Shagang raises mid-March rebar prices by $6/tSteel Business Briefing (subscription)Eastern China's Shagang raised its 16-25mm HRB335 rebar prices by RMB 40/tonne ($6/t) to RMB 3900/t ($571/t) with 17% VAT, for mid-March delivery. …
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EU steel makers complain of iron pricesSydney Morning Herald"Increases of this magnitude will have a significant impact on steel prices and as such on the whole manufacturing and construction value chain and …Vale turns up heat on iron ore pricesFinancial TimesVale push for sharp hike in ore pricesInternational Business Times AustraliaEuropean steel industry [...]
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Strictly Business: Q&A with Ken Lopez of General Scales Inc.Bakersfield CalifornianQ: Are concrete prices favorable right now? Why or why not? A: Concrete prices are still higher than a few years ago. This can be attributed to the higher …
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Shame on everyoneNew Times SLOSilva, who's been in the drywall business for 30 years, said he lost jobs when the Carpenters told his clients he was paying unfair wages, …
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Construction Employment Declines in Every State, DCForConstructionPros.com"Construction employment is dropping everywhere and plummeting almost everywhere," said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. …DC-area construction employment downWashington Business JournalOhio construction jobs drop 2 percent in JanuaryCincinnati Business CourierAZ construction jobs: Down for 2009, up in DecemberMSN MoneyBusinessWeekall 39 news articles »
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DC-area construction employment downWashington Business Journal“Construction employment is dropping everywhere and plummeting almost everywhere,” said the group's chief economist Ken Simonson. “Looking at this data, …Construction Employment Declines in Every State, DCForConstructionPros.comAZ construction jobs: Down for 2009, up in DecemberMSN MoneyReport: Every state sees construction job lossesBusinessWeek
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Ohio construction jobs drop 2 percent in JanuaryCincinnati Business Courier“Construction employment is dropping everywhere and plummeting almost everywhere,” Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist, said in a news release. …
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