Healthcare Sector a Bright Spot

Contract Magazine editor Jennifer Busch reflects on how the economic downturn will affect Architectural and Design firms.  In October she wrote that the bad news out of Wall Street had not yet begun to filter down to A&D firms. But in her editorial she wrote:

... have no doubt that leaner times are coming...

And once again, the healthcare sector may prove to be a bright spot in the gathering gloom.Whether it's infrastructure issues like the number of aging facilities that can put off renovation or replacement no longer, the physical requirement for new, state-of-the-art spaces to house advanced medical technology, social issues like the increasing sophistication of healthcare consumers in their demand for high-quality facilities, or demographic influences like the impact of our aging population, the healthcare industry continues to offer considerable new business opportunities...

Jennifer Bush is the Editor-in-Chief of Contract Magazine. To read her full editorial, click here.