Count the cranes on the horizon if you need a split-second appraisal of where the construction and development industries are at on the Sunshine Coast right now.

The Development Construction Industry Performance report (April 2009) estimated the total turnover of the development industry in the Sunshine Coast council area in 2007/08 to be $5.398 billion, and that it employed about 27,300 people (FTE)......

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