McGraw-Hill Construction: Construction Stimulus Special Section

Your Share: The recovery package amounts to $787 billion in spending. How much of it will end up in entrepreneurs' hands? Here’s a look at where entrepreneurs stand to gain from the stimulus package … including infrastructure projects in Illinois, Colorado, and Arkansas.– BusinessWeek

Stimulus Benefits for Small Business Owners
The SBA’s operating budget has more than doubled. Small businesses can also look forward to some tax breaks. – AbileneBiz

State Agencies Scrambling to Get Workers Going on Projects
State DoTs are using ARRA funds to get shovel-ready projects going and people working … and bypassing megaprojects that employ design-build or concessionaires. – ENR

Feds Wrestle with Contracting
Federal agencies hampered by staff cutbacks, may look to private-sector project-management and construction-management firms to oversee nearly $135 billion allocated to projects. – ENR

Dollars Roll Out at Uneven Pace
Highway agencies lead the pack. Other agencies have been slower to release lists of projects. DOD and the VA are two that are concentrating on small projects. – ENR

The Construction Industry’s Downturn
Eileen Gould, a female general contractor, details how her company is coping with the downturn, from networking more to taking courses on solar panels. – BusinessWeek Podcast

How to Land a Government Contract
The federal government accounts for some 15% of domestic spending. Add in state and municipal contracts and you’ve got hundreds of billions of dollars of opportunities for small companies. But getting through the bureaucratic maze can be daunting. – BusinessWeek

Answers to Your Questions:

• Stimulus to Fund 1.6M Jobs: Is Your Staffing Ready? Read the answer in Midwest Construction.