Contractors concerned about tariffs, immigration in 2025: AGC survey

Contractors are optimistic about publicly funded construction projects on the books for 2025, but are concerned that the threat of tariffs and immigration restrictions as proposed by the incoming Trump administration could undermine prices and labor.

That’s according to a survey of the construction sector by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America and Sage released this week.

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Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Stephanie Ritenbaugh is a reporter for Steel Market Update. She is an experienced business journalist, holding a variety of positions for trade publications and newspapers, including covering shale development for Gas Business Briefing/Platts and for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She can be reached at stephanie.ritenbaugh@crugroup.com or +1 724-759-7868