First Look – April 2014

TOP NEWS ConExpo-Con/Agg Breaks RecordsTotal registration was 129,364 and the show set new records for exhibit space, number of exhibitors and education tickets sold. NSSGA Unveils Strategic PlanRocks Build America plan is targeted to rebuilding America’s crumbling transportation infrasturcture. NIOSH Honors Luck StoneTechnology innovation implemented by Luck Stone cited by National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

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February Construction Unchanged from Prior Month

At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $486.7 billion, new construction starts in February were essentially the same as January’s amount, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. After the strong finish to last year, the construction start statistics have shown lackluster activity during the first two months of 2014. The flat pace for total construction…

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New Construction Starts Improve 5 Percent

Highway Construction Jumps 19 Percent for December; Large Bridge Project Starts. New construction starts in December grew 5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $554.5 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Although both nonresidential building and housing settled back during the final month of 2013, the nonbuilding construction sector (public works and…

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