Happy New Year! I bet all of you are as thrilled as I am to put 2020 in the rearview mirror. I am always in awe of this time of year because of the endless possibilities that lie ahead.
This past year has been filled with ups and downs, and lots of uncertainty. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., the engineering and construction industry lost $60.9 billion in GDP, and total jobs decreased to roughly 6.5 million, effectively wiping out two years of GDP gains and four years of job gains in months, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.