Note from Angela
Greetings Kansas DBEs,
I hope you are all thawing out from all the snow we’ve been getting this winter!
Last week we had our first monthly virtual meetup in 2025!
Deb Dillner, from the KDOT Office of Civil Rights, shared changes affecting DBEs. Synopsis of what she shared can be read here.
These monthly discussions will take place the first Wednesday of every month from 12-1:30pm. Please send any ideas on discussion topics or potential guests to info@motsingercpa.com. We’re planning on having an employee recruitment/retention panel with Kansas construction companies of various sizes in the next few months.
We’ll be sure to take notes and share insights and important information in these newsletters.
I enjoyed seeing so many of you last week. Please reach out if you have any ideas for March’s discussion topics OR if you have not received an invitation to these meetings.
Ubuntu!
Angela
Angela Motsinger
KDOT DBE Supportive Services
Dates & Deadlines
February 19
KDOT Bid Letting
News
Why navigating uncertainty will be key to construction gains in 2025
In 2025, an evolving tangle of climate events and policy shifts will create new pressures for project sponsors.
With a new administration in 2025, new economic and trade policies may disrupt the construction industry. But despite changing economic, environmental and technological conditions, the 2025 outlook for the construction sector is positive.
While net construction growth is anticipated in 2025, the growth will likely be uneven across property types. For example, office and core industrial project starts have slowed down, while data centers, healthcare and advanced manufacturing projects are going strong. The most recent interest rate cut will not resolve every construction industry issue, but it has created a pivotal moment. So, what has led to this modestly optimistic, but uncertain outlook for 2025? Read the article here.
7 Tech Trends Reshaping Construction In 2025
For one of the world’s largest and most impactful industries, the construction sector has a reputation for being doggedly resistant to change. As McKinsey highlighted, construction sites today bear a striking similarity to those from 100 years ago, with paper plans, instantly recognizable tools and manual labor practices still the norm.
However, it is also an industry uniquely poised for significant digital disruption. Against a backdrop of stagnant productivity levels, rising costs and staff shortages, a perfect storm is brewing, enabled by technological innovation and government incentivization. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), now in its third year, is stimulating productivity and innovation in the sector in a bid to create jobs, improve transparency and overhaul project delivery. While the success of the IIJA is yet to be determined, we can take a closer look at the technology trends that will shape the next generation of construction.
Read more here.
