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Engineering News-Record and Architectural
Record Each Win 2002 Jesse H. Neal Awards
McGraw-Hill
Construction Information Group Publications Recognized for Editorial
Excellence in Business Journalism
Construction.com Boasts 60 Percent Increase
in Users Since January
Construction Industry Mega-site
Becomes Most-visited Commercial Construction Web Destination
NEW YORK, N.Y., April
6, 2000 - Construction.com today announced that its business-to-business
Internet site has increased its lead as the commercial construction
industry's most-visited Web site with monthly totals exceeding 440,000
unique users, representing 770,000 user sessions and more than 4.0
million page impressions. Construction.com provides the broadest
range of business-to-business online solutions for all participants
in the $700 billion U.S. construction industry.
"Construction.com has quickly become the leading
online source of up-to-the-minute industry information, valuable
business-enabling resources and online communities," said Norbert
Young, president, The McGraw-Hill Companies Construction Information
Group. "Building off the well-established reputation and strength
of our leading brands which include the highly regarded F. W. Dodge
in the construction project marketplace; Sweet's in the building
product marketplace; and the information, analysis and insight of
our magazines - Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record and
Design-Build - Construction.com is pioneering new advances for the
entire building community."
Construction.com offers architects, contractors, engineers, building
products manufacturers and suppliers innovative new industry resources
including online multi-level cost estimators, breaking industry
news, an e-newsletter, and additional broad and deep information
and planning resources vital to construction teams nationwide and
globally.
Construction.com is the web portal for The McGraw-Hill Companies
(NYSE: MHP) Construction Information Group and its suite of products,
services and resources that combined, comprise the leading source
and marketplace for construction industry project news, product
information, industry insights and editorial coverage for design
and construction professionals. Construction.com provides access
to all of the Construction Information Group's brands and products.
About the McGraw-Hill
Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information
services provider serving the financial services, education and
business information markets through leading brands such as Standard
& Poor’s, Business Week and the McGraw-Hill educational imprint.
The corporation has more than 400 offices in 32 countries. Sales
in 1999 were $4.0 billion. Additional information is available at
www.mcgraw-hill.com.
Visit www.construction.com
for more information or contact:
William Jordan
Director, Media Relations
The McGraw-Hill Companies
(917) 543-4694 – cell
(212) 512-3640 – office
(718) 897-4346 (home)
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