The placement of the final beam atop the new 4 World Trade Center skyscraper generated the most interest on Construction Dive this week. Just in case you missed that or our five other most read news posts of the week, we have included a rundown below. The most popular topics also included tax cuts and cash flow, as addressed by the week's guest contributor, John Chaney.
- 4 World Trade Center's steel skeleton now complete—A ceremony marks the occasion as the new World Trade Center skyscraper continues to take shape.
- Bad news for home builders looms if Bush-era tax cuts expire at year-end—An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders sees bad things for its members if Congress and the president make no changes.
- Guest post: Negotiating the cash-flow minefield—Dexter + Chaney co-founder John Chaney shares his thoughts on cash-flow management in the first of four posts on Construction Dive.
- Guest post: Negotiating the cash-flow minefield (Part 2)—Dexter + Chaney co-founder John Chaney continues his series of blog posts on Construction Dive; today, he addresses construction-related funding issues and budgets.
- Highway work in more than half the states lags behind 2008 levels—An industry group's analysis says there's a good reason construction unemployment is above the national jobless rate.
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