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October gambling revenues in Clark County, Nev., plummeted 24.3% from last =
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proponents</span></font></a><br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Columnist Mi=
chael
Dresser says Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., is excited about President-elect
Barack Obama and his administration because of their common goal of
boosting high-speed rail. "We think the <st1:country-region w:st=
=3D"on">United
States</st1:country-region> shouldn't become a <st1:place w:st=3D"on">=
Third
World</st1:place> country when it comes to high-speed service," M=
ica
said. <a
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target=3D"_blank">The Sun (Baltimore)</a> (free registration)</span></f=
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target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#990000;
text-decoration:none'>Fontainebleau hotel opens after $1B makeover</spa=
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;col=
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ont-family:
Verdana;color:black'>'s iconic <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D=
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hotel reopened last month after a $1 billion makeover. Some of the
additions include three upscale restaurants and a beachfront spa.
"There are probably only a handful of hotels as synonymous as this=
is
with their location. As The Plaza is to <st1:State w:st=3D"on">New York=
</st1:State>,
as the Ritz is to <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Paris</st1:City>, the <st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Fontainebleau</st1:City> is to <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:p=
lace
w:st=3D"on">Miami Beach</st1:place></st1:City>," said Howard C.
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href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgNCibSfQXYof" target=
=3D"_blank"
title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
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align=3Dabsmiddle></span></a></span></font><b><font color=3D"#990000"
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0i=
n;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo3'><a
name=3DCDABC9E0-A2FF-45D9-A774-F52924E93850></a><![if !supportLists]><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3D"#990000" face=3DWingdings><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#990000'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&s=
ect;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> &=
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgmCibSfQGCzI?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#990000;
text-decoration:none'>Renewable power projects face limited capacity in
U.S., Europe</span></font></a><br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Renewable po=
wer
projects in <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place> could stall witho=
ut
grid upgrades because they will place too much stress on existing syste=
ms.
Some <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:country-region> organiza=
tions
also are warning about the effect of limited capacity on <st1:country-r=
egion
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">America</st1:place></st1:country-reg=
ion>'s
grid. "We are already operating the system closer to the edge than=
in
the past," said Rick Sergel, president of the North American Elect=
ric
Reliability Corp. "We simply do not have the transmission capacity
available to properly integrate new renewable resources." <a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgmCibSfQGCzI?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank">MIT Technology Review</a></span></font><font size=3D2
color=3D"#666666" face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-f=
amily:
Verdana;color:#666666'> (1/1) </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblac=
k
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;colo=
r:black'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgOCibSfQcRWG" target=
=3D"_blank"
title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
=3D114
height=3D14 id=3D"_x0000_i1038"
src=3D"http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/btn_email_story.=
gif"
align=3Dabsmiddle></span></a><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgPCibSfQjgcv" target=
=3D"_blank"
title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
=3D111
height=3D14 id=3D"_x0000_i1039"
src=3D"http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/btn_ttt.gif"
align=3Dabsmiddle></span></a></span></font><b><font color=3D"#990000"
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0i=
n;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><a
name=3DC57B96C4-8F73-49A2-A87B-F1CE876EDA73></a><![if !supportLists]><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3D"#990000" face=3DWingdings><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#990000'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&s=
ect;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> &=
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p;
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgnCibSfQHmLb?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#990000;
text-decoration:none'>Earthquake recovery construction may boost China'=
s
economy</span></font></a><br>
</span></font></b><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on=
"><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt=
;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'>China</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-reg=
ion><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;f=
ont-family:
Verdana;color:black'> has already transformed the location of this year=
's
devastating earthquake into a construction site. The government is expe=
cted
to spend 25% of a $580 billion economic recovery package on quake
reconstruction, and it hopes the effort will help boost the country's
ailing economy. The stimulus package includes roads, railways and 4.5
million homes. <a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgnCibSfQHmLb?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank">The New York Times/Reuters</a></span></font><font siz=
e=3D2
color=3D"#666666" face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-f=
amily:
Verdana;color:#666666'> (12/29) </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl=
ack
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;colo=
r:black'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgQCibSfQqOIy" target=
=3D"_blank"
title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
=3D114
height=3D14 id=3D"_x0000_i1040"
src=3D"http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/btn_email_story.=
gif"
align=3Dabsmiddle></span></a><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgRCibSfQzRXj" target=
=3D"_blank"
title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
=3D111
height=3D14 id=3D"_x0000_i1041"
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align=3Dabsmiddle></span></a></span></font><b><font color=3D"#990000"
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom=
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auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><a
name=3D7F125047-5197-43D8-BFAF-BB3B9E68B5AD></a><![if !supportLists]><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3D"#990000" face=3DWingdings><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#990000'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&s=
ect;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> &=
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p;
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'>Other News <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom=
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auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo6'><![if=
!supportLists]><font
size=3D2 color=3D"#999999" face=3DSymbol><span style=3D'font-size:10.0p=
t;
font-family:Symbol;color:#999999'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&midd=
ot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> &=
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p;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 color=3D"#9=
99999"
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;colo=
r:#999999'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgoCibSfQJrtc?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank"><b><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#9900=
00;
font-weight:bold'>AGC's Sandherr tells Obama team transportation
infrastructure should get priority</span></font></b></a><br>
Associated Construction Publications (12/29) <o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom=
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auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo7'><a
name=3D57A36B18-7517-4B6F-BB36-468BC544890B></a><![if !supportLists]><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3D"#999999" face=3DSymbol><span style=3D'font-size:10.0p=
t;
font-family:Symbol;color:#999999'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&midd=
ot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> &=
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p;
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99999"
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;colo=
r:#999999'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgpCibSfQMQzP?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank"><b><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#9900=
00;
font-weight:bold'>Toronto's Metrolinx faces lack of governance</span></=
font></b></a><br>
The <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Toronto</st1:place></s=
t1:City>
Star (12/29) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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name=3D4BD74B0C-E94A-467C-8B02-B366B72F8C4F></a><![if !supportLists]><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3D"#990000" face=3DWingdings><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#990000'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&s=
ect;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> &=
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'><a
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standard"
target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#990000;
text-decoration:none'>Report: Construction spending to decline sharply =
in
New York in 2009</span></font></a><br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The <st1:Sta=
te
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> are=
a showed
resilience in construction spending in 2008, but economic weakness is
expected to send construction starts falling 19% next year, according t=
o a
new McGraw-Hill Construction report. The report predicted that
nonresidential construction starts in 2009 will decline 21% to $11.6
billion. Meanwhile, non-building construction will fall 28% to $6.9
billion. <a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgrCibSfQXYof?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank">Crain's New York Business</a></span></font><font size=
=3D2
color=3D"#666666" face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-f=
amily:
Verdana;color:#666666'> (12/29) </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl=
ack
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;colo=
r:black'><a
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title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
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href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgTCibSfQWioL" target=
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title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
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align=3Dabsmiddle></span></a></span></font><b><font color=3D"#990000"
face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
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bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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n;
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name=3D2F5E695F-7398-46FF-90B5-C1CC74C630B1></a><![if !supportLists]><f=
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font-family:Wingdings;color:#990000'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&s=
ect;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;font-we=
ight:
bold'><a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgtCibSfQoKiT?format=3D=
standard"
target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#990000"><span style=3D'color:#990000;
text-decoration:none'>Recession crimps Vegas casinos and construction</=
span></font></a><br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>October gamb=
ling
revenues in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Clark County</=
st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">Nev.</st1:State></st1:place>, plummeted 24.3% f=
rom
last year, while area construction plunged 92% in October compared to t=
he
year before. The downturn has stalled development on several constructi=
on
projects, including a $4.8 billion resort that is now on hold until 201=
0. <a
href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgsCibSfQfGUi" target=
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title=3D"More Info About Mgm Mirage"><b><font color=3D"#006600"><span
style=3D'color:#006600;font-weight:bold'>MGM Mirage</span></font></b></=
a>
sold Treasure Island for $775 million to pump cash into finishing its $=
9.1
billion CityCenter, the largest private construction project in the U.S=
. <a
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target=3D"_blank">TIME</a></span></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#666666=
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face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;colo=
r:#666666'>
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href=3D"http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/obbQcXvhctxlgWCibSfQZsUb" target=
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title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
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title=3D""><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'><img border=3D0 width=
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H ST NW,
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