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Congress Punts on Six-Year HIghway Bill

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Pete Sigmund - A new six-year highway and surface transportation bill, which may be enacted within the next six months, would have to increase infrastructure spending to almost half a trillion dollars to meet critical needs of roads, bridges, mass transit and other vital sectors.The previous “SAFET...

Construction Industry Forecast for 2010

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Pete Sigmund - Sizable growth in new construction of single-family homes and a high level of construction of roads and bridges are positive expectations for 2010 as the industry and the nation hope for a stronger economic recovery from high unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcies and other continuing myriad pr...

Forecast: Indicators Point to 2009 Recovery

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Pete Sigmund - Leading economists say the strength of the U.S. and world economy in 2009 depends on the U.S. construction industry, especially the recovery of the single-family housing market and greatly increased multibillion-dollar investment in the nation’s infrastructure.A nationally recognized...

Humble Beginnings Pave Way for Evolution of National Trade Newspaper

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Pete Sigmund - Thanks for holding. The phones are ringing every minute. What a day this has been. We’re busier than a one-armed paper hanger. We’re so busy the paper hanger just quit. Ed handles all complaints. He’ll call you back in a week or so. He’s playing golf.You might hear ...

Economists See Positive Indicators for Late 2008

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Pete Sigmund - The construction industry will continue to ride a very bumpy road in 2008, many economists believe, but they also see the year ending on a positive note, led by the beginning of a recovery in the badly slumping housing sector.“We anticipate a modest rebound in both single and multi-f...

Economic Recovery Expected in Late Autumn

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Pete Sigmund - Midway through 2007, the industry can be guardedly, but not overly, optimistic about the outlook for the rest of the year.The economy and the construction industry face big questions that may play out as positives or negatives. When will the downturn in single-family housing starts ...

Triumph, Tragedy Mark Boston’s Big Dig Project

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Pete Sigmund - (Editor’s Note: This article is the last in a 10-part series on iconic United States construction projects.)One highway project stands out in the history of U.S. construction for its complexity, problems and ultimate achievement: Boston’s “Big Dig.”Now 99 per...

Hand-Built Railroad Defines, Unites Nation

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Pete Sigmund - (Editor’s Note: This article is the ninth in an occasional series on iconic United States construction projects.)The Transcontinental Railroad, built almost entirely by hand in the 1860s, and conquering terrible obstacles, including Native American attacks, has often been called the ...

The Mighty Mac: A Sublime Engineering Feat

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Pete Sigmund - The “Mighty Mac,” the strong, graceful, bridge, which spans the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, is one of the nation’s greatest bridge-building achievements of the 20th century, uniquely conquering wind, waves and ice over its 5-mi. (8 km) span.The Mackinac (pronounced m...

Road, Bridge Work to Sustain Industry in ’07

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Pete Sigmund - A strong highway and bridge construction market is expected to power the construction industry ahead in 2007, countering such worrisome factors as the slowdown in the residential housing market, according to leading economists interviewed by Construction Equipment Guide (CEG).“We exp...