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McGraw-Hill Construction is working to bring you the latest industry-related news from hurricane-affected areas. We hope this page will serve as a resource for news and contact information to help facilitate the recovery process.

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Competitions
Architectural Record Announces Winners of Katrina Design Competition

USACE Status Reports
> Performance Evaluation Plan and Interim Status Report 8MB
>Consolidated Contract Awards

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>	Vulnerable Coastal Zones Are Focus of Dutch Forum
>	Corps Awards New Contract for Protecting Louisiana
>	Gulf Coast Construction Weathers the Storms
>	Corps Says MR. Go Should Go
>	As Temporary Housing Assistance for Katrina Victims Counts Down, the Future Looks Bleak
>	Louisiana Officials' Goal Is Hurricane Resistant Bridge
>	Workers' Comp Not Always Enforced, Louisiana Finds
>	Starchitects Invited to New Orleans Waterfront
>	Lowe’s Makes Katrina Cottages Available for Purchase
>	Corps To Reveal New Storm Risks
>	New Orleans Landmark is Widened and Strengthened
>	Katrina Anniversary Draws Vows for Change
>	Labor Shortages and Heartache Weigh Heavy
>	New Subdivisions are Designed To Take a Beating
>	Gulf Coast Rebirth Starts in Casting Yard
>	Ominous Reports: The 1927 Mississippi Flood
>	Katrina-Ravaged Schools Prepare for New Year, Despite Obstacles
>	High Costs Plague Gulf Rebuilding Effort
>	Concrete-Home Manufacturers Gear Up for Production in N.O.
>	New Orleans Gates Are Hung as Call Rises for Taller Ones
>	Business Roundtable Pushes Job Training in Gulf Coast Area
>	Big New Orleans Plan Is Pushing Innovation
>	Corps Restructures to Manage $5.7 Billion in Civil Works
>	Louisiana Safe Houses Are Ultimate Workplace Amenity
>	Louisiana Coast Protection Plan Calls for Integrated Approach
>	Online Voting for New Orleans Competition Opens
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DODGE REPORTS
Reports on hurricane-related projects with a construction value exceeding $1 billion. Available on the McGraw-Hill Construction Network.

DODGE PLANS
For projects in affected areas, we have plans from 2003 - 2005 at no charge to qualified professionals.

South Central Construction

Louisiana Contractor

Dodge Plan Rooms

Mold Update Center

AIA Katrina Recovery Initiative

Disaster Contractors Network

Habitat for Humanity

AGC Construction Jobs

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Army Corps Contracting
Opportunities

USDOC Hurricane Contracting
Information Center

Federal Emergency
Management Agency

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American Red Cross

Architecture for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity

America’s Second Harvest

National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster

Corporation for National and
Community Service

If your life or work has been affected by hurricane Katrina, or if you would like to point out an important resource for those whose lives have, please contact Brett Lyon by e-mail at brett_lyon@mcgraw-hill.com

Webcasts

Podcasts

Slideshows

Katrina Retrofit
(businessweek.com)
With management legend Jack Welch

Blood and Ink
(businessweek.com)
With American Red Cross chairwoman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter.

Helping the Poor
(businessweek.com)
With University of Michigan professor C.K. Prahalad.

Today's Infrastructure Challenges
(construction.com)
An Interview with General Barry R. McCaffrey

Planning Visions, Post-Katrina
(enr.construction.com)
After the Hurricane's Devastation, Hard-Hit Areas Face Tough Questions

New Orleans Area Flood Protection After Katrina
(enr.construction.com) Looking Ahead

New Orleans Revisited: A Narrated Slideshow
(enr.construction.com)
Windows Media 7MB
Quicktime 7MB

Katrina's Aftermath: A Long Road to Relief
(enr.construction.com)

Devastation on the Coast
(enr.construction.com)

The Simple Sandbag Fills the Breach
(enr.construction.com)

Our network of regional publications are able to help mediate assistance projects and contacts. Please contact the regional office nearest you.

Florida
	Yvette Muniz, (813) 908-6207 yvette_muniz@mcgraw-hill.com
Georgia
	Kathy Conrad, (404) 303-5301 Kathy_Conrad@McGraw-Hill.com
South Carolina/Tennessee
	Cindy Searcy, (615) 366-7420 Cindy_Searcy@mcgraw-hill.com
North Carolina
	Joe Redding, (704) 525-6924 joe_redding@mcgraw-hill.com
Alabama/Mississippi
	Richard Yarborough, (251) 694-0255 richard_yarborough@mcgraw-hill.com

Louisiana
	Patsy Hall, (888) 872-5730 Patsy_Hall@McGraw-Hill.com
East Pennsylvania
	Daniel Kirk, (412) 231- 6660 daniel_kirk@mcgraw-hill.com
West Pennsylvania
	Marsha Martin, (412) 330-2236 marsha_martin@mcgraw-hill.com
West Virginia
	Theresa Tolley, (304) 727-7269 Theresa_Tolley@mcgraw-hill.com



We are posting offers of assistance, calls for help and other useful information sent to us by readers and industry partners. While we cannot warrant the accuracy of each posting here, we hope that this information will be used to faclitate a quick, safe and efficient recovery. A more comprehensive way to get your resource or need published for all to see is by adding it to our Resources Guide and/or searching our Resources Listing pages. If you would like to add a posting here, please send your details to Brett Lyon at brett_lyon@mcgraw-hill.com. Also: BusinessWeek Online has started a forum for small business owners to share support and advice. Click here.
Flooring/Mold Killers Available GNL Flooring of Alexander City, Ala. has 22 able-bodied men who would like to help in the cleanup of Katrina. We are currently in our off season and have several months in which we can help with demo and relay of tile floors and waterproofing. We also have a system of waterproofing which pushes any moisture out of concrete slabs (also works on bridges and overpasses and anything that is made of concrete) this system will make the concrete up to 400% harder and allows for zero tolerance for moisture,for the life of the concrete. It also KILLS MOLD on contact. I understand that there is a large mold problem and I know that if it isn't cleaned up quickly it could lead to more serious problems. That is where we come in. We can remove the old flooring (which holds the moisture under it and promotes mold and mildew), treat your concrete and relay your floors for you. We Can also treat dams,bridges,roads etc. anything made of concrete. We have our own equipment and tools.We have the ability to help and the tools and manpower to to do what you need us to do Ray Loyed Foreman 256-404-5520 floorman1@gmail.com Company Office: contact -John Spann 256-234-6737 jonhspann1@charter.net GNL Flooring Inc. Alexander City,Al. 35010

Stump Removal

We are a licensed & insured company that is locally owned and operated for commercial & residential projects. Our grinder gets into those hard to reach places and fits through standard 36” fence. With much of the devastation to all these areas, we would like to put our name out to all those who are in need of these services. Please feel free to call Eric Helton @ 985-502-1412 or 985-845-0203 for questions, concerns or free quotes!

Christine Helton
Stump Jumpers
Stump Grinding
500 Keeneland Drive
Madisonville, LA 70447

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