"Sluggish with a capital S."
That's the phraseology Dave Fontaine summoned when asked to offer his view of the current construction market. His choice is understandable given the fact that his firm, Springfield-based Fontaine Bros., specializes in public sector work - and there is very little of that currently in the pipeline.
Spending on new public schools was frozen by the state three years ago, he explained, and it looks like it will remain frozen for at least another six months or more. "But it's not just schools," he continued. "It's all kinds of municipal buildings police and fire stations, senior housing, just about everything, and I'm not really sure why.
"In …
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