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11/18/09 By 2020 China Will Pass U.S. As Preeminent Construction Market

China will push the U.S. into second place as the world's biggest construction market before the end of the next decade, according to a new Web-based report called Global Construction 2020.
11/18/09 World Bank Calls for Major Increase in Funding For Infrastructure Investment in Africa
A new report by the World Bank says $93 billion a year is needed over the next decade to bolster infrastructure in Africa.
11/13/09 States' Fiscal Woes May Continue Into 2012

With the economic slump battering tax receipts, state budgets remain in dire shape and the pain may continue into fiscal years 2011 and 2012, according to preliminary findings from the National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers.
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11/11/09 Forecast 2010: Stimulus Funds Kick Off A Slow Comeback After Market Bottoms
11/11/09 Companies Want To Save Cash By Reducing Collateral Costs
11/04/09 Economic Downturn Creates Buyer's Market for Some Cities
11/04/09 Stimulus Is Boosting Projects Throughout the Country
11/04/09 Federal Spending: New Stimulus Report
10/28/09 Feds Target Smart Grid With $3.4 Billion in Stimulus Funding
10/16/09 Housing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010
10/14/09 Federal Spending: New Stimulus Report
10/14/09 Federal Funding: A Snapshot of Top Shovel-, Wrench- and Pencil-Ready Projects
10/14/09 Global Recession Slashes Salary For U.K. Civil Engineers
10/07/09 Markets Show Some Early Signs of Turning Around
09/23/09 3Q Cost Report: Competition Intensifies as Recession Deepens
09/23/09 House Passes Bill With $6.5 Billion for K-12, College Projects
09/23/09 Non-residential Building Market May Have Hit Bottom
09/23/09 Industry Has Little Confidence About Near-Term Market Gains
09/23/09 Medical Costs Trump Savings From Safety
09/23/09 Lower Materials and Bid Costs Help States Push Projects
09/21/09 Federal Dollars for School Construction, Round Two
09/17/09 No Deal Yet, But Pact On 'Buy American' May Be Near
09/16/09 Canadian Leader to Discuss 'Buy American' Issue with Obama
09/09/09 Squeeze Is On As Firms Fight For What Little Work Is Available
09/02/09 Stimulus Progress Report: Where Are the Jobs?
09/02/09 Unemployment Hits 18%
09/02/09 Worldwide Recession Reflected in Steep Declines in Export Data
08/26/09 Suppliers Rate U.S. Stimulus A Clunker, Seek Broader Plans
08/26/09 A Strong July Chips Away at Large Year-to-Year Declines
08/19/09 Infrastructure Work Buoys Middle East
08/19/09 Anxious Teams in Limbo on Antarctic Contract
08/12/09 Repaving Projects Dominate ARRA Highway Funding
08/05/09 After Six Months, 2009 Volume Is Down 36% From a Year Ago
08/05/09 New GSA Contracts Starting To Surge
08/05/09 Fed Moves To Tighten Contracts
07/29/09 Housing Gets Rare Good News
07/22/09 Construction’s Labor Force Is Hit Hard by Unemployment Spike
07/08/09 ENR Survey Shows Glimmers of Hope For Recovery
07/08/09 Federal Infusion Will Not Prevent Infrastructure Spending Falloff
07/01/09 States, U.S. DOT Post Gains on ARRA
06/24/09 2nd Quarterly Cost Report: Hard Bids, Low Costs
06/24/09 Stimulus Funds Prop Up Florida Market
06/24/09 Firms Hold the Line on Raises, But Salaries Remain Competitive
06/24/09Costs Post Rare Quarterly Decline
06/24/09 Slow Payment Is Sapping Contractors' Strength
06/24/09 A Strong Market Still Has High Risks
06/19/09 War Funding Measure Wins Approval
06/17/09 Vegas Mega-Resort Rolls Snake Eyes
06/12/09 War Funding Bill Provides $4.4 Billion for Construction
06/10/09 Nevada Transportation Faces Lean Times, Officials Report
06/10/09 Construction Jobs Trickle Back But Losses Are Not Over Yet
06/10/09 Publicly Traded Power and Environmental Giants Are at Full Tilt
06/10/09 Weak Markets Show Some Signs of Bottoming Out
06/03/09 Firms Slow To Restrategize In Current Changing Economy
05/27/09 Distribution of Stimulus Funds Is Gaining Momentum
05/27/09 HInsufficient Past-Performance Data Used in Awards
05/20/09 Housing: Buyers Over 55 Are Changing Their Minds On What They Need
05/20/09 ARRA Outlays So Far Are Small
05/14/09 HUD, NSF Seek Proposals For $1.2 Bil in Stimulus Grants
05/13/09 Plans Set For Community Development, Transit Aid
05/13/09 Obama Hit List Includes Some Construction Programs
05/13/09 Public-Private Transportation Jobs Face Hurdles in U.S., Says Study
05/13/09 Report Shows Stimulus Outlays Remain Very Small So Far
05/13/09 ARRA Funding Stimulates Austin Federal Courthouse Project
05/08/09 Lagging Infrastructure Partnerships Need an Educational Push: Report
05/07/09 Obama Proposes Cutting $1.5 Billion in Construction
05/07/09 HUD Releases Plan for $980 Million In Stimulus Block Grants
05/06/09 Credit Woes Halt Midway Purchase
05/06/09 Design-Firm Financial Officers See Sharp Drop in 2009 Growth
05/06/09 DOE Awards $786 Million To Push Speedier Biofuels R&D Efforts
04/29/09 Survey: Firms Don’t See Quick Recovery
04/22/09 Guam Needs More U.S. Funds To Redeploy Military, Says GAO
04/15/09 Construction Markets Begin 2009 Well Below Last Year’s Start
04/15/09 Firms Line Up for Stimulus Funds For Transmission Projects
04/15/09 Obama Administration Announces $1.6 Bil. for Environmental Projects
04/08/09 Dollars Roll Out At Uneven Pace
04/08/09 Construction Spending Hits New Global Low
04/08/09 Stimulus Will Ease Construction Slide
04/03/09 VA Releases List of $1.3 Billion in Stimulus Projects
04/01/09 Weakening Oil Prices Forcing Chavez To Scale Back Plans
04/01/09 Military Engineers Struggling To Hash Out 2010 Funding Budget
04/01/09 GSA Reveals Stimulus Projects
03/27/09 Venezuela Oil-Driven Budget Woes Concern Construction Efforts
03/25/09 DOD Plan Favors Small Jobs, Firms
03/25/09 Stimulus Spending Will Turn Public Works to Positive Growth
03/18/09 Tight-Fisted Banks Stall Development
03/18/09 Avoiding a Bust in Pittsburgh
03/18/09 Private-Buildings Sector Reels As Projects Are Postponed
03/18/09 Some Agencies Release First Construction Allocations
03/18/09 Inflation Reverses Course As Recession Floors Prices
03/18/09 Renegotiations Make Bad Times Worse
03/18/09 Finding Cost Data on the Internet
03/18/09 What Drives ENR's Cost Indexes
03/18/09 How To Use ENR's Cost Indexes
03/18/09 Stimulus Efforts Hope To Stanch Global Slowdown
03/18/09 Private-Buildings Sector Reels As Projects Are Postponed
03/18/09 Planning Snafu Sinks Funds for $100 Million in Alabama Work
03/18/09 Volvo Will Pump Up Prices Due To New Emission Regulations
03/12/09 Latin America Pinning Recovery On Infrastructure Spending Plans
03/11/09 Obama Signs $410-billion Spending Bill
03/11/09 Recession Puts Big Las Vegas Convention Project on Hold
03/04/09 Short Stopgap Measure Signed As Senate Debates Spending Bill
03/04/09 Political Battle Begins for 2010
03/04/09 Utilities To Tap Stimulus Funds For New ‘Smart Grid’ Projects
03/04/09 Highway Markets Get First Injection of Stimulus Funds
03/03/09 DOT Releases Highway Stimulus Funds to States
02/26/09 How to Rally Your Staff During the Economic Turmoil
02/25/09 States Begin The Big Push
02/25/09 $17-Billion Package Changes Texas Governor’s Mind
02/25/09 California Passes Budget, But Relief Is Only Temporary
02/25/09 Deferred Jobs Preferred In Florida Share
02/25/09 Package Won’t Outweigh Impact Of Credit Crunch
02/25/09 Volume Soars But Prices Plunge At Ritchie Bros. Annual Auction
02/18/09 Unwrapping the Big Package
02/18/09 Stimulus Bill Hastens Switch Away From Private Projects
02/11/09 Year-End Tally for 2008 Shows a 15% Decline in Construction
02/11/09 Talks Begin To Shape Final Stimulus Bill
02/11/09 Reid: Stimulus Agreement Reached On A $787-billion Program
02/11/09 Treasury Unveils Plan To Ease Credit
02/10/09 Senate Passes Economic Stimulus, Setting Up Negotiation With House
02/09/09 Revised Senate Stimulus Zeroes Out School Construction
02/04/09 Senate May Hike Infrastructure Aid
02/04/09 Canada Stimulus Yields $10 Billion for Infrastructure and Other Work
02/04/09 Weak Economy Saps Attendance At ‘World of Concrete’ Show
02/02/09 Senate Begins Floor Debate on $888-billion Stimulus
01/28/09 Does Senate Steps In With Its Proposal
01/28/09 Market Blues Overshadow Good Market Demographics
01/21/09 Proposal in House Fires Up Debate
01/21/09 Modest Program Favors Jump-Start Fix-up Effort
01/21/09 Does Massive Spending Help or Hurt in Long Run?
01/21/09 Highway Aid Has Some Strings Attached
01/21/09 Advocates Hope To Fly, Sail or Roll To Reform
01/21/09 Funds Will Energize Long-Delayed Projects
01/21/09 Green Systems on the List for GSA and DOD
01/21/09 A Big Drop, But It's A Really Huge Bucket
01/21/09 Funding Proposal Is Good Starting Point
01/21/09 Proposed Tax Breaks Offer Some Respite, Firms Say
01/21/09 Industry Suppliers Are Ready To Write Off 2009
01/21/09 $650-Million Infusion Small Help in California
01/14/09 Obama Seeks Quick Action on Stimulus
01/14/09 Developer Cuts Project Back, Cites Construction Flaws
01/14/09 Modest Rebound Checks Steep Decline in Fuel Prices
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