Northwest

The overall market in the Northwest is expected to see steady growth, buoyed by federal spending and trends affecting where people live and work.

Major cities along the coast have invested in sustainability, while on the inland side of the Cascades, focus has shifted to infrastructure projects.

In Wyoming, a state so sparsely populated that you could fit all of its residents into Manhattan three times over, is home to two of the region’s ten largest projects. Both of them are energy projects related receiving funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act – one is a nuclear plant in Kemmerer, and the other is a carbon capture project in Green River. In addition, millions of dollars have been spent on roads, bridges, and rail networks across the region. Many of the region’s cities, particularly their more affordable suburbs, are also becoming hubs for semiconductor factories as the government tries to bring manufacturing closer to home. The largest of these is in Boise, Idaho, with similar projects just outside of Portland and Seattle.

Major cities across the Northwest, like Portland, Seattle, and Denver, are all investing in their light-rail networks in a bid to become more sustainable. Washington and Oregon have both pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050, and both view reducing automobile emissions as a crucial part of that effort. On the legislative front, Oregon has eliminated single-family zoning in cities with populations over 10,000, while Washington is actively promoting multi-unit housing on lots previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes. These trends will likely only accelerate in the coming years.

* Other structures include religious buildings, amusement, government communications, and public recreation projects.