In the midst of the “doom and gloom” economy predictions in the U.S., there seems to be some hope for the Seattle construction market.

Recent reports have been optimistic about the nonresidential sector of Seattle’s construction industry and about the Seattle economy in general.

Forbes Magazine has gone as far as to call Seattle one of America’s Ten “Recession-Proof Cities,” and specifically cited the growth of the city’s manufacturing industry, calling it the strongest statistical showing in the nation.

The Seattle Times jumped into the conversation this week as well, in an article about the “Tale of Two Construction Sectors.” The article discusses the a struggling home building market in the Puget Sound area, but a very robust nonresidential market. Read the article by clicking here.