Greater Cleveland among National Leaders in Creating New Construction Jobs
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August 01, 2014
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By Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Northeast Ohio added more new construction jobs in the past year than 330 out out 339 metro areas, with employment in the local construction industry hitting a seven-year high.
But the possibility of a slowdown in federal highway funding could cost the area hundreds of construction jobs.
That was the message relayed this morning by the chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America, Ken Simonson, at a site overlooking the Inner Belt Bridge project in Cleveland.