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04/28/2014 CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL: ADMINISTRATION'S TRANSPORTATION MEASURE WILL SPEED UP ACTION ON MUCH-NEEDED NEW HIGHWAY & TRANSIT BILL
04/27/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 197 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN MARCH 2013 & 2014 AS 27 AREAS EXCEED OR MATCH PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR THE MONTH
04/17/2014 MARCH CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 38 STATES FROM A YEAR AGO AND IN HALF THE COUNTRY IN LATEST MONTH AS WINTER WEATHER AGAIN AFFECTED JOBS
04/08/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 175 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2013 & 2014 BUT ONLY 19 AREAS TOPPED PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR THE MONTH
04/06/2014 FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS HAD VEHICLES CRASH INTO THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES DURING PAST YEAR, NEW STUDY FINDS
04/03/2014 CONTRACTORS ADD 19,000 JOBS IN MARCH TO HIT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JUNE 2009 AS CONSTRUCTION JOBLESS RATE DECLINES TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW OF 11.3 PERCENT
03/31/2014 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCHES HIGHER IN FEBRUARY AS PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES ACCELERATE; HOUSING REMAINS STRONG BUT PUBLIC SPENDING SLIPS
03/27/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 37 STATES FROM A YEAR AGO AND IN 30 STATES FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY AMID VARIED WINTER WEATHER AND DEMAND
03/19/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 195 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JANUARY 2013 & 2014 BUT ONLY 21 AREAS TOPPED PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR THE MONTH
03/16/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 38 STATES BETWEEN JANUARY 2013 AND 2014 AND IN 27 STATES FROM DECEMBER TO JANUARY DESPITE HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS