Construction starts for commercial and multifamily dipped 22% nationally and in all but two of the top metro areas in the first half of the year Construction Dive reports. But in the Phoenix area starts were up 82%, according to Dodge Data and Analytics. Those projects were valued at $2.8 billion.
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