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Tharyn L. Aiken Named Vice President Technology and Chief Information Officer for construction.com

Senior Level Appointment Solidifies Web Expansion Strategy for the Construction Industry’s Leading Internet Portal

NEW YORK, December 7, 2000 - The McGraw-Hill Companies’ (NYSE: MHP) Construction Information Group today named Tharyn L. Aiken vice president, technology and chief information officer for construction.com, the most comprehensive online marketplace for construction professionals. Ms. Aiken will report to Ken Michaels, chief operating officer of the Construction Information Group.

This appointment illustrates CIG’s commitment to growing its position as the market leader for content and services for architects, owners, engineers, contractors and building products manufacturers. Ms. Aiken will be responsible for developing and implementing business operational strategy, creating approaches to leverage the effectiveness of products/services for customer retention and satisfaction and designing enterprise-wide methods for supporting technology and process innovation.

"Tharyn’s knowledge, experience and vision will further strengthen CIG’s leadership position in this market as we continue to evolve and innovate," adds Norbert W. Young Jr., FAIA, president of the Construction Information Group and construction.com. "Her extensive IT experience is key in this Internet-driven economy, where it is not enough to simply provide quality construction data. CIG’s Construction.com strives to deliver the right information efficiently through the right channels, and Tharyn will be instrumental to achieving this goal."

The foremost product and project marketplace for construction industry pros, construction.com is the leader in content and community through F.W. Dodge, which details more than 500,000 projects valued at over $1 trillion, and Sweet's, the top decision-making resource for 90 percent of the world's architects and design professionals. It also leverages the Companies’ powerful editorial brands, such as Engineering News-Record, Architectural Digest and Design-Build.

Ms. Aiken joins CIG from her former position as Vice President of Client Services and Technologies at Dow Jones and Co. with the Dow Jones Markets Group, where she both directed service and technology functions and realigned the firm’s entire infrastructure to support new business strategies and enhanced customer care.

Previously, Ms. Aiken spent two years at Citicorp where she held a variety of senior positions including Vice President and Director of Technology for Citicorp Real Estate and Vice President and Director of MIS/Sales Planning and Development for Citibank FOCUS. Earlier experiences include two years of IT management with the Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York and a management consulting position at Touche Ross & Company.

Ms. Aiken holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science and a concentration in economics from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

About construction.com
Construction.com is the industry marketplace that enables construction professionals to do their job faster, better and cheaper. Building on The McGraw-Hill Companies’ heritage as the world’s premier information provider to the $1.7 trillion commercial construction industry, construction.com uses the Internet to help its customers to get the latest industry intelligence and interactive solutions that help professional decision-makers do their jobs successfully. By leveraging the powerful content of The McGraw-Hill Companies’ leading editorial brands, including F.W. Dodge, Sweet’s, Engineering News-Record, Architectural Record, and Design-Build, construction.com integrates unmatched market intelligence, unique project management tools, and end-to-end access to the construction community. Construction.com employs more than 1,700 professionals around the world.

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 300 offices in 32 countries. Sales in 2000 were $4.3 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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