State Forecast

Louisiana counters industrial
drop with progress in other areas
Sustained drops in chemical construction and a shaky economy
gave the construction industry some sleepless nights in 2003.
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Market
Outlook: Highways

TIMED breaths life into declining highway construction
revenues
Highway contractors are thanking the heavens for Louisiana's
Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development.
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Market Outlook:
Building

Big-dollar projects create decent outlook for 2004
Several big-dollar investments have brightened the picture
somewhat for the building market in 2004.
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Market Outlook
- National Forecast

Worst may be over as construction poised for improvement
With the worst of the economic hard times ended, McGraw-Hill
Construction is predicting a slight increase, or 1 percent,
in total construction activity nationwide for 2004.
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