Archive for February, 2010
Construction Materials Price Index Rises 1.3% in January
Construction materials price inflation jumped to a 1.3% monthly increase in January due to an 11.5% surge in diesel prices and continuing rapid rises in metal and metal product prices.
A dreaded second trough for U.S. new home sales in January
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Home prices and consumer confidence suggest all still not well with U.S. economy
According to just-released data,
Expect productivity to increase more quickly in this recovery
Faced with a sharp slowdown in sales and shrinking profits during the onset of a recession, firms initially attempt to cut labour costs by reducing their employees’ workweeks.
Twenty large upcoming construction projects in California and Florida — February 2010
The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming construction projects in California and Florida. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations.
