Much like it counts people every 10 years, the US government counts American businesses every 5 years.  This is done through the Economic Census, which is conducted by the Census Bureau in years ending in 2 and 7.  Results for the residential construction industry for 2012 were recently released, officially confirming what we already knew:  … Continue reading US Government: Number of Builders Declined 50% Between 2007 and 2012