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Industry

Housing Starts Plunge 18.9 Percent in November
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Builder Confidence Hovers At Record Low In December
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CONTRACTOR Magazine Names Its 2008 Readers Choice Award Winners
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Stanley Works Cutting 10% of Workforce
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BMHC Moving Headquarters from San Francisco to Boise
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Decking Manufacturers Fiber Composites and Sensibuilt Building Solutions To Merge
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Obama Names Affordable Housing Proponent as HUD Secretary
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Hovnanian: $1.1 Billion in Losses During Last Fiscal Year
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84 Lumber Closes 5 More Stores, Lays Off Dozens at Headquarters
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Louisiana Workshops Indicate Strong Builder Interest in Raised Floors
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Reed Construction Data Launches SmartLead
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UCLA Anderson Forecast: Nasty Recession for U.S. to Include Four Quarters of Declining GDP
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Cooking Up Sales: Homebuilder Enlists Chef for Kitchen Design and Storage Ideas
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Podcasts

AIA Podcast Discusses Designing Meaningful Environments for the Elderly

Trade

2009 Great Lakes Building Products Expo
January 15-16, 2009, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Charleston Build, Remodel & Landscape Expo
January 16-18, 2009, Charleston

AWCI's ''EIFS—Doing It Right'' Certification Seminars Continue Starting in January
Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas, & Washington D.C.

2009 Legislative Conference and Green Building Forum
March 16-18 2009, Washington D.C.

Product

iLevel Adds 24'' Shear Wall Brace to Product Lineup

New Self-Adjusting Strike Plate for Misaligned Deadbolts Now Available

The Blue Book of Building and Construction Adds New Markets, New Services in Largest Print Run Ever

PlanSwift Releases Version 8.5 of Its Takeoff and Estimating Software

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