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WORLD FENCE NEWS • JUNE 2013 • New construction starts in March climbed 8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $475.7 billion, it was reported by McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The gain for total construction in March followed two months of decline, and was led by a strong increase for the nonbuilding construction sector (public works and electric utilities). At the same time, March witnessed slightly reduced activity for Through the years with WFN continued from page 62 market sales leads, by Jim Lucci. • Your fence company's "Roadmap to Success," by Tom Luby. • Financing growth in a sluggish market, by Phillip M. Perry. • Keeping your best employees, by Linda Leigh Francis. • Money really can grow on trees, by Linda Keefe. • Tips on gate operator troubleshooting, by Lawrence Bourke. • Six simple tips for increasing sales and peace of mind, by Barbara Hemphill. • Battling heat stress in hot work environments. June 1998 cover June 2003 cover The Dodge Report March construction starts rise by 8 percent both housing and nonresidential building. During the first three months of 2013, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis came in at $100.5 billion, unchanged from the same period a year ago. The latest month's data lifted the Dodge Index to 101 (2000=100), up from a revised 93 for February, and essentially the same as the average rate for the Index during 2012. "After the slowdown in early 2013, the March improvement for total construction is in line with what's been seen over the past year – that being, an up-and-down pattern around a gradual rising trend," stated Robert A. Murray, vice-president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. "The support for total construction in March came from public works and electric utilities, which bounced back from a particularly weak February. Still, both segments are not expected to register much growth for 2013 as a whole, as public works construction is facing federal budget constraints while electric utility construction is pulling back from the record high achieved in 2012. "Residential building in March paused from its steady increases over the past year, with growth likely to resume in coming months. The modest decline for nonresidential building in March was consistent with its struggle to establish upward momentum, as the gains for commercial building stay tenuous while institutional building re- mains in the process of bottoming out," Murray said. Nonbuilding construction in March jumped 42% to $139.9 billion (annual rate). Electric utility construction in March advanced 122% from its depressed February amount, helped especially by the start of a $940 million solar farm in Texas, in combination with such smaller-scale projects as a $90 million biomass-to-energy power plant in Hawaii. The volume of electric utility construction in March was still low by 2012 standards, down 64% from last year's average monthly pace, Murray noted. The public works categories overall in March were up 36%, rebounding after a 25% decline in February. Water supply construction surged 111%, reflecting the start of six water main replacement projects in Chicago totaling $506 million, as well as the start of a $125 million water treatment plant in continued on page 69 US Patent No: 8,266,771 B2 KDT Power Twist Tie "Affixing the fence fabric to a fence post is an important and repetitive step in most fence installations. For this reason, an inexpensive fence tie that facilitates high quality fastening with reduced time and effort can improve upon the time and cost associated with building fences." – As published in U.S. Patent, KDT Power Twist Tie Sizes for 1-5/8 pipe up to 8-5/8 9 ga & 6 ga conform to ASTM F626-96A Our PATENTED KDT Power Twist Tie saves time, and time is money! Available in Galv. Class B Coating or less & Aluminized Only four steps needed to install the KDTwist Saves 20% on installation time! – Move KDTwist to post at a 45° angle; it pops on. – The installer does not have to pry apart legs. Reduces fatigue for the installer. – Smaller opening to close. – Use any power twist tie tool on the market to secure the KDTwist. Special sizes or shapes on request • KDT now available for T-posts Available in 12 ga, 11 ga, 9 ga, 7 ga, 6 ga Look for it at your local supplier or Call 800-749-7181 E-mail: sales@kdwire.brcoxmail.com AND MENTION WFN! Keener Dupont Wire Co., LLC MEMBER Where wire is our only business PIGTAIL AND 67 MEMBER SQUARE KDT AVAILABLE!