by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Third Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Why a Measured Response and When? We are all in this together and doing our part to stem the spread of the virus. Most fear that this is not a pause but a tsunami. Which it is, in that the effects …...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
1st Crisis-era message to Contractors From: Dr Tom Schleifer We’ve never been here before, the new normal, so we need to take a unique and longer-term view about how to react. A health crisis turned immediately into an economic crisis and we can’t know how long it...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
7th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer The Long-Term Outlook The “Wait-and-See” contingency is convinced it is too early to predict the effect of this crisis on their businesses. I expect the optimism out of Washington, DC, and some in the news...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
6th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Impact of Back-to-Work Restrictions The problem with the back-to-work restrictions that construction organizations will face when we can finally get back to work is that we do not know what they will be....
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
5th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Pace of Recovery-Impact on Construction It is becoming clear that the pandemic will not end suddenly, nor will the US economy rebound rapidly. It’s beginning to sound like a drawn-out affair with experts...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
20th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer US Economic and Construction Market update Here we are 20 weeks after the mid-March economic crisis began with the V-shaped recovery off the table and a resurgence of the virus a continuing threat....
