Construction Firms Feel the Heat

Think brokers are the only ones hurting from DC's weak leasing market? Construction firms are, too, according to HITT Contracting's Jim Millar(left).Commercial office work for contractors has been slow lately, Jim says, so firms like his have had to go where the jobs are: data centers, high-tech industrial properties, and medical facilities.Oh, and Jim will be speaking at our DC Construction Summit next Thursday at the Willard. Sign up here to see Jim and our other speakers.

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