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Robert S. Amico Tapped By The McGraw-Hill Companies to Run F.W. Dodge, Leading Construction Information Provider

New York, October 2, 2000 - The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced the appointment of Robert S. Amico, 43, to senior vice president and general manager of F.W. Dodge, the construction industry's leading source for critical market data. Mr. Amico will be responsible for overseeing strategic vision and all day-to-day operations of the company.

"Bob Amico understands the critical role the Internet is playing for F.W. Dodge and under his leadership, the division is well poised to continue its leading role in the construction industry," said Norbert Young, Jr. FAIA, president of The McGraw-Hill Companies' Construction Information Group and construction.com, the most comprehensive online marketplace for construction professionals. "For over 100 years, F.W. Dodge has provided construction professionals with the information they need to develop new business and grow their companies and will continue to deliver the right information efficiently through the right channels."

"F.W.Dodge has made a significant and fundamental shift from being a print data provider to a comprehensive, market driven, information solutions provider. The synergies within the CIG organization combined with the technological capabilities of construction.com will continue our goal of further-increasing Dodge's importance to the construction industry," said Mr. Amico.

Before joining The McGraw-Hill Companies Mr. Amico served as senior vice president of Global Business Solutions at Rand McNally & Company. During his nearly 10 years at Rand McNally, he was responsible for the operations of several subsidiary companies, including Rand McNally Allmaps Ltd. and Rand McNally Transportation Data Management (TDM), Inc. He also held responsibility for Rand McNally's core business to business and consumer sales organizations. As general manager of TDM (RMC's largest software business), Mr. Amico was a key contributor to RMC's growth in technology. Prior to joining Rand McNally, Mr. Amico served as an assistant vice president of sales and marketing administration for Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.

Mr. Amico earned an MBA in Finance from Syracuse University in 1981. He received his BS in Finance and Marketing from Syracuse in 1979 and received his AS in Business administration from Alfred State College in 1977 . He graduated all with honors. Mr. Amico is married and has three children.

About F.W. Dodge
F.W. Dodge is the project marketplace for the construction community. It is part of the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group, comprised of such leading brands as Sweet's , Engineering News-Record, Architectural Record and Design-Build and the commercial construction industry's leading internet destination, construction.com. F.W. Dodge is the premier source for project information, plans and specifications and industry analyses and forecasts. F.W. Dodge has offices throughout the US and Canada.

About the McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. 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.

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