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Is PFI about to be reborn?

Construction Law

Just when you might have been excused for imagining that the discredited Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was dead as a construction procurement route, up it pops again. In London, Transport for London (TfL) has said it may increasingly turn to private finance to pay for future infrastructure schemes.

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Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit

Business Facilities

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants totaling more than $2.7 Read: Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit at BusinessFacilities.com. million to the City of Detroit and the Road Commission for Oakland County.

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November Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® Indicates Slow Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

” The industries reporting an increase in employment in November — listed in order — are: Transportation & Warehousing; Retail Trade; Information; Management of Companies & Support Services; Wholesale Trade; Public Administration; and Finance & Insurance.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Accounting & Finance. invest only $85 billion annually in our transportation infrastructure. On September 30, 2011, the surface transportation reauthorization update (the highway bill legislation) will be up for a long-awaited vote. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |.

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April Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The five industries reporting slower deliveries in April are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Retail Trade; Health Care & Social Assistance; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; and Transportation & Warehousing. Ten industries reported no change in supplier deliveries in April compared to March.

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After Sandy: New Report Looks At Mitigating Climate Change Through Land Use

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Candid insights and observations from these experts formed the basis for After Sandy , a comprehensive, practical set of 23 recommendations focused on four areas—land use and development; infrastructure, technology and capacity; finance, investment and insurance; and leadership and governance.

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June Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® Released

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The industries reporting a reduction in employment in June are: Mining; Other Services; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Utilities; and Health Care & Social Assistance.