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Where are we headin’ in 2011?

Constructonomics

My theme song for 2011 is gonna be that ’70’s disco song by the Bee-Gee’s. I read all those statistics on construction starts and stuff like that, and while they do predict a modest uptick for 2011, it will be far from a gangbuster flood of money into our pockets. . Oh, if only it were 1977 again. We’d be enjoying 6.5%

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Business Report: Missouri – Commerce Bank Puts New HQ In Joplin Tornado Recovery Zone

Business Facilities

A new high-tech bank building will rise on the site of a branch destroyed by the F5 tornado on May 22, 2011. Business Report: Missouri – Commerce Bank Puts New HQ In Joplin Tornado Recovery Zone appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Plains BF-July/Aug-2014 Commerce Bank Joplin Liberty LMV Automotive'

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Bid race to finish Tolent’s Vaux job in Sunderland

Construction Enquirer

The 26-acre site of the old brewery on the south bank of the River Wear has been vacant since it closed in 1999. It was bought by the council in 2011 which drew up a regeneration plan with then partner Carillion in 2014. It is estimated the project will cost around £24m to complete.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Bank lines of credit are lifelines for many contractors, yet convincing a bank to provide or renegotiate a line of credit is not easy. Building your case beforehand can certainly help and makes you look better in the eyes of the bank. Crunch the numbers – Banks like proactive business owners. December 2011.

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#122:  Construction Loan Disbursement Pitfalls

NH Construction Law

A common feature of residential construction loans is the requirement for periodic inspections of the progress of work, usually by an independent inspection company hired by the bank, before disbursements are made. New Hampshire Savings Bank , 131 N.H. ” And such a voluntary undertaking is exceedingly rare.

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Goldman Sachs Economists Expect Interest Rates to Remain Elevated During Market Downturn

Pro Builder

economy, and a drop in mortgage applications coincides with falling homebuyer sentiment, which recently plunged to the lowest level since 2011, MarketWatch reports. Mortgage rates will “remain persistently high,” the Wall Street bank said, “causing unsustainable levels of housing affordability to continue weighing on housing demand.”.

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First existing multifamily buildings to earn Energy Star certification unveiled

BD+C

The name of this complex took on new meaning in June 2011, when the river overflowed its banks, and penetrated the buildings’ lower floors. River City is a mixed-use, 16-story high rise with 448 condos, located within Chicago’s South Loop along the Chicago River.