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Brookstone Industries
Lancaster's economy showed real resilience heading into 2026. Businesses rebounded strongly in Q4. The Places2040 amendment touches 30 of 60 municipalities, opening land for residential and industrial development.
Commercial construction remains active with data centers, healthcare, and institutional projects leading the way. Data center HVAC demand is up 33% year-over-year. Input prices climbed at an annualized rate of 12.6% in January-February.
Aluminum up 39.1% YOY - Structural Steel up 20.9% YOY - Copper up 15.1% YOY - Galvanized Sheet supply tightening - Diesel at $3.98/gal - Lumber soft near $590/mbf.
The work is there. Build escalation clauses into longer jobs, and get your fabrication scoped early. Q2 is shaping up to be a busy, compressed season.