Business
Construction up in metro Atlanta
Construction in metro Atlanta is up for the year, according to McGraw-Hill Construction of New York, which tracks contracts.
For 2011 year to date, nonresidential construction was $2.4 billion, up 21 percent from last year's $2 billion in the 28-county region.
The company says residential construction was $1.4 billion in 2011, compared to $1.2 billion last year, a 15 percent increase.
--Christopher Quinn
About the Author
Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.
