Economy: Page 166


  • Transportation Contractors: What Is an Unbalanced Bid and Why Should You Care?

    Tennessee DOT issued a warning about seeing too many unbalanced bids.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Architect and Contractor Sitting in a Tree . . . K-I-S-S-I-N-G

    The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have a marketing partnership agreement.

    Jan. 9, 2012
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    Labor

    A roundup of articles about issues affecting the workforce.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • Construction Jobless Rate Analysis: The Season Is the Reason

    The industry's unemployment rate rose in December, but ABC says to just take a look at last year.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Home Price Index Bows to Bank Action in a Market

    Economist David Stiff explains that bank selling explains why home prices in Atlanta are down.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • NYSE Tosses Grubb & Ellis; Now Trades OTC

    The New York Stock Exchange has delisted Grubb & Ellis Co., the long-beleaguered services and investment firm.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Transactions Top $160B, but Trend is Slow Growth

    Jones Lang LaSalle sees commercial Investment growing more slowly throughout 2012.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Flagstar Bank Takes Three Floors at Troy, Mich., Officentre

    The bank will lease almost 100,000 square feet in the 745,000-square-foot complex.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • GSA Renews 254,000 SF

    Government property action around Washington, D.C., picked up as the new year began.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • NYC Looks for Higher Property Transfer Taxe Revenues

    After a dazzling high of $3.3 billion collected in 2007, revenues from property transfer taxes fell precipitously.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Lockheed Martin Bests CH2M Hill, KBR for $2B Antarctica Award

    Neither Lockheed nor the National Science Foundation are saying who the subcontractors will be.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • Hyundai Expands North American Footprint With New Headquarters

    Hyundai is driving toward a LEED-certified building with a gold rating in Fountain Valley, Calif.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • U.S. Adds Jobs, but Construction Unemployment Up Anyway

    Good news overall – 200,000 new jobs – but construction joblessness is up almost 3 percent.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • Every Penny Counts: Tracking Building Performance to Save Money and Resources

    As building owners and facility managers know all too well, every penny adds up.

    Jan. 6, 2012
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    Apartment Vacancies Fell in '11

    Apartment vacancies dropped 5.2 percent nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2011.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • JLL: 2012 Hotel Investment Much Like '11

    Jones Lang LaSalle expects spending on hotels to remain in the $30 billion range globally.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • Louisville MultiFamily Portfolio to CRA for $97M

    Continental Realty Advisors is keen on Kentucky, buying a 1,200-residence portfolio in Louisville.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • Transwestern Enters Q1 With $62M in D.C. Deals

    Multifamily is still going strong, brokers at the Bethesda, Md., company tell GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • Cuomo’s Convention-Center Plan: A Gamble in Any Form

    The plan to shift New York City's premier convention venue from Manhattan to Queens has many "ifs," Commercial Proprty Executive suggests.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • HFF Furthers West Expansion With New Hires

    Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP is opening a Denver office and has named a managing director in Orange County, Calif.

    Jan. 6, 2012
  • Citywide Clean-Development Mechanism: Empowering Cities

    A new U.N. climate change provision counts reductions that cities achieve via a range of methods.

    Jan. 5, 2012
  • Fed on Freddie, Fannie: Help Out, Take a Hit

    The Federal Reserve is worried that Fannie and Freddie are dragging anchor on the economic.

    Jan. 5, 2012
  • Clarion, Equity Partner Put $100M in Brazil Industrial Project

    Clarion Partners has acquired 78 acres northwest of São Paulo for a Class A industrial facility.

    Jan. 5, 2012
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    Multifamily Looks Good for '12; Office Is Iffy

    Grubb & Ellis is predicting a good year for multifamily, but isn't so optimistic for office.

    Jan. 5, 2012
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    GreenStep Cities Program Helps Minn. Communities Get Grants

    GreenStep Cities was designed to give communities greater recognition for their sustainability efforts.

    Jan. 5, 2012