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Demographic shifts favor women in construction
Fri 16 May 4:01am
by Steve Monroe | Staff Writer Women may gain wider acceptance in the construction industry in the near future due to the nations demographic shifts. ......

http://www.gazette.net/stories/051608/businew175929_32377.shtml

Connecticut Jobs Forecast, Jobless Report Differ
Fri 16 May 3:45am
That will affect neighborhoods and the construction sector for another two years, Carstensen said. "One of the analysts we consult, one I think is the best, ......

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-ctjobs0516.artmay16,0,4292090.story

Survivors from apartment building recount quake
Fri 16 May 2:37am
News ) - Tang Xiaomin had just left her fourth-floor apartment to buy groceries when the building started crumbling around her. An upstairs neighbor was thrown against the kitchen table and grabbed he......

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Xcel starts construction of Boulder
Fri 16 May 1:57am
About 15,000 homeowners and businesses in Boulder will be getting new "smart" meters this summer to help them monitor their energy usage and make choices based on price and the resource used......

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American Red Cross building hit by early morning storms
Fri 16 May 1:34am
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Staff members arrived at The American Red Cross of Central Texas building Thursday morning to find water on the floors, their new roof scattered across the sidewalks and limbs ......

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Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building
Fri 16 May 1:17am
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stai......

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Kingspan bearish as housing market slowdown continues
Fri 16 May 12:45am
BUILDING materials group Kingspan warned yesterday that earnings will fall this year as the sharp slowdown in housing hits key markets in Britain and Ireland....

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Element from Big Ass Fans is Custom Made for Commercial Spaces
Thu 15 May 11:31pm
Element fan for commercial spaces at the American Institute of Architects show in Boston on May 15-17. Element is the industrial grade air movement solution, custom engineered for large com......

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Landmark Libeskind tower under construction in Poland
Thu 15 May 9:47pm
"It is a new quality of building. It is not a box, it is a shaped space," Daniel Libeskind said Thursday at a conference near the construction site. The 54-floor tower, 192 meters high (6......

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