Few states suffered more during the economic downturn than New York. However, since 2013, the numbers have been turning around.
More than $8.5 billion in new construction is now in the pipeline. That money doesn't even count Hurricane Sandy reconstruction efforts due to complicated government bookkeeping.
See the Statista chart below for top construction spending in 2013. And for the full story on the potential East Coast economic boom click here.
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