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October Construction Keeps Pace With September But Down 14.4 Percent YTY
Dec 4, 2009
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during October 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $910.8 billion...

Federal Stimulus Funds to Offer Electrical Market Huge Sales Opportunities
Dec 4, 2009, By Jim Lucy
When the 1,588-page American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 hit President Obama’s desk this past February with a resounding thump, electrical distributors, manufacturers, reps and contractors may also have heard the welcome tones of their cash registers starting to ring again...

August Construction Enjoys 0.8% Increase Over July But Still Down 11.6% Year-to-Year
Oct 9, 2009
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that construction spending during August 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $941.9 billion, 0.8 percent above the revised July estimate of $934.6 billion...

Hubbell completes Burndy acquisition, to operate as stand-alone unit
Oct 9, 2009
Hubbell Inc., Orange, Conn., has completed the purchase of FCI Americas, Inc. (the business known as Burndy) for approximately $360 million in cash (net of cash acquired)....

July Construction Figures Steady With June But Still Down Double Digits Year-to-Year
Sep 10, 2009
Construction spending during July 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $958.0 billion, 0.2 percent below the revised June estimate of $959.5 billion...

Big Government Projects Picking Up But U.S. Construction Market Remains Soft
May 8, 2009
While construction is still in the doldrums, some signs of recovery are starting to shine through the wreckage....

Revised McGraw-Hill Economic Forecast Says Construction Spending Will Slide 15% in 2009
Apr 13, 2009
The 2009 Construction Outlook Spring Update recently published by McGraw-Hill Construction, New York, says that while construction spending will drop to $463.1 billion in 2009...

St. Louis Construction Projects Waiting On Funding
Jan 30, 2009
St. Louis is getting hammered by the economy like everywhere else, but this resilient city’s economy doesn’t swing as high or as low as other areas of the country....

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Industry Calendar

March 16-18
Electric West Exhibition Las Vegas;
Penton Media, 800-559-0620,
www.electricshow.com

March 23-26
2010 Equity/EDN Annual Meeting Chicago;
Equity/EDN, 800-373-1894,
www.equityednmeeting.com

April 12-16
A-D Electrical Division Meeting Houston;
Affiliated Distributors, 610-977-3100,
www.mya-d.net.com

April 25-26
PEARL Annual Meeting Denver;
Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League, 877-287-3275,
Web site

May 12-14
LightFair Las Vegas;
LightFair International, 404-220-2132,
www.lightfair.com

May 15-19
NAED Electrical Leadership Summit Chicago;
NAED, 888-791-2512,
www.naed.org

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