Mississippi Business Journal » Associated Builders & Contractors http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Non-residential contractors finally hear good news http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/nonresidential-contractors-finally-hear-good-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nonresidential-contractors-finally-hear-good-news http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/nonresidential-contractors-finally-hear-good-news/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:48:31 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=73204 While there has been a fair amount of good news lately about a rebound in homebuilding in Mississippi and across the U.S., commercial contractors have been waiting impatiently for a little sunshine to come their way. Perhaps their long wait is over. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” said C.J. “Buddy” Edens, president of the Mississippi chapter of [...]

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