Construction layoffs, data centers overheating, US politics slowing Texas.
In Episode 13 of The Punch List Podcast, Jon Wright, Kanav Hasija, and Tanmaya Kala break down the latest Census Bureau construction spending numbers and what they hide: data centers are carrying a market that is otherwise shrinking. They cover what that means for small and mid-size general contractors, why construction layoffs are at their lowest level since 2000, and whether Texas Governor Abbott's data center permit pause is real policy or election-season politics.
This episode starts with Jon's path from a small town in Kentucky to real estate development, then moves into the numbers…
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