Education construction spending gets boost in 2012 – Alaska Journal of Commerce

Construction spending for the schools gets another boost this year, and there are several projects to account for it. The Associated General Contractors of Alaska and Institute of Social and Economic Research forecast that education-related …

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Nonresidential construction spending may rise 2.1% in 2012 – The Business Journal

U.S. nonresidential construction spending is predicted to rise by 2.1 percent in 2012 and by 6.4 percent in 2013, according to the American Institute of Architects’ semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’s …

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Report: Maryland’s construction spending topped $3.2B in ’10 – The Business Journal

Maryland ranked eighth in the U.S. in office construction spending in 2010, according to a recent study released by the NAIOP Research Foundation. More than $ 3.2 billion was invested during that year, the most recent time period in which data is …

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2010 construction spending: $232B – Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

WASHINGTON — A new NAIOP report shows that commercial development and construction spending in the United States totaled $ 231.7 billion in 2010, or $ 317 billion less than in 2007. Of the total, $ 120.2 billion was spent on “hard costs,” or actual …

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Honolulu rail board approves $2.79B spending plan – The Business Journal

Honolulu’s rail transit board has approved a six-year, $ 2.79 billion construction spending plan for the city’s elevated rail project. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday approved the …

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