According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the average size of homes started in the third quarter of
2008 was 2,438 square feet, down from 2,629 square feet in the second quarter
...
More than 3,400
companies are in the solar energy sector and employ about 25,000-35,000
workers, including installers, manufacturers, distributors, and project
developers and materials suppliers ...
The American Water Works Association is urging Congress to
include funding for drinking water infrastructure projects in the stimulus
legislation now being considered ...
Obama has pledged to
create 5 million green jobs and break U.S. dependence on foreign oil, investing
$150 billion in the next decade to build an energy economy that relies on
renewable sources …
Statistics show
that small business hiring is at a standstill, but some companies are finding
creative strategies to retain workers for the next upturn …
When tough times
hit, a third of your people will square their shoulders and attack the
challenges; another third will dive under their desks; and one-third will think
about heading for the exits ...
America's failing water and wastewater sector
looks set to decline further in 2009, as capital expenditure on crucial
infrastructure projects is cut back by 12.9% …
A group consisting of homebuilders and an ever-growing number of
industry associations is working to drum up support for an economic stimulus
plan it proposes to present to Congress ...
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