Cost of construction materials is on the rise again
After almost a year of stabilizing, the cost of construction materials is on the rise. Again. Though the price of building commodities had seen a steady decline in 2009, construction economists are predicting that prices are expected to expand nearly six percent in 2010. Ken Simonson, chief economist with the Associated General Contractors of America, [...]
Login to your MBJ Insider account to access this content and much more
Become an MBJ Insider
By offering insightful coverage by award-winning reporters about Mississippi’s companies and industries, we help you make smart business decisions, advance your career, and find new prospects. Build your business and outsmart your competition day after day by becoming an insider.
Ready to get started? Choose your delivery method:

Benefits of being an MBJ Insider
![]() |
|
To sign up for Mississippi Business Daily Updates, click here.
Top Posts & Pages
- District at Eastover construction to start later this year
- Fervor grows for Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
- Lists
- Stabenow, Cochran brace for full Senate vote on Farm Bill
- Ex-Northwest Rankin coach David Coates dies before drug trial
- Keeping Our Eye On Nathan McNeill
- Counties ‘hoping to get it right’ as they await Tuscaloosa Marine shale boom
- OUR VIEW: USM makes right call by calling off tornado relief campaign
- With no interim, board begins hunt for MVSU president


POST A COMMENT