ABA/ACI JOINT WEBINAR: U.S. AND ARIZONA CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK

Tuesday, February 8,  2022 | 10AM-11AM

ABA/ACI Members: FREE

Non-Members: $40-

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Contractors nationally and in Arizona are a lot more optimistic than they were a year ago. But there are still major challenges regarding labor availability, materials costs, supply chain bottlenecks, and possible further complications from the pandemic. Ken Simonson, AGC of America's chief economist, will review the current trends and prospects for these developments, and will discuss how the outlook for Arizona construction resembles or differs from the industry nationwide.

Presenter: Kenneth D. Simonson Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America

Ken Simonson has been chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, the leading trade association for the construction industry, since 2001. He has more than 40 years of experience analyzing, advocating and communicating about economic and tax issues. Among his outside activities, he advises the Census Bureau on overhauling its construction data. He is a Fellow and past president of the National Association for Business Economics, and he is co-director of the Tax Economists Forum, a professional meeting group he co-founded in 1982. Ken has a BA in economics from the University of Chicago, and an MA in economics from Northwestern University.