﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Economic Stimulus Special Section Recent Articles</title><link>http://www.construction.com/stimulus/</link><description>McGraw-Hill Construction Online - The place to find design and construction news, project information, people, analytics and building product information</description><item><title>Architects Brace for Prolonged Recession</title><description>Some economic indicators suggest the Great Recession is ending, and yet many architects continue to struggle.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:13:08 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/091021recession.asp</link><category>Architectural Record</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/091021recession.asp</guid></item><item><title>Wind Industry Uses Federal Grants to Add Capacity</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:56:56 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=136714667</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=136714667</guid></item><item><title>Getting the Lead Out: Stimulus Funds Boost Idaho Cleanup</title><description>Remediation work on lead-contaminated properties in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Basin has increased by nearly 50% this year because of $20 million in stimulus funds .</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:44:20 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014IdahoStimulu</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014IdahoStimulu</guid></item><item><title>More Stimulus Funds Arrive in Northern California</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://california.construction.com/opinions/blogs/north/?plckController=Blog&amp;plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&amp;newspaperUserId=656ba29a-ded6-4a43-b426-0045989f4265&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a656ba29a-ded6-4a43-b426-00</link><category>California Construction</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://california.construction.com/opinions/blogs/north/?plckController=Blog&amp;plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&amp;newspaperUserId=656ba29a-ded6-4a43-b426-0045989f4265&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a656ba29a-ded6-4a43-b426-00</guid></item><item><title>Stimulus Dollars Put N.C. 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School Uses New Solar Technology</title><description>Glenville elementary school in Greenwich, Conn., had been living for almost 30 years with a noisy open-plan design and a lack of natural light.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014ConnecticutS</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014ConnecticutS</guid></item><item><title>Nothing Concrete In Carbon Capture</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014MichiganStim</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014MichiganStim</guid></item><item><title>Davis-Bacon adds to Kansas Plant Cost</title><description>Work is under way at a $15.4-million Johnson County, Kan., wastewater treatment plant upgrade .</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 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proceed with the second phase of a major replacement project on the Route 52 causeway near Atlantic City.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014NewJerseySti</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014NewJerseySti</guid></item><item><title>In Arizona, Low Bids Lead to Second Round of Roadwork</title><description>Competition among bidders means that nearly one third of the $350 million in stimulus funds provided to the Arizona DOT has been reallocated.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014ArizonaStimu</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091014ArizonaStimu</guid></item><item><title>Stimulus Grant Cuts Off a Season From Runway Reconstruction in Michigan</title><description>“Grateful.” That was the reaction of Lester 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Seeks Funds to Rehab Freight Rail System</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:14:14 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135801835</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135801835</guid></item><item><title>Competition Intensifies as Recession Deepens</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:12:44 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi090923Construction</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi090923Construction</guid></item><item><title>News from other sources | New York Construction | McGraw-Hill Construction</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:11:33 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://newyork.construction.com/yb/ny/article.aspx?story_id=135708276</link><category>New York Construction</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newyork.construction.com/yb/ny/article.aspx?story_id=135708276</guid></item><item><title>Competition Fierce for DOT 'TIGER' Grants</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:10:48 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo090923TIGERGrantsC</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo090923TIGERGrantsC</guid></item><item><title>"Shovel Ready" Enough for Funding? 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Get Federal Funding</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135537968</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135537968</guid></item><item><title>Philly Seeing the Benefits of Stimulus Funding</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135501437</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135501437</guid></item><item><title>Instead of Waiting for Corps, Toledo Wants to Dredge Its Port Sooner</title><description /><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135486110</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135486110</guid></item><item><title>Instead of Waiting for Corps, Toledo Wants to Dredge Its Port Sooner</title><description /><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135486110</link><category>ENR</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://enr.construction.com/yb/enr/article.aspx?story_id=135486110</guid></item><item><title>Tennessee posts fifth worst construction job loss in U.S.</title><description /><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate><link>http://southcentral.construction.com/opinions/blogs/default.asp?plckController=Blog&amp;plckScript=blogScript&amp;plckElementId=blogDest&amp;plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3ad76e4be5-44fc-459d-91c0-b4d</link><category>South Central Construction</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://southcentral.construction.com/opinions/blogs/default.asp?plckController=Blog&amp;plckScript=blogScript&amp;plckElementId=blogDest&amp;plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3ad76e4be5-44fc-459d-91c0-b4d</guid></item><item><title>No Deal Yet, But Pact On 'Buy America' May Be Near</title><description>A White House meeting between the Canadian prime minister and President Obama did not produce an agreement to resolve Canada's concerns over the ARRA's Buy American provisions. 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