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10/31/2012 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING HITS THREE-YEAR HIGH IN SEPTEMBER AS SOLID GAINS IN PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, NONRESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES OUTWEIGH PUBLIC DOWNTURN
10/30/2012 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP TO RENOVATE CAPITOL HILL'S AMERICAN LEGION POST AS PART OF NATIONWIDE CHARITY EFFORT
10/29/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 160 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2011 AND 2012; HURRICANE RECONSTRUCTION UNLIKELY TO ALTER BROADER MARKET TRENDS
10/18/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 28 STATES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2011 AND 2012, WHILE 30 STATES ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH
10/11/2012 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL COSTS JUMP FOR SECOND MONTH IN A ROW IN SEPTEMBER; CONTRACTORS HOLD LINE ON PRICES, ADDING TO RISK OF INSOLVENCY
10/04/2012 CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ADDS 5,000 JOBS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AS INDUSTRY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 11.9 PERCENT
10/03/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 164 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN AUGUST 2011 & 2012 AS 'FISCAL CLIFF' DAMPENS DEMAND FOR PROJECTS
09/30/2012 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DROPS BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST BUT REMAINS ABOVE LAST YEAR'S RATE AS RESIDENTIAL, LODGING AND EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION SURGE
09/20/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 30 STATES BETWEEN AUGUST 2011 AND 2012, WHILE 26 STATES LOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH
09/19/2012 AGC NEGOTIATED CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA'S OFF-ROAD DIESEL EMISSIONS RULE WILL SAVE CONTRACTORS AS MUCH AS $9 BILLION, OFFICIAL SAYS

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