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The article presents forecasts for the United States construction industry as of December 15, 1938. Topics mentioned include easier terms for financing housing mortgages, estimated expenditures on raw materials for 1939, and the amount of support provided by the federal government to building projects.

The article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infrastructure construction. It mentions the question of whether the federal government will pass legislation to provide funding, how state and local governments have lost revenue that would match federal funds, and the impact on employment.

The article highlights that the Canadian government has increased its offer to Stellantis in an effort to prevent the automaker from abandoning its plans to build an electric-vehicle battery factory in Windsor, Ontario with LG. It mentions that the halt in construction came after Volkswagen was offered a more attractive incentive package. It also mentions that the federal government is under pressure to keep the project on track.

The article discusses whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to spend at least one trillion dollars on infrastructure projects involving America's bridges, highways, and airports makes sense from an economics perspective. According to the article, Trump's plan would be funded by private financing that is subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. Economic stimulus spending and Trump's advisors are examined, along with the cost of constructing a stadium at Stanford University.

The article discusses aspects of bridge engineering in the U.S. It presents the concept of structural health monitoring (SHM) and its applications through the lifecycle cost/benefit analysis or performance based engineering. It also emphasizes the challenge faced in enabling performance based engineering and suggests sponsoring SHM/nondestructive (NDT) programs by the government.

The article focuses on the impact of tight money and downtrend in sales in the homebuilding industry in the U.S. It mentions that damages of the tight money were seen in the Depart of Commerce's survey which shows that only five% of those queried would like to purchase home and doubt on the aid that the industry can get from the 4.8 billion dollars emergency aid package. It states that some construction industry such as Ryan Homes Inc. maintain their growth by shaving their profits.

The article offers updates related industrial activities and business conditions in the U.S. The production in the motor vehicle industry is affected by cautious buying due to the belief that steel prices could rise at the third quarter of 1933. The strength of the construction industry is revived by the availability of government aid and the growth in building construction. The prices of farm products including cocoa and wool continue to decline despite the fluctuation of wholesale prices.

The article focuses on the call of U.S. Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford to submit proposal on how to assist in easing some of the domestic problems. It mentions that Clifford is speeding up the open-housing campaign and move forward with other soci-economic programs. It cites several programs including new educational strategies for training youths, work on automating hospitals, and research into new building materials.

The article focuses on the federal spending on roads and highways construction in the U.S. in 1965.

The article reports on the move of the public construction sectors to work on bridges, schools, roads, hospitals and other economic development projects despite the effects of the recession in New Hampshire. It mentions that the public construction sectors has struggling on the reduction of public finance for construction and has continued stagnation in the long-suffering industry. It also emphasizes on the federal budget cuts on highway construction industry in the state.

The article discusses environmentally friendly building materials and practices. Builders try to find a balance between social and fiscal obligations, as they discover it's easier to sell luxury upgrades than energy-efficient furnaces. Many buyers are put off by high up-front costs of items such as solar panels, even though they can pay for themselves in a short time. Government subsidies are making it easier for home builders to include green features as standards in their homes.

The article reports that many construction projects in the U.S. are hanging in the balance, hoping funding comes through as originally planned. An example is the $16 million Center for Advanced Energy Studies at the Idaho National Labs in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Discussions in Washington offer hope that dozens of national laboratories across the country could move ahead with megaprojects and on-going capital improvement plans, but political divisions run deep.

The article presents information on the impact of recent funding bills on the construction industry in the U.S. With the approval of the Proposition 2, the Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act of 2005, the design, construction and real estate industry can look forward to the progress of many important transportation projects funded by the act and the matching federal funds. Delaware will receive $791 million during the next five years under the newly passed federal bill. The state will also receive an additional $41.4 million toward the replacement of the Indian River inlet Bridge in Sussex County. However, due to the state's explosive growth and funding shortages, things have tightened and cutbacks are coming.

The article discusses the economic effects of government aid programs to the construction industry in the United States on both residential and commercial projects.

The article discusses the construction industry. It forecasts the total volume demand for construction in the second half of 1931 to be below expectations. The number of residential construction contracts in compared to the number of non-residential projects from Federal and State building programs.

The article reports that the proposed indoor arena project of the city of Coralville in Iowa has been considered for Iowa Reinvestment District funding on April 27, 2015. It states that the Coralville was among the five cities that is expected to be supported by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Due Diligence Board. It adds that proposed project is expected to cost over $41 million.

The article discusses various American politicians' views about public funding for sports stadium construction as of 2017, and it mentions how Missouri's Republican Governor Eric Greitens has ruled out state funding for stadiums. According to the article, the residents in San Diego, California voted to reject public funding for a football stadium. It states that government-based stadium subsidies often fail to provide sufficient economic stimulus to American cities, states, and counties.

The article discusses the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 242 (FHA Section 242) or the Hospital Insurance Program in building hospitals. The key to a successful FHA financed hospital construction is by hiring architect and mortgage banker with experience and specialties in HUD 242-funded projects. HUD 242 projects are much longer than ordinary projects as HUD's Division of Architecture and Engineering will be incorporated in the process to protect HUD's interests.

The article focuses on the controversy over the distribution of stimulus funding for the construction industry in the U.S. It notes that some legislators tends not to consider that the federal stimulus, which aimed to bolster a state highway construction program and provide a needed market opportunity for the stressed highway/transportation, did not hit the industry. Moreover, rumors over the direction of legislation at big firms and mega projects, rather than small groups.

The article reports on the decision of the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency to provide developer Robert Congel's Pyramid Cos. an undetermined amount in bonds for two additional phases of Destiny USA, a 75-million-square-foot retail, hotel, and entertainment complex to be constructed in Syracuse, New York. The two phases include a 1,000-room hotel and 350,000 square-feet mixed use space, which must be completed by 2013.

The article reports that the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is urging the British government to help local authorities and smaller developers to be mobilised in building new homes.

The article reports on the $6.4 billion construction bill passed by the Education and Labor Committee by the House of Representatives in the U.S. to help the reconstruction of southern schools deteriorated by the 2005 hurricanes. It mentions that the bill will provide benefits for the students and teachers through the creation of a higher quality of education. However, the White House and some Republicans opposed the bill because of priorities set for the spending.

The article announces the awarding of a grant worth $666,000 to Winchester Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) by the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce for making infrastructural improvements so as to establish a new industrial park in Winchester, New Hampshire.

The article reports that the construction of a motorway connecting Hungarian city Miskolc to Kosice in Slovakia would be completed by 2018 to 2019 as per Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and notes that the government would allocate about Hungarian Forint (HUF) 150 billion towards the project.

The article reports that Great Britain's Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has announced that a 70 million pounds pot available through the third release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has been fully allocated.

The article reports on the budget surplus of the state government of New York under Governor Andrew Cuomo that is causing lobbyists and interest groups to clamor for additional financing. Among the areas that await financing are transportation and infrastructure projects, social service programs, and teacher evaluation reforms. Also noted is the public pressure for greater education spending.

An interview with author and economics professor J. C. Bradbury is presented. Bradbury states that Atlanta, Georgia is providing subsidies for the construction of the Atlanta Falcon stadium. He mentions that the publicly subsidized stadium is expected to generate more money as everyone loves sports. He adds that the stadium will provide benefits to the city councilmen and legislators in the country.

The article reports on the $50 million received by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to fight the effects of salt in PATH rail tunnels.

KR Walayar, a subsidiary of KNR Construction, has reached financial close on the Kerala toll road project in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the opposition of U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, members of Congress, economists and industry experts to the claim of Associated Press that the highway spending supplied in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did not serve as a means to create job growth in the construction industry. According to LaHood, the Act aimed to assist the transportation related parts of the industry. It cites the failure of the report to analyze the jobs that were indirectly created by the Act.

The article discusses the benefits of the 167 million dollars American Restoration and Recover Act (ARRA) federal stimulus money for construction in New York. According to Department of Transportation (DOT) Region 8 Director Joan Dupont, the funding helped the dedicated people in the construction industry back to work. She adds that the funds are spent in improving the safety of their highways, building roads and bridges and repairing pavement.

The article reports that there were 3,600 unfunded local public works infrastructure projects in the U.S. which have been identified by the American Public Works Association's (APWA) survey. It states that these projects amounted to $15 billion that may begin within 90 days if provided with funds by the federal economy recovery package. It notes that the launch of these projects will provide 532,794 jobs. The projects include road widening, paving and traffic light and signal repair work.

The article gives an overview of the spending for infrastructure projects contained in the plan proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama aimed at addressing recession. The ready-to-go projects compiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials kickstart the government's infrastructure spending. Among the building projects are subway, light rail and bus projects, improvements on runway, airports, rail stations and track upgrades. An even greater stimulus package worth $1.3 trillion is favored by some economists.

The article reports on the impact of the economic stimulus plan made by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. It cites that President Obama's plan is a resolution for the recovery of the economic crisis in the U.S. Possible beneficiaries of the stimulus plan will be the technological companies that are involved in broadband expansion, engineering, and construction companies. These companies will be given grants, incentives and contracts to support their projects.

This article reports that Great Britain will offer financial aid to the construction industry. Skills Secretary John Denham announced the plan that would create over 40,000 construction jobs. To fill these positions, Denham is helping create a clearing house where workers can be matched with employers who need their skills.

The article announces the plan of the Turkish government to offer compensation to help some construction companies cope with the rising prices of steel. The government made the initiative after soaring prices of steel have forced some companies to abandon projects. The offer is open to construction companies that signed government contracts before May 31, 2008, although each case will de dealt with individually.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's perspective on new taxes for road and bridge projects of the U.S. Government in connection with the interstate bridge collapse in Minnesota in September 2007.

The article reports that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was criticized by the National Audit Office concerning its procurement process of facilities in Great Britain. The criticism has been heard after the collapsed of a private finance initiative deal which is meant to provide new facilities for the National Physical Laboratory. According to Edward Leigh, Conservative chairman of the committee of public accounts, several criticisms were sent to DTI, yet the concern rejected it.