Good economic news for contractors in the Midwest?

ENR reports housing starts could be up in 2010, sparking a rebound in the economy...that coupled with the Kansas City Business Journal's article declaring jobs level locally will be at pre-recession levels leads me to conclude one can conclude commercial construction will not be back in 2010....ask yourself: are you better off at year end 2009 than year end 2008? I think most folks were feeling last year 2009 would be a pretty good year.....I do not know many contractors who feel 2010 will be a good year for them.......Time to check in with KC's economic prognosticator, Dr. Chris Kuehl for his thoughts...check him out at Armada Intelligence.