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ENR May 18, 2009

05/13/2009

Learning to Live Off Last Year’s Bounty
By Gary J. Tulacz
Contractors believe the current widespread industry recession will last through 2010 and are relying on backlog and good management to see them through a lean year.

Rankings: The Top 400 Contractors

Complete Report

Cover Illustration: Nancy Soulliard/ENR

Headlines

Obama Hit List Includes Some Construction Programs
Plans Set For Community Development, Transit Aid
Engineers Say It Is ‘Unlikely’ Reservoir Triggered China Shock
California Canal Foes Resist Alignment Assessment
Squeeze Pay Helps Team Build Rail Station In Two Years
Photovoltaic Expansion Will Be North America’s Largest
Green Building Rating System Revamp Gets High Marks
Round Three On Green Building Standard
Sears Tower To Lose Its Name But Add Breathtaking View
Independence Hall’s Leaks Uncover Mystery Iron Rods
Tucson High Schoolers Await Market Pickup At On-Site Craft Apprentice ‘Learning Lab’
Virtual Reality Sparks Success In Next Generation Of Welders
Public-Private Transportation Jobs Face Hurdles in U.S., Says Study
Corps of Engineers Official Indicted On Corruption Charges in Iraq
Stimulus Set To Push 7,400 MW Into Construction by End of 2010
Steel Producers Clamp Down On Production as Demand Tumbles
Spanish-Led Team Wins PPP Bridge Project in North Carolina
Engineers Tweak Realignment of Cleveland Bridge
FTA Study Sees $50-Billion Rail Transit Need
Labor: Obama Picks Two Democrats For NLRB Slots