Specialty contractors are seeing a market steering back toward normal following the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while inflation and other storm clouds linger, 2022 was a sunny year in the Southeast for most.

“We’re in the best position we’ve ever been,” Barton Malow Builders’ COO Todd Ketola says of the company’s standing in the Southeast construction market. And judging by Barton Malow’s 2022 performance in the region, that sentiment seems well justified.

Contractors working in the Southeast continued to enjoy rising revenue in a hot market in 2022. And even as some see the momentum of recent years starting to cool a bit, activity remains high.

The contractor says two workers on a data center job for Google who initiated the complaint had been bullying a coworker.

ENR Southeast’s Design Firm of the Year capitalizes on national expertise to serve the region’s mobility needs on its way to a banner year.

Southeastern design firms stayed busy and grew revenue in 2022, and as they look to the future, they expect to maintain that momentum as people continue to move to Southeastern metro areas and federal dollars support infrastructure investment.

The action stems from an ongoing dispute involving the Birmingham, Ala.-based company, Mexico's government and Mexican cement producer CEMEX.

Firm will manage key agency work in infrastructure, facilitiy update and development of new systems at Kennedy Space Center. 

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority is ENR Southeast's 2023 Owner of the Year.

ENR Southeast details the 30 largest projects to start construction in 2022.