Election results are showing voters are willing to support transportation infrastructure.

Voters Across U.S. Approve Nearly $600M for Transportation Improvements
Construction Equipment Guide.com

Voters across the nation Nov. 8 approved five separate transportation-related referendums and ballot initiatives, sending a clear signal that Americans support investment in transportation infrastructure, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

By an overwhelming 81 to 19 percent, voters in Arkansas approved nearly $600 million in bonds to finance expanded transportation improvements in the largest of the initiatives.
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ENR Top 425 Owners

By Gary J. Tulac

As the construction recession continues to drag on, industry firms continue to look to their clients to see when the downturn will end. While many owners believe the worst is past, most acknowledge there will be no quick turnaround in construction or capital spending in the near future. When the market does turn around in a big way, owners worry about who will be there to take up the burden of rebuilding the nation’s industrial and public infrastructure.

As part of its overview of owners, ENR once again is presenting its Top 425 Owners list. This list ranks publicly held companies based on the 2010 construction-in-progress figures they supplied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The data were compiled by S&P Capital IQ, a Standard & Poor’s business that, like ENR, is owned by The McGraw-Hill Cos.
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