Posts Tagged ‘construction materials’

Lawmakers want protection from imported drywall

by Wally Northway Published: November 19,2009

Tags: construction, construction materials, imports, product quality

Sen. Thad Cochran (R.Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have joined in asking the federal government to help protect Mississippi consumers from companies and individuals offering questionable solutions for contaminated drywall imported from China. In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Jon Leibowitz, the Mississippi senators joined in formally asking the FTC to investigate companies [...] [...]

Cost of construction materials is on the rise again (access required)

by Nash Nunnery Published: November 16,2009

Tags: construction materials

After almost a year of stabilizing, the cost of construction materials is on the rise.  Again. Though the price of building commodities had seen a steady decline in 2009, construction economists are predicting that prices are expected to expand nearly six percent in 2010. Ken Simonson, chief economist with the Associated General Contractors of America, found that [...] [...]

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