Stimulus legislation considered by the U.S. House of Representatives includes approximately $149 billion of funding to be obligated by September 30, 2009, for infrastructure and public building investment provisions, according to a tabulation by AGC.

Activant Solutions will host its Summit 2009 from March 1-4, in Nashville, TN, at the Gaylord Opryland.

We all know housing is in for a wretched year, so why belabor the point? This commentary makes a good case that our economy might benefit from a respite from all the hyperventilating bad news out there.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for December 2008.

Read here for The Copper Journal’s weekly chart update.

Click on the link below to find The Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Jan. 9, 2009. The Copper Journal, a monthly publication, is a compendium of key fundamental, economic

Activant Solutions introduced its next generation of business analytics, Activant Business Analyzer.

Trade Service, a product and pricing content provider to the plumbing/HVAC and electrical industries, has become an approved service provider to the Equity/EDN.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) launched a new Web site, www.natex.org.

Flexhead Industries has launched its new Web site, www.flexhead.com.