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With Debt Crisis Averted, Time to Focus on Infrastructure

With the debt limit crisis averted, Congress and the Administration should focus on reauthorizing two key legislative priorities: Federal-aid transportation reauthorization and the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. More

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Hylbert, Other Ex-ProBuild Officers Acquire Steel Fabricator-Dealer

An investment group led by former ProBuild president Paul Hylbert and Boreas Advisors LLC announced today it had acquired and injected new capital into Barton Supply, a fabricator and distributor of structural and reinforcing steel products serving Colorado's Front Range. More

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Marginal Cement Consumption Improvement Forecasted for Next Two Years

Significant government policy risks could affect near, long-range forecast. More

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An Already Fragile Economic Recovery Potentially at Risk

Inaction by Congress to raise the federal debt ceiling could result in a second recession, adversely impacting cement consumption. More

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Simple Infrastructure Performance Management Practices Could Save Taxpayers Millions

New research illustrates ways to maximize state infrastructure funds. More

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White House Jobs Council Will Release Plan Monday

President Obama’s Jobs and Competitiveness Council will release a plan for economic growth on Monday. More

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Congressional Leaders to Attend Bi-Partisan Mall Rally with Hard-Hat Workers for Highway Jobs

Hundreds of workers from the road construction industry and its suppliers will convene on the National Mall in support of a multi-year highway bill. More

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New TV Ad in Chicago Promotes Responsible Infrastructure Investment

The campaign to implement life-cycle budgeting at the federal, state, and local level today announced a new television advertisement. More

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Construction Backlog Grows 4% in First Quarter of 2011

ABC reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for the first quarter of 2011 averaged 7.3 months, up 21% from one year ago. More

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Construction Backlog Grows 4% in First Quarter of 2011

ABC reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for the first quarter of 2011 averaged 7.3 months, up 21% from one year ago. More

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