{"id":1140,"date":"2018-05-31T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T14:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/pennsylvania-dev\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:58:45","slug":"philadelphia-region-construction-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/easternpa\/2018\/05\/31\/philadelphia-region-construction-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Region Construction Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/easternpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/06\/ChartoftheMonth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/easternpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/06\/ChartoftheMonth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>SPEC\u00a0construction<\/strong> continued to trend upward\u00a0as Q1 2018\u00a0exceeded the prior year average by<strong>\u00a020%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>BTS\u00a0construction<\/strong> sustained\u00a0a steady rise as\u00a0Q1 2018\u00a0kept pace with the prior year and exceeded 2016 average by<strong>\u00a024%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>For more information on the construction in the Philadelphia Region\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/easternpa\/people\/\">contact us today!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPEC\u00a0construction continued to trend upward\u00a0as Q1 2018\u00a0exceeded the prior year average by\u00a020%. 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