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04/19/2009 STIMULUS IS HELPING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REBUILD AMERICA, ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA SAYS
04/13/2009 WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS-BASED BUILDER NAMED TOP NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LEADER
04/13/2009 New Producer Price Index Shows Construction Is a Bargain Right Now, Top Construction Economist Ken Simonson Says
04/06/2009 FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD SET GOAL OF CUTTING WORK ZONE FATALITIES IN HALF WITHIN TWO YEARS
04/05/2009 NEW EDUCATION PROGRAM TO HELP CONSTRUCTION FIRMS REDUCE COSTS, SPEED PROJECT COMPLETION THROUGH BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING
04/02/2009 LATEST JOBS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO TURN STIMULUS ANNOUNCEMENTS INTO CONTRACT AWARDS, TOP CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIST KEN SIMONSON SAYS
04/01/2009 NEW SPENDING DATA SHOWING DECLINE IN PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY START OF SOMBER AND ACCELERATING TREND, ACCORDING TO TOP CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIST KEN SIMONSON
03/31/2009 ARKANSAS CONTRACTOR TO LEAD HIGHWAY DIVISION OF NATION'S LARGEST CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION
03/29/2009 "CARD CHECK" LEGISLATION WILL CAUSE 'CHAOS' FOR UNION CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, NEW ANALYSIS OF LABOR LEGISLATION CONCLUDES
03/24/2009 WASHINGTON WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE PAY AND WORK DECISIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IF "CARD CHECK" BILL PASSES

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