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Single-Family Starts, Permits Increased in June

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Single-Family Starts, Permits Increased in June. With low interest rates and high interest in homes, the demand for single-family starts and permits rose almost 12% in June. Permits for single-family homes so far this year are 3.4% Although the year-over-year comparison puts June down 3.9% cbroderick.

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Construction Marketing Secret: Architecture Billings a Leading Indicator of Construction

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Forecasting a volatile industry like nonresidential construction can be particularly challenging, where a considerable premium is placed on accurately identifying turning points. Comparisons are always to the previous month. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how billings at U.S. Overall ABI.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Subsequently, the U.S. This is a result of the industry’s $13 billion in capital spending in 2012, a 16.1

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7 Residents currently face some of the highest electricity rates in the country, ranging from 37 to 50 cents per kilowatt-hour this past year, in comparison to the average mainland cost of 14-15 cents per kilowatt-hour. for the first time.

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