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Economic Stimulus and the Construction and Engineering Sectors

February 17, 2009 rockman 3

Sacramento Light RailDetails are starting to solidify related to the construction-related spending in the Economic Stimulus Package. According to ENR.com, the total estimated construction-related spending is around $131 billion. They have a very nice breakdown of the spending, sector by sector (updated 2/13). Read on for the highlights. (Photo by SP8254)

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