Industry analysts are surprised by continued market strength.
It's not what people say but how they say it that conveys the full meaning of their words. A "gee whiz" tone emanated from the youthful demeanor of Robert Murray, vice president/economic affairs for the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group, in describing the industry's current and foreseeable state of affairs.
The "Energizer Bunny economy" is how he labeled the industry's fortunes in a presentation to the 41st annual meeting of the Construction Writers Association in Washington last April 30 - the same day that I ended my term as 1998-99 president of the group. Murray was one of a half-dozen construction industry VIPs that graced our program that day, and he seemed excited to be the bearer of such good news.