[VIDEO] Bullish CONEXPO Crowd Expects a Big 2017 without Federal Road Funding

Construction News Tracker was live at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 with insights and reactions from AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson and ForConstructionPros.com Editor Larry Stewart, on the March 16, 2017, edition of Construction News Tracker

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