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November 8, 2012The Dodge Momentum Index slipped another 0.6 percent in October, due entirely to a decline in the institutional segment, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The October Momentum Index retreated to 93.3, marking the third consecutive monthly decline following the most recent peak of 96.0 in July.After bottoming out in mid-2011, the Momentum Index...
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August 6, 2012Construction spending in June rose to a 2-1/2 year high as double-digit percentage increases in private residential and nonresidential construction more than offset an ongoing downturn in public construction, according to an analysis of new federal data released, August 1, by the Associated General Contractors of America.“The June spending gains come on top of upward revisions to May and April...
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July 19, 2012The Architecture Billings Index saw more poor conditions last month, indicating a drop in design activity at U.S. architecture firms, and suggesting upcoming weakness in spending on nonresidential construction projects, according to a July 18 release from the American Institute of Architects.AIA reported the June ABI score was 45.9, nearly identical to the mark of 45.8 in May.“The downturn in...
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July 19, 2012With home sales picking up and contractors seeing more positive business conditions in the future, remodeling activity in the United States is in a position to see accelerated growth by the end of this year and into 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity released, July 19, by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.The...
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April 23, 2012After two years of bouncing around a bottom, remodeling activity is expected to pick up later this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, released April 19 by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.Stronger pending home sales and continuing low interest rates are contributing to the rise. The LIRA projects annual...
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July 18, 2011The latest BuildFax Remodeling Index, detailing remodeling activity from May 2011, indicates that residential remodeling activity registered the nineteenth-straight month of year-over-year gains. The May 2011 index rose 22 percent year-over-year to 124.3, the highest number in the index to date."Through the first five months of 2011, we have seen impressive gains within the remodeling index, and...
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February 4, 2011Officials of the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., issued a release, Feb. 4, welcoming President Obama's Better Buildings Initiative. Association officials believe that the proposed incentives, designed to spur a 20 percent improvement in commercial building energy efficiency by 2020, are an important step toward addressing the current downturn in the construction industry,...
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April 2, 2010Construction spending tumbled in February by $11.6 billion, or 1.3 percent, to $846 billion, a low last recorded in 2002, according to an analysis of new federal figures by the Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va. Declines occurred relative to both the month before and February 2009 in most categories of private residential and nonresidential construction, as well as public...
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March 12, 2009PPG Industries Inc., which makes paints and coatings, said Thursday it will slash 2,500 jobs and close more facilities as part of a new cost-cutting effort designed to save an additional $140 million a year.PPG plans to close a paint manufacturing operation at the company's plant in Saultain, France; shutter several smaller facilities across its operations; and reduce staff generally across its...
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January 1, 2009As we say farewell to 2008 and greet 2009, Glass Magazine editors take a look back at the events that impacted the glass industry the most last year.The economy, clearly, influenced all industry segments in 2008. Wall Street rang out its worst year since the Great Depression on Dec. 31, 2008, leaving shareholders $6.9 trillion poorer, according to an article in The Washington Post. The S...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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