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FMI Releases Their 1st Quarter 2012 Construction Outlook Report RALEIGH, N.C., February 24, 2012– FMI (www.fminet.com), the largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, announces the release of its Nonresidential Construction Index report for the first quarter of 2012... Read the full story  Download the Report

Key Changes in the 2011 NEC With rare exception, the National Electrical Code (NEC) changes every three years. While many of these changes can be considered nominal rewording that just clarifies the intent of a particular code article, there are always some changes that have a major impact on the code’s scope. The most recent NEC is the 2011 edition, and the following are some of the more important changes that were implemented during this cycle... Read the full story

FMI Releases Federal Construction Sector Report The FMI report "The Federal Construction Sector: Understanding a Transforming Market", highlights some of the key trends that are shaping the federal design and construction industry in the coming years. The main trends include: Read the full story  Download the report