Construction economy looks good, but down slightly from torrid 2007.
BOSTON -- Nonresidential construction looks good for 2008, but slightly slower than the torrid pace of 2007. Jim Haughey, Ph.D., chief economist for Reed Construction Data, says the 16.7% growth in 2007 in the dollar value of nonresidential building starts is expected to slow to a still...

Metals shine on US data, fall in inventories.
Byline: Ratna Ganguli KOLKATA: Better than expected US economic data, sudden fall in London Metal Exchange (LME) inventories and opportunistic buying are expected to lift the market sentiment in some base metal counters, although the base metal complex on the whole is expected to demonstrate a mixed...

US employment data point to cooler growth, steady rates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Reuters) -- US employers added 128,000 workers to their payrolls in August, evidence of a cooler -- but still solid -- pace of economic growth that could let the Federal Reserve hold interest rates steady. The closely watched Labor Department report, issued on Friday...

Spending on construction and renovation: thirty-seven percent of K12 districts plan to purchase construction- and renovation-related products and services.
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National economic report.
The 2004 presidential campaign is in full swing amid economic news favorable to the Bush camp. Inflation is in check, construction spending and manufacturing are up, interest rates are at 45-year lows, Wall Street finally likes what it sees and a war dividend is coming due. With...

PCA forecasts decline this year. (CemenTrends: news from the cement industry).
This is the first article in a two-part series that will appear in Pit & Quarry.--Ed. U.S. construction spending is expected to decline modestly during 2003. Even though the outlook suggests a third consecutive year of decline in construction spending, it is important to keep in mind...

District buying power 2007: first of a series: research reveals enormous K12 purchasing power.
IN SPITE OF POPULAR ATTENTION DIRECTED TO budget cuts in K12 school districts, the reality is that aggregate school spending across the nation increases steadily from year to year and will continue to do so. Furthermore, school buying power is becoming increasingly centralized, rather than less, and administrators are...

Cement shortages threaten construction market.
A surge in construction activity coupled with limited shipping availability for imported cement is squeezing cement supplies in some areas of the United States, particularly in Florida, according to a report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA). "There are two root causes for the cement shortage," says...

Economic indicators: a mixed bag.
With 18 months remaining in the federal TEA-21 authorization and preliminary discussions under way to hammer out a new transportation bill, the U.S. economy is in recession. Manufacturing has been in a slump for better than a year. Although The Purchasing Managers Index, a key economic indicator,...

Martin Marietta's sales up 12 percent for quarter.
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. The first-quarter net loss was $6.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared with 2003 first-quarter net loss of $14.0 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, which was prior to the effect of an accounting...