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isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=597</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) &#8211; Construction spending in the U.S. rose in December at the fastest pace in four months, reflecting broad-based gains that signal the industry is stabilizing. Building outlays increased 1.5%, the biggest gain since August, Commerce Department figures showed Wednesday in Washington. The median estimate of 51 economists in a Bloomberg survey [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/02/construction-spending-climbs-most-in-4-months/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fed Extends Record-Low Interest Rates Through Late 2014</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/01/fed-extends-record-low-interest-rates-through-late-2014/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/01/fed-extends-record-low-interest-rates-through-late-2014/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:50:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>midwood</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=594</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will not increase its benchmark interest rate until at least late 2014, saying that record-low rates are still needed to help boots the still sluggish economy. Hot Feature: Gravity of Debt Crisis Casts Shadow on World Economic Forum in Davos After a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/01/fed-extends-record-low-interest-rates-through-late-2014/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Construction Spending in U.S. Rises More Than Forecast</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/01/construction-spending-in-u-s-rises-more-than-forecast/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/01/construction-spending-in-u-s-rises-more-than-forecast/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:48:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>midwood</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=584</guid> <description><![CDATA[Construction spending in the U.S. rose in November for a third time in four months, indicating the industry helped boost growth at the end of 2011. Building outlays increased (CNSTTMOM) 1.2 percent, exceeding the median estimate of 46 economists in a Bloomberg survey that called for a 0.5 percent gain, Commerce Department figures showed today inWashington. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2012/01/construction-spending-in-u-s-rises-more-than-forecast/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Construction Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Rose in August on Local Outlays</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/10/construction-spending-in-u-s-unexpectedly-rose-in-august-on-local-outlays/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/10/construction-spending-in-u-s-unexpectedly-rose-in-august-on-local-outlays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:20:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>midwood</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=551</guid> <description><![CDATA[Construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly rebounded in August, propelled by the biggest jump in state and local government outlays in more than two years. The 1.4 percent gain reversed the revised 1.4 percent drop in July, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median estimate of 52 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/10/construction-spending-in-u-s-unexpectedly-rose-in-august-on-local-outlays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lower Manhattan’s Thriving Post-9/11 Multi-Housing Industry</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/lower-manhattan%e2%80%99s-thriving-post-911-multi-housing-industry/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/lower-manhattan%e2%80%99s-thriving-post-911-multi-housing-industry/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:44:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>midwood</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=534</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Jessica Fiur, News Editor New York—This Sunday, September 11, 2011, marks the 10-year anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. In 2001, after the World Trade Center buildings were destroyed, and thousands of businesses and residents were displaced or forced to relocate, many wondered if Wall Street would ever recover. But it has. Though [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/lower-manhattan%e2%80%99s-thriving-post-911-multi-housing-industry/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weather disasters keep costing U.S. billions this year</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/weather-disasters-keep-costing-u-s-billions-this-year/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/weather-disasters-keep-costing-u-s-billions-this-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:09:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>midwood</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=526</guid> <description><![CDATA[(Reuters) &#8211; Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires. The first eight months of 2011 have brought strange and destructive weather to the United States. From the blizzard that dumped almost two feet of snow on Chicago, to killer tornadoes and heat waves in the south, to record flooding, to wildfires that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/weather-disasters-keep-costing-u-s-billions-this-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Has the Housing Market Finally Found Its Footing?</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/has-the-housing-market-finally-found-its-footing/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/has-the-housing-market-finally-found-its-footing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:20:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>midwood</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=519</guid> <description><![CDATA[By MEG HANDLEY For those looking for a bright spot amid the barrage of depressing data recently, news that housing prices were up for the third month in a row might have buoyed morale a bit. The latest data from the Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s/Case-Shiller homeprice index showed that home prices in the nation&#8217;s largest metropolitan areas ticked up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/09/has-the-housing-market-finally-found-its-footing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>GET IT DONE TOGETHER &#8211; PILOT PROGRAM</title><link>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/08/get-it-done-together-pilot-program/</link> <comments>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/08/get-it-done-together-pilot-program/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:15:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Midwood Lumber</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NYC DOB]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwoodlumber.com/?p=515</guid> <description><![CDATA[From NYC.GOV Get it Done. Together. is the Department’s new pilot program aimed at accelerating construction project approvals and spurring economic growth across the City. Under the pilot program, the Department’s five Borough Commissioners and senior representatives from other City agencies will form a working group to meet with private industry members and property owners [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.midwoodlumber.com/2011/08/get-it-done-together-pilot-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
