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AGC: Construction Employment Declined in 28 States and D.C. from March to April, while 22...

AGC: Construction Employment Declined in 28 States and D.C. from March to April, while 22 States and D.C. Add Jobs for the Year Amid Sluggish Demand

Texas adds most construction jobs, North Dakota adds highest percentage year-over-year; Florida largest annual decline, Alaska largest percentage drop...

Spectra Energy Progressing on $1.5 Billion Expansion Program in British Columbia

Spectra Energy Progressing on $1.5 Billion Expansion Program in British Columbia

Company poised to invest an additional $4-6 billion in B.C. beyond 2015, extending commitment to job growth and economic development activity, among o...

Construction Backlog Declines 5.4 Percent in the First Quarter of 2012

Construction Backlog Declines 5.4 Percent in the First Quarter of 2012

"The nation’s nonresidential construction activity will remain soft during the summer months, with flat to declining nonresidential construction spend...

NAM: Senate Votes for Manufacturing Jobs with Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization

NAM: Senate Votes for Manufacturing Jobs with Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization

The Bank supports nearly 290,000 jobs and helps manufacturers reach new markets.

Surge in Environmental Property Reports Indicates Steady Improvement in Real Estate...

Surge in Environmental Property Reports Indicates Steady Improvement in Real Estate Markets

Increased demand seen from the commercial mortgage-backed securities segment.

March Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 11.3%

March Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 11.3%

Manufacturing added 34,000 jobs in March, capacity utilization just shy of 80 percent and USMTO order growth confounds experts as it climbed 12 percen...

Construction Materials Prices Inch up in April, While Contractors’ Prices for New...

Construction Materials Prices Inch up in April, While Contractors’ Prices for New Nonresidential Buildings Rise Moderately

Slightly larger increases in the indexes for new nonresidential buildings, which are a measure of what contractors estimate they would charge to put u...

NAIOP Sixth Forecast: Industrial Space Demand

NAIOP Sixth Forecast: Industrial Space Demand

Industrial demand expected to grow at normal range.

Small-Business Optimism Gains Two Points in April: Increase Only Returns the Index to...

Small-Business Optimism Gains Two Points in April: Increase Only Returns the Index to Reading from February 2011

Profits are the major source of capital for financing hiring and expansion for small firms, making this a very significant and welcome development.

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Job Creation Funding for 12 Projects in Nine...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Job Creation Funding for 12 Projects in Nine States

Funding supports business expansion, municipal projects.