Civil Construction pulls it weight
Policymakers will be keeping a good eye on the fortunes of civil contractors following the release of a report highlighting their contribution to the North Queensland economy.
Civil contracting - moving earth, laying pipes, putting down road pavement and building bridges among others - is to construction what trusses are to a roof.
The Cummings Economics report, The Importance of the Construction Sector and Civil Construction in the Northern Queensland Regional Economies, was released just weeks following the recent Townsville and North-West flooding.
Economic activity generated by the construction sector, including ‘flow-on’ effects, was estimated to. . .
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