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In Construction, a Year of Flat Growth Would Be Welcome

Want to see how the construction industry will do in 2011? Look at how architects did in 2010. By that gauge, last year's thin uptick in building design and engineering services foretells a similar small gain ahead for builders -- after two years of steep declines.

China Beckons West Coast Architecture and Building Firms

Fed by a thriving economy and a massive population movement from rural to urban areas, China's construction growth will dwarf that of the U.S. over the next 10 years. That's giving American architects and builders a chance to offset sluggish domestic demand.