Economics Pulse Check, with Rob McManamy

EDITOR'S NOTES: Amid the ongoing "trade war," we check in for the latest from some of the industry's leading economists.
March 15, 2025

In this turbulent month, especially regarding tariffs and their already tangible effect on our industry, we take a brief look at what industry economists are seeing in the latest data.

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About the Author

Rob McManamy

Editor in Chief

An industry reporter and editor since 1987, McManamy joined HPAC Engineering in September 2017, after three years with BuiltWorlds.com, a Chicago-based media startup focused on tech innovation in the built environment. He has been covering design and construction issues for more than 30 years, having started at Engineering News-Record (ENR) in New York, before becoming its Midwest Bureau Chief in 1990. In 1998, McManamy was named Editor-in-Chief of Design-Build magazine, where he served for four years. He subsequently worked as an editor and freelance writer for Building Design + Construction and Public Works magazines.

A native of Bronx, NY, he is a graduate of both the University of Virginia, and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

Contact him at [email protected].

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