DBET has issued its forecast adjusting upwards its calculations of growth in 2012 to 1.6%, with higher growth anticipated for 2013.  The construction industry, after losing jobs for the last 4 years, grew 1.4% in the last quarter. "State capital improvement spending increased 32.9 percent during the first three quarters, while the permitted value of private-sector construction rose 39.1 percent during the same period of time."  Full text of DBEDT's report can be found here.