–U.S construction spending up by 0.1% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 808.07 billion –Spending by state and local governments down to lowest level since November 2006 –Private sector spending up by 0.7% in March WASHINGTON …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Construction spending barely rose in March as investment in public projects dropped to a five-year low, according to a government report on Tuesday that could see the first-quarter economic growth estimate lowered.
according to the bid results listed Blackwood Associates website. Fairmont-based Blackwood is the architect for the $ 13.5 million project, which is expected to be finished in May 2013. The low bidder for the general trades contract was Harbel Construction …
Construction spending in the U.S. grew less than forecast in March as state and local government agencies continued to pull back. The 0.1 percent increase followed a 1.4 percent decline in February that was larger than previously estimated, the …
These volume increases (compared with the same quarter of 2011) include the following: 116% more bid results, which clients use to track … which allow clients to get a head start in building agency decision-maker relationships regarding future projects …
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McGraw-Hill Construction’s latest SmartMarket Report, “The Business Value of BIM: Getting Building Information Modeling (BIM) to the Bottom Line,” produced with Autodesk and 26 other industry organizations, profiles adoption of BIM in North America and examines the real business values that users are experiencing. Nearly half of respondents (49%) report that they are using BIM tools — a 75% increase over the 28% BIM adoption rate measured in 2007. A follow-up to the authoritative 2008 BIM report, the 2009 Business Value of BIM Report was released today at the Business of BIM Conference in San Francisco.
BIM offers a new way of creating and leveraging digital models for the design, construction and operation of projects, and it is revolutionizing the way firms communicate, solve problems and achieve better outcomes. BIM is spreading quickly throughout the design and construction industry, and there is a growing interest both in quantifying that growth and in defining the business benefits of this new approach to project delivery. Based on research with thousands of industry professionals, the 2009 Business Value of BIM Report shows that:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Construction spending barely rose in March as investment in public projects dropped to a five-year low, according to a government report on Tuesday that could see the first-quarter economic growth estimate lowered.
Tuesday – 5/1 There are no major economic releases before the markets open, but the April Manufacturing ISM survey and the March Construction Spending reports come out afterward. The ISM reading is expected to come down a bit from preceding month’s reading …
“If it wasn’t for the mild winter, construction spending would have fallen even more sharply in February.” -ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. In a clear indication that the construction industry continues to feel the effects of the nation’s economic woes …
Analyst Research on Foster Wheeler AG and Shaw Group Inc. – Heavy Construction …
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Apr 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the Heavy Construction industry and has completed analytical research on Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) and Shaw Group …
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