Spending on U.S. construction projects rose at a solid pace in August, helped by further gains in residential building. Overall construction activity climbed to the highest level in more than four years.

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U.S. builders trimmed activity for a second straight month in February, pushing construction spending down by the largest amount in seven months.

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A Republican congressional aide says GOP leaders are considering significantly reducing the scope of a bill that was supposed to provide a long-term blueprint for federal transportation programs.

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The Senate has approved must-do legislation to pay for the day-to-day budgets of five Cabinet agencies, kick-starting long overdue work to add the details to budget limits agreed to by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans this summer.

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Builders cut back on spending by the largest amount in six months in July with sharp reductions in outlays for government building projects. Construction spending fell 1.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted ...

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By Nick Bjork Dolan Media Newswires After a projected decline in construction spending this year, the American Institute of Architects expects construction spending to rebound, and even increase, in 2012. According to the AIA’s semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows that spending by Wisconsin cities and villages dropped for the first time in more than a decade. The independent Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance reported Monday that total spending for the state’s largest 238 ...

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Builders began work on more home-remodeling projects in April. But the increase barely lifted overall construction spending above its lowest level in more than a decade, a sign that the troubled ...

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Builders began work on more office buildings, hotels and factories in March, lifting construction spending after three straight monthly declines. Construction spending rose 1.4 percent in March, according to a Commerce ...

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By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — Builders began work on fewer offices, shopping centers and other commercial projects in January, pushing construction spending down to near a decade low. Builders trimmed their activity 0.7 percent in January following ...

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