On Friday, May 8 at 12 p.m. EDT, the Associated General Contractors of America and Procore will release new data showing the impacts of the coronavirus on the construction industry, including on employment levels, demand for construction and hours worked. The announcement will be made during a virtual media event on Zoom and feature the association’s chief economist and Procore’s senior director of business development.
The association’s chief economist, Ken Simonson, will release the results of a new survey of construction firms measuring the impacts of the coronavirus on the industry as well as the association’s analysis of new national construction employment figures being released that day. Procore’s senior director of business development, Kristopher Lengieza, will present insights from Procore that highlight the near real-time construction activity levels by state, company size, and industry served. Simonson will also outline steps federal officials should take to help the industry recover, add jobs and support broader economic growth.
WHO: Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va.
Kristopher Lengieza, Senior Director of Business Development, Procore, Carpinteria, Calif.
WHAT: Release of New Data Showing the Impacts of the Coronavirus on the Construction Industry, Outline of Steps Federal Officials Should Take to Help the Industry Recover & Add Jobs
WHERE: Zoom Webinar
Click: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Or dial: 301 715 8592
ID: 844 8818 6304
WHEN: Friday, May 8
12 p.m. EDT
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