Construction

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Legoland Florida has chosen the builders for the new theme park.Merlin Entertainments Group announced Thursday that PCL Construction Services, Inc. will oversee construction on the new park. The group says the 104-year-old firm has

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) fell 3.1 per cent to 43.3 in July after a fall in June. Readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity. The survey found the contraction was partly a

           Del Webb will hold a lifestyle seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg to present the choices available at four of its communities.

following weakness in all sectors, particularly engineering and commercial construction The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) fell 3.1 per cent to 43.3 in July after a fall in June. Readings

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is offering financial incentives for attendees to register early for the 2011 International Builders' Show (IBS), January 12-15 in Orlando, FL. Attendees can choose from more than 175

LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Morgan Sindall PLC: * Named preferred bidder for £350m+ bournemouth regeneration ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717)) ...

The chairman of a U.S. financial trade group advisory committee has added his name to a growing list of those concerned deflation may be around the corner. In a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Mathew Zames, who heads the Treasury

WASHINGTON - Initial requests for jobless benefits rose last week to their highest level since April, a sign that hiring remains weak and some companies are still cutting workers. The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for unemployment

WASHINGTON - The Postal Service was $3.5 billion in the red for the third quarter and may not be able to make a required payment for future retiree health benefits, the agency said Thursday. Losses for the April through June quarter were $1.1 billion

NEW YORK - Stocks fell Thursday after first-time claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week. The high unemployment rate in the U.S. remains one of the biggest worries for investors. The surprise jump in claims last week suggests that

Mainland regulators have called for stress tests on loans to a wide range of industries, including cement and steel, a newspaper report said on Friday.

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Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., recently held a media day to offer attendees a tour of its plant in Brooklyn Park, Minn. The day also served as an opportunity to address the challenges general contractors are facing without a six-year federal highway

It was Beazer Homes USA's positives that CEO Ian McCarthy chose to mention first during Thursday's conference call with analysts, downplaying the company's bottom-line return to red ink for its third fiscal quarter, following three in the black.

U.K. Duties Hit Air Freight The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has warned that a rumored move by the United Kingdom to replace the existing Airline Passenger Duty with a new per-aircraft flight fee would result in higher taxation across the

U.S. private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. said it has acquired Quebec-based modular home builder, Pro-Fab Inc. Terms of the deal with Pro-Fab, based in Vallee-Jonction, Que., weren't disclosed. The Chicago-based investment firm said it will work

Heavy construction spending increased 8% from the weather depressed February level. Some of the gain is due to the 3.5% rise in the price index for heavy construction materials over the same period. But a portion of the improvement is real. Credit this

Downward revisions for this sector in recent months and in the annual comprehensive revision suggest that the Census Bureau is missing more post start project shutdowns than it is missing project starts. In turn, this suggests that nonresidential

(RTTNews) - Construction activity in Australia contracted in July, according to a report issued Friday by the Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Association. The group's Performance of Construction index declined 3.1 points or 43.3 for July,

Metal Construction News 8/5/2010 Bottom Line -Construction spending inched up 0.1% in June. -Excluding improvements (a better measure of activity), spending increased 0.3%. -Private construction declined 0.6%, while public construction jumped 1.5%.