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• New York City Still Struggling to Recover

  Almost six weeks after Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island are still reeling from the blow.

   
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  Report: Georgia Coast Shows Economic Strength

   
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  Jersey Shore: "It's Like Somebody Called In an Air Strike."

  Life has changed radically for residents of the New Jersey barrier island towns, and for the contractors who work there.

   
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  South Carolina Economy: Resting on Defense

  South Carolina's coast has some good markets for homebuilding

   

• The Canadians Are Coming! The Canadians Are Coming!

  Canadians continue to flock to Florida.

   

• In Florida, a Shortage of Help

  Builders are getting re-acquainted with a problem that used to be familiar: a shortage of skilled labor.

   

• New-Home Sales Hit Two-Year High in September

  Pricing and inventory numbers further brightened the positive report.

   

• July Remodeling Slump Is Counterpoint to Single-, Multifamily Gains

  Spending on remodeling falls, new home construction gains.

   

• Florida County May Boost Impact Fees

  As the building industry shows signs of life, the county is considering raising impact fees.

   

• Reader Comment on "Positive Change in the Face of Recession" (Subscriber content)

  A member of the community reacts to our interview with Robert Criner

   
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  U.S. Applications for Unemployment Aid Dip to 367K

  The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked down last week after dropping sharply the previous week, evidence hiring could pick up this month.

   
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  Moral Hazard Is Central Issue in Housing Bust

  Moral hazard is not just another issue raised by the collapse of the housing bubble.

   

• Profs Slam Tuscaloosa Tornado Recovery...and the Mayor Bites Back

   

• The "Economic Time Machine": In South Florida, it's 2002

   

• Proactive and Positive In the Face of Recession (Subscriber content)

  When the going gets tough, the tough spend more on marketing.

   

• Coastal State Unemployment: A Mixed Bag

   

• Where Will BP Billions Flow?

   
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  Simple Math for a Slow Economy

  Earlier this year, timber-framer Paul Freeman, owner of Brooks Post & Beam in Lyndeborough, N.H., realized he had a problem.

   
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  Tracking Changes With Variance Purchase Orders (Subscriber content)

  This month I want to talk about one of the most important aspects of a purchasing system: the ability to accurately capture, manage, and minimize unwanted job-cost variances.

   

• Non-Profit "Builders of Hope" Tackles Tough House-Moving Challenge in New Orleans