July 24, 2009
  Architecture Firm Billings Decline Sharply in June
After three months of holding steady, the ongoing slowdown in business conditions at architecture firms accelerated again in June. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score fell to 37.7, its lowest point since February, indicating that the downturn may be more deeply entrenched than anticipated.

Podcast: Project Finance for Principals and Project Managers
Jim Sawyer, AIA, speaks to AIArchitect Contributing Editor Michael J. Crosbie, AIA, about what an architecture firm needs for a successful financial project plan in the current economic climate.

kiplinger connection
Global Economy • U.S. Economy • Business Costs
Global Economy: The U.S. will have to lead the world out of recession.
U.S. Economy: Recovery may mean self-fulfilling prophecy of inflation.
Business Costs: USPS will go high tech and yet rates will rise anyway.

 

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