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PSMJ Resources Blog: Construction jobs, spending show little 1- or.

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and 26%; commercial (retail, warehouse and farm), -1.6% The National Highway Construction Cost Index —an average of all accepted bids by state highway agencies, adjusted for project types, rose from 1.05 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Private nonresidential construction gained 0.3% in September 2008.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: After Upturn, Architecture Billings Fall Again

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Some projects already under contract have been slow to get the owner to agree to finalize and send out to bid. • Our office interiors and retail work for large corporate clients are strong, but government, education, etc., American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). are very weak. Public Works Solutions. GreenSource.