite the gains, construction spending remained depressed. Construction spending rose 0.8 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $798.5 billion, the Commerce Department said this month.

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In more grim news for Charlotte’s construction industry, construction, mining and logging employment fell 4 percent in August from the same month a year ago, according to a report this week from the Associated General Contractors of America. That meant ...

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