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04/01/2010 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE 2007; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS AT DEPRESSION-LIKE 24.9 PERCENT
03/31/2010 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DROPS TO 2002 LEVELS, AS PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, NONRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION ALL DECLINE
03/31/2010 WISCONSIN-BASED FAITH TECHNOLOGIES RAN NATION'S SAFEST CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN 2009, CONTRACTORS GROUP SAYS
03/25/2010 ALASKA IS ONLY STATE TO ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2009 AND 2010, WHILE 12 STATES POST MONTH-TO-MONTH GAINS
03/18/2010 DALLAS OPERA HOUSE NAMED BEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF 2009, 14 OTHER PROJECTS SELECTED AS AON BUILD AMERICA AWARD WINNERS
03/17/2010 TUCSON I-10 RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS CREATED ONE OF 2009'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS TO COMPLETE PROJECT
03/17/2010 MARANA, ARIZONA ROAD RECONSTRUCT PROJECT'S CONTRACTOR CREATED ONE OF 2009'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS TO COMPLETE PROJECT
03/17/2010 ONLY 9 OUT OF 337 METROPOLITAN AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND 2010 AS INDUSTRY PAIN CONTINUES
03/17/2010 MISSION VIEJO HOSPITAL BUILDER CREATED ONE OF 2009's MOST SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS TO COMPLETE PROJECT
03/16/2010 DALLAS, TEXAS-BASED TEXO WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR SUPPORTING CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL, DONATING FOOD, TOYS AND BIKES

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