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Architecture Billings Index Accelerates in March.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 5/4/2015, Vol. 274, p1-1. 1p.
Abstract: AIA reported the March ABI score was 51.7, up from a mark of 50.4 in February. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
How Midsize Engineering and Architectural Firms Prosper.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 5/4/2015, Vol. 274, p1-1. 1p.
Abstract: The results of an ongoing study suggest what it takes to keep a midsize design firm durable and growing in an age of mega-mergers and consolidation. And one of the key factors is a focus on the team rather than the people at the top. [ABSTRACT FROM AUT...
North Carolina Passes $3-Billion Bond for Highways and Schools.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 4/27/2015, Vol. 274 Issue 12, p4-4. 1p.
Abstract: Construction Week 04-27-2015 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
In early April, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted New York City $3 billion in funds to repair and protect 33 Superstorm Sandy-damaged New York City Housing Authority sites. Half the funds will be used to implement resiliency measures, such as elevated boilers, floor barriers and backup generators, and half will be used for repairs to buildings damaged in the 2012 storm. The grant, which will be made in a lump-sum payment, is the largest in FEMA's history
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 4/13/2015, Vol. 274 Issue 10, p6-6. 1p.
Abstract: Construction Week 04-13-2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Senate Approves House's $10.8B Trust-Fund Patch.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 8/11/2014, Vol. 273 Issue 4, p1-1. 1p.
Abstract: The article reports that the U.S. Senate passed on July 31, 2014, a day before the August 1, 2014 deadline, a 10.8 billion U.S. dollar rescue plan for the ailing Highway Trust Fund (HTF), which the U.S. House passed on July 15, 2014. Topics discussed i...
Non-Hub Airports Seek New Ways To Plan and Build.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 6/9/2014, Vol. 274 Issue 7, p16-16. 1p.
Abstract: The article examines how non-hub airports in the U.S. are increasingly resorting to non-aeronautical revenue generators in 2014 to cope with the uncertainty of long-term capital plans. These non-hub airports include Anchorage International Airport, Elm...
Cash-Strapped Schools Rely on Industry Stepping Up To the Plate.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 12/12/2005, Vol. 255 Issue 23, p28-29. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Abstract: The article focuses on financial aid provided by the construction industry for funding higher education programs in the U.S. Real estate, engineering and construction industry executives have been donating millions to educational institutions. Colleges...
Construction Economics.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 6/16/2003, Vol. 250 Issue 23, p27. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Abstract: This article presents information on finance related to construction industry in the U.S. as of June 16, 2003. Through the first four months of this year, new residential construction generated $129 billion, 13.5% more than the same period of la...
Slowing Funding Darkens Prospects For Strong Transportation Market.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record; 6/23/2008, Vol. 260 Issue 21, p41-47, 5p, 2 Color Photographs, 6 Charts
Abstract: This article examines funding prospects for the U.S. transportation sector in 2008. The problem--particularly for state highway and bridge programs--is the sharp drops in revenue from consumer- and development-driven taxes and fees that have left gapin...
More work but lower profit.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): ENR: Engineering News-Record. 12/5/94, Vol. 233 Issue 23, p13. 2p. 1 Chart.
Abstract: Presents a survey of the financial performance of some construction and civil engineering companies in the United States conducted by the company Construction Financial Management Association. Increased project contracts of companies; Decline of profi...