March 23, 2007
  WORK-ON-THE-BOARDS SURVEY
Return of Cold Weather Dials Billings, Inquiries Down a Notch
Defined scope, good communications shape profitability
AIA Research Specialist Jennifer Riskus reports that several atypically warm months to start the winter led to elevated billings, which slowed in February with the arrival of more seasonably cold weather. Declines in billings were reported in nearly every region of the country, although the pace continued to pick up in the South. Residential billings also continued to stabilize after months of decline in 2006.

kiplinger connection
Mortgage Madness • More on Mortgages • Regs
Mortgage Madness: Sub-prime borrowers face hard times.
More on Mortgages: Expect a flap in Congress over bank practices.
Regs: Revised ADA standards will be issued this July.

Taking Care of Business
Letters to the Editor
This time, we have two nice letters about two nice Doer’s Profile stories.

 

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