Report: Bellingham seen as a construction “hot spot”

With a number of new building projects in the pipeline, Bellingham was recently placed on a list of U.S. cities where construction activity is expected to grow rapidly over the next 12 to 18 months.
Bellingham is among 20 cities nationwide designated as “hot spots” of future building activity, according to Reed Construction Data, a company that provides business information to the U.S. construction industry.
According to Reed, Bellingham has an expansion index value of 6.79. Cities with index values of 1.0 or greater are viewed to be expanding. Those with values of 5.0 or greater are seen as anticipating rapid growth over the next year.