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Housing Recovery Gains Ground As New Construction, Permits Pick Up - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 15:01

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Housing Recovery Gains Ground As New Construction, Permits Pick Up
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Builders broke ground on more homes in February as permits for new construction surged to their highest level since 2008, yet more evidence that the housing market recovery is gaining traction. New home construction rose almost 1 percent in February ...
Home construction hits fastest pace in more than four yearsThe Spokesman Review
US home construction nearly 1 million in FebruaryActionNewsJax.com
New home construction up in FebruarySan Antonio Business Journal
Minneapolis Star Tribune -Personal Liberty Digest
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Home Construction Gains Steam; Record Low Mortgage Rates - fox2now.com

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 15:00

Home Construction Gains Steam; Record Low Mortgage Rates
fox2now.com
NEW YORK, NY – Home construction continued to pick up steam in February as builders filed for the most permits in nearly five years, and housing starts also climbed. Building permits, which are seen as a barometer of builders' confidence in the housing ...

Housing has been booming! Construction jobs haven't. Here's why. - Washington Post (blog)

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 14:36

Housing has been booming! Construction jobs haven't. Here's why.
Washington Post (blog)
Here are two numbers that anybody who wants to understand the job market should look at: Builders started work on 27.7 percent more homes in February than they did a year earlier. Yet the number of construction jobs in the United States was only 2.9 ...

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Euro-Zone Construction Output Falls Sharply - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:01

Euro-Zone Construction Output Falls Sharply
Wall Street Journal
But construction output in Germany rose, underlining the strength of Europe's biggest economy even as its neighboring economies stagnate. A separate survey showed that confidence in the German economy among analysts rose in March to its highest level ...
Euro-Area Construction Drops Most in 4 Months on France, SpainBloomberg
Construction spending drops in EuropeUPI.com
Eurozone Construction Output Falls In JanuaryRTT News

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Report: NY construction jobs rise over past year - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 07:17

Report: NY construction jobs rise over past year
Wall Street Journal
The Associated General Contractors of America reports that New York had the second-largest percentage increase during that period, 4.2 percent, while adding 13,000 construction jobs. Only Wyoming had a larger percentage increase during the same ...

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North Dakota seeing big growth in hotel construction - In-Forum

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 04:59

North Dakota seeing big growth in hotel construction
In-Forum
FARGO – Hotel development in Fargo and North Dakota, like in the rest of the country, is seeing an upward swing. Charley Johnson, president and CEO of the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau, says increased hotel construction appears to be ...

Home Construction Starts in US Probably Climbed in February - Bloomberg

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 04:39

Home Construction Starts in US Probably Climbed in February
Bloomberg
New residential construction probably increased in February, pointing to more progress in the housing industry that's helping power the U.S. expansion, economists said before a report today. Builders broke ground on 915,000 houses at an annual rate, ...

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Messer Construction lands high-profile projects - Dayton Business Journal

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 03:58

Messer Construction lands high-profile projects
Dayton Business Journal
Messer Construction is looking forward to a healthy 2013, with several high profile jobs beginning soon. The company, based in Cincinnati, reported that total project volume for 2012 grew 16 percent compared to the year before. For 2013, the company is ...

Lockyer seeks legal opinion on school construction bond campaigns - Los Angeles Times

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 23:56

Lockyer seeks legal opinion on school construction bond campaigns
Los Angeles Times
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer sought a legal opinion Monday to determine if some local education officials and the municipal finance firms they employ are violating state law by campaigning to get school construction bonds passed. In a letter to ...

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Kentucky construction employment down 1.7 percent - Business First of Louisville

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 19:13

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Kentucky construction employment down 1.7 percent
Business First of Louisville
Construction employment in Kentucky was 67,400 in January, a 1.7 percent decrease from the 68,600 employed in January 2012, according to a new analysis of U.S. Department of Labor statistics by the Associated General Contractors of America, ...
Arizona among leaders for new construction jobsPhoenix Business Journal
Kansas loses construction jobs in latest surveyWichita Business Journal
Construction Employment Expands in Two-Thirds of States in JanuaryModern Distribution Management
Pittsburg Morning Sun -DesignBuild Source -San Antonio Business Journal (blog)
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Construction worker recovering after fall into trench - Burbank Leader

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 18:54

Construction worker recovering after fall into trench
Burbank Leader
Just after 10:30 a.m., the man – who works for J.F. Shea Construction, an independent contractor hired by the city – was repairing a 24-inch underground water main when he fell into the dirt trench that stretched across Sunset Canyon Drive, said ...

Weather delays Route 22 construction in Easton area to next week - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 17:44

Weather delays Route 22 construction in Easton area to next week
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
View/Post Comments. Inclement weather and an anticipated drop in temperature has postponed to next week nighttime road construction on Route 22, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation official said today. PennDOT officials had planned to close ...

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Origins of Malu gameplay vid shows house construction - Joystiq

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 14:09

Origins of Malu gameplay vid shows house construction
Joystiq
Origins of Malu gameplay vid shows house construction. by Jef Reahard on Mar 18th 2013 10:00AM. Betas, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Sandbox. 0. Origins of Malu - Player house construction. If you've got ...

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