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St. John school projects on table (10/7/08) Times-Picayune

Builders digging into the largest real estate development in St. Tammany history (10/3/08) CityBusiness

Olde Towne to get new center (10/2/08) Times-Picayune

Corps awards $9M pump station contract to Kenner company (10/2/08) CityBusiness

Officials break ground for federal city (10/1/08) Times-Picayune

Library taking root today (10/1/08) Times-Picayune

Federal City becomes reality (10/1/08) CityBusiness

Gretna OKs 24 demolitions (9/30/08) Times-Picayune

Federal city lease makes it official (9/30/08) Times-Picayune

Developer backs off plans to redevelop medical district building (9/29/08)

Covington contractor charged with fraud (9/29/08) Citybusiness

Coast Guard: Bollinger contract could be worth $1.5B (9/26/08) Citybusiness

Entergy applies for nuke license in Louisiana (9/25/08) Citybusiness

Kenner land-use plan wins commission's OK (9/25/08) Times-Picayune

Striping work continues at Fremaux interchange (9/22/08)Times-Picayune 

Sailing right along (9/22/08)Times-Picayune 

Designers slated for Marrero schools(9/22/08)Times-Picayune 

School fixes pegged at $30 million (9/20/08)Times-Picayune

Cleanup celebrity defends planned St. Bernard transfer station (9/20/08)Times-Picayune

Housing complex plans approved (9/20/08)Times-Picayune

Bigger storms building studied (9/19/08) Times-Picayune

School plans draw critics (9/19/08) Times-Picayune

Planners' vision for Charity as housing criticized (9/19/08) CityBusiness

Drawbridge links sections of the Tammany Trace trail (9/17/08) Times-Picayune 

Housing construction drops 6.2 percent in August (9/17/08) CityBusiness

Habitat taps into New Market Tax Credits (9/17/08) CityBusiness

3 new districts proposed for school (9/16/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. master plan development to get under way (9/15/08) CityBusiness

New drawbridge on trail to be christened Tuesday (9/12/08) Times-Picayune

Movie company plans Marigny studio (9/11/08) CityBusiness

Nagin allows demolitions to bypass conservation committee (9/11/08) CityBusiness

Gretna delays demolition decision (9/11/08) Times-Picayune

Parish breaks ground in Gretna (9/10/08) Times-Picayune

Interstate 10 bids exceed state's estimate (9/7/08) Times-Picayune

$1.3M Mid-City street repairs under way(8/26/08) CityBusiness

Bad contractors ruin the ruined in Katrina's wake(8/25/08) CityBusiness

Developer begins on first stage of homes(8/23/08) Times-Picayune

Borders bookstore OK'd for state bonds (8/23/08) Times-Picayune

Antoine's restaurant gets nod for GO Zone bonds (8/22/08) CityBusiness

Orpheum owners plan repairs (8/20/08) Times-Picayune

Fair Grounds work progresses (8/20/08) Times-Picayune

Contract OK'd for east bank revamp (8/16/08) Times-Picayune

UNO wins big research contract (8/16/08) Times-Picayune

Miami planner to design village (8/6/08) Times-Picayune

Astor Crowne Plaza to get facelift (8/22/08) CityBusiness

Algiers will see new schools under plan (8/22/08) Times-Picayune

Quarter landmark feasts upon GO Zone bonds (8/22/08) Times-Picayune

Neighbors want new life at Lake Terrace Center (8/21/08) CityBusiness

Architects favor renovating Charity Hospital (8/20/08) CityBusiness

Lab project poised to rise in N.O. (8/19/08) Times-Picayune

BUILDING HOPE (8/19/08) Times-Picayune

Ex-HUD chief partners with developers, nonprofits in N.O. housing project (8/18/08) CityBusiness

French Market Place to get face-lift (8/15/08) CityBusiness

Budget surplus is windfall for coast (8/14/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana, Navy to finalize Federal City deal (8/13/08) CityBusiness

Panel approves Lafitte site plans (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

Board hires firm to direct projects (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

Power plant switch is pushed back (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

2 St. Tammany school projects near completion (8/13/08) Times-Picayune
 

Construction to affect Michoud Boulevard traffic until 2009 (8/13/08) CityBusiness

Tulane health center to serve eastern New Orleans (8/13/08) CityBusiness

$38M BioInnovation Center construction to begin next week (8/12/08) CityBusiness

Firm ready to build St. James iron plant (8/9/08) Times-Picayune

Design-build law fast-tracks storm jobs (8/8/08) CityBusiness

Developers target Katrina-stricken neighborhoods (8/8/08) CityBusiness

Slidell to build new City Hall (8/8/08) CityBusiness

Macy's prepares for N.O. comeback (8/6/08) CityBusiness

Hammond company could head up $8.7M Highway 21 project (8/4/08) CityBusiness

The Esplanade owners seek to build $10M theater (7/31/08) CityBusiness

Slidell gets go-ahead to buy UNO site (7/29/08) Times-Picayune

250-apartment tower being built on Poydras (7/26/08) Times-Picayune

Clear For Takeoff (7/26/08) Times-Picayune

Bids for rock wall come in under budget (7/23/08) Times-Picayune

Proposed waterway gate not wide enough, officials say (7/22/08) Times-Picayune

Bond Commission approves $351M for N.O. area (7/21/08) CityBusiness

Parish zoning revamp clears hurdle (7/17/2008) Times-Picayune

River Parishes fare well in session (7/17/2008) Times-Picayune

Bond added to WTC project (7/15/08) CityBusiness

Boh Bros. wins $62M Harvey Canal floodwall contract (7/15/08) CityBusiness

Debris-barge plan gets review by state officials (7/15/08) Times-Picayune

Parish may get land for park (7/15/08) Times-Picayune

City Park to begin creating Great Lawn (7/15/08) Times-Picayune

Jackson Barracks feels the forces of progress (7/14/08) Times-Picayune

Kenner approves sewer upgrade (7/11/08) Times-Picayune

Huey Long to close at times (7/11/08) Times-Picayune

Developer planning 300-room hotel in capital (7/11/08) CityBusiness

Work starts on Slidell drainage project (7/9/08) Times-Picayune

Pontchartrain Hotel being converted into senior apartments (7/8/08) CityBusiness

HUD secretary: N.O. redevelopment to stay on track (6/30/08) CityBusiness

Timberland meeting tonight (6/26/08) Times-Picayune

Barataria Blvd. to be widened (6/24/08) Times-Picayune

Program hammers out careers in construction for recent vets (6/23/08) CityBusiness

Coast Guard getting new digs (6/22/08) Times-Picayune

Biofuel project wins GO Zone bonds (6/20/08) Times-Picayune

Health secretary: New LSU hospital will need state dollars (6/19/08) CityBusiness

Loyola student life center gets $3M makeover (6/18/08) CityBusiness

Bush looks offshore for remedy to high oil prices (6/18/08) CityBusiness

East N.O. apartment developer seeking tax relief (6/18/08) Times-Picayune

Coast Guard awards contract (6/18/08) Times-Picayune

Coast Guard awards $21.5M contract to build Algiers facility (6/17/08) CityBusiness

Slidell mall being torn down (6/17/08) CityBusiness

N.O schools set for building boom (6/16/08) Times-Picayune

Parish awards contract for emergency center (6/17/08) Times-Picayune

Vallas and Pastorek to hold meeting tonight (6/16/08) Times-Picayune

Street-repair spree to start in Slidell (6/14/08) Times-Picayune

Home, college projects moves forward (6/14/08) Times-Picayune

Corps seeks public input on Jeff, St. Charles hurricane-protection projects (6/11/08)

Architects picked for Jeff schools projects (6/11/2008) Times-Picayune

Elmwood Canal bridge work is delayed again (6/11/2008) Times-Picayune

Corps awards $8M levee contract to Kenner firm (6/10/2008) CityBusiness

Causeway seeks bids for wrapping pilings (6/10/2008) Times-Picayune

East N.O. apartment construction surges (6/9/08) CityBusiness

Wisconsin firm to help with hospital Times-Picayune (6/7/08)

Council weighs redoing hiring process Times-Picayune (6/7/08)

House OKs construction budget overhaul (6/6/08) CityBusiness

Bid sought for road project (6/6/08) Times-Picayune

Senior apartments becoming a reality (6/4/08) Times-Picayune

Airport hotel to wear a crowne  (6/4/08) Times-Picayune

Covington Paving awarded streets bid (6/4/08) Times-Picayune

Port complex in Gulf touted (5/15/08) Times-Picayune 

Another steel firm considers St. James (5/16/08) Times-Picayune 

Bonds OK'd for 22 GO Zone projects (5/16/08) Times-Picayune 

Larger hospital may be needed, new report says (5/29/08) Times-Picayune 

Federal city finances hashed out (5/28/08) Times-Picayune

New road will improve access to toll plaza (6/3/08) Times-Picayune 

Homebuilding slump hampers construction spending (06/02/08) CityBusiness

Children’s Hospital telethon raise record of more than $1.38M (06/02/08) CityBusiness

State OKs $125M for N.O. recovery projects (5/29/08) CityBusiness

Flood-control drill planned Saturday in Des Allemands (5/29/08) Times Picayune

Verenium starts Jennings ethanol plant (5/28/08) The Advocate

Trump Tower sales center opens in CBD (5/28/08) CityBusiness

Developer plants 'bio-wall' project at Metairie building (5/28/08) CityBusiness

GREEN JOBS (5/23/08) Times Picayune

New-look Lakewood course near ready (5/22/08) Times Picayune

Money restricts riverfront project (5/25/08) Times Picayune

Airport proposal worries parish (5/25/08) Times Picayune

Senior complex getting revamp (5/26/08) Times Picayune

$600 million Riverpark development unveiled (5/13/08) CityBusiness

Ochsner plans sports medicine complex (5/19/08) CityBusiness

N.O. construction task force reports successful first year (5/16/08) CityBusiness

Builders lowering price tag on eco-friendly housing (5/14/08) CityBusiness

Plans to redevelop Cooper advance (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Construction begins on $6M Port of South Louisiana shed (5/14/08) CityBusiness

Architects chosen for first phase of riverfront redevelopment (5/13/08) CityBusiness

Big plans for Laketown on the drawing board (5/7/08) Times-Picayune

Central City incubator moving forward (5/7/08) CityBusiness

Library construction approved (5/6/08) Times-Picayune

Corps offers plan to block Gulf Outlet (5/3/08) Times-Picayune

Shrimp fleet closer to setting anchor (4/28/08) Times-Picayune

Local investors buy Omni Royal Orleans (4/24/08) Times Picayune

St. Raymond condo buyers sue developer (4/24/08) CityBusiness

Entergy: St. Charles plant construction could be delayed for months (4/23/08) CityBusiness

Proposal to revive Six Flag site unfurled (4/23/08) Times Picayune

Michoud seeking upkeep manager (4/22/08) Times Picayune

Bridge House to build substance-abuse treatment center in N.O. (4/22/08) CityBusiness

Sea point container project receives La. bond approval (4/21/08) American Shipper

Architects praise plan to develop riverfront (4/19/08) Times Picayune

Investment company buys hotel (4/18/08) Times Picayune

Exception to GO Zone cap granted for N.O. projects (4/18/08) CityBusines

Auction to chart course for Grand Palace Hotel (4/17/08) Times Picayune

Bug buzz builds at Custom House (4/16/08) Times Picayune

Cheniere Energy completes $1.4B LNG terminal (4/16/08) CityBusiness

High water stops work along river (4/15/08) Times-Picayune

Florida firms wins $41.5M contract to raise St. Bernard levees (4/14/08) CityBusiness

$60M Tracage condo project spawns lawsuit (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Jindal tries to reinstate construction spending (4/8/08) CityBusiness

Grants awarded for neighborhood recovery projects (4/8/08) Times-Picayune

Credit crunch threatens N.O. housing plans (4/8/08) Times-Picayune

Kenner looks to future with first land-use plan (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Jindal tries to rein in state construction spending (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Construction begins on $300M WWII museum expansion (4/7/08) CityBusiness

Reinventing the crescent (4/6/08) Times-Picayune

Reclaiming the river (4/6/08) Times-Picayune

Shaw wins $695M Inner Harbor surge-protection contract (4/4/08) CityBusiness 

Jindal administration rules for GO Zone program adopted (4/4/08) CityBusiness 

Developer creates affordable housing (4/3/08) Times-Picayune

Condo plan update sought (4/3/08) Times Picayune

Orphan lot plan proposed for parish (4/3/08) Times Picayune

Gourmet hamburger restaurant planned for Magazine (4/3/08) CityBusiness

Parc des Familles gets first major roadway (4/3/08) CityBusiness

Nonresidential construction up despite homebuilding decline (4/2/08) CityBusiness

River Parishes show steady growth (4/1/08) Times-Picayune

Fat City plans still evolving (4/2/08) CityBusiness

Nonresidential construction up despite homebuilding decline (4/2/08) CityBusiness

Officials to commemorate $300M WWII Museum expansion (3/31/08) CityBusiness

Years after job, payday coming (3/30/08) Times Picayune

BEHIND THE BEAT (3/29/08) Times Picayune

Developers pitch $80M plan to save Harahan golf course (3/28/08) Times-Picayune

Developer touts revised vision for Colonial (3/27/08) Times Picayune

Westwego Farmers, Fishers Market over on budget, time (3/27/08) Times Picayune

Huey P. Long expansion could be cheaper than expected (3/26/08) CityBusiness

Delachaise opening keys revival on Rampart (3/26/08) CityBusiness

N.O. architects lean to edgier, modern designs (3/24/08) City Business

Blanco-era construction projects in a holding pattern (3/24/08) City Business

Market crunch hinders new housing (3/23/08) Times-Picayune

Bond crisis snags St. Rose project (3/21/08) Times-Picayune

Panel OKs use of special bonds for Algiers plaza (3/21/08) Times-Picayune

Council passes tougher blight rules (3/21/08) Times-Picayune

Carrollton strip mall on track for '09 (3/18/08) Times Picayune

Our complex city holds promise, problems (3/14/08) City Business

Contractor: Harahan Pump to the River project 'grueling'  (3/13/08) City Business

Lincoln Beach developers seek Holland expertise (3/13/08) CityBusiness

Firm hired to design new road in Slidell (3/13/08) Times-Picayune

Developer seeks $40M in GO Zone aid for N.O. mall redevelopment (3/13/08) CityBusiness

Sealy to build $4.4M facility in St. Charles Parish (3/12/08) CityBusiness

Lafitte Corridor master plan complete (3/7/08) CityBusiness

State backs Edison Chouest Offshore expansion with $10M (3/6/08) CityBusiness

Elevation grant rules change (3/6/08) Times-Picayune 

Businesses worry about Huey P. lane closures (3/5/08) CityBusiness

State streamlines Road Home elevation payouts (3/5/08) CityBusiness

Construction begins on $16.9M state park in Washington Parish (3/5/08) CityBusiness

Marrero complex getting upgraded (3/4/08) Times-Picayune 

Ochsner Baptist opens urology clinic (3/3/08) CityBusiness

Spillway diversions (3/3/08) Times-Picayune

Needing a facelift (3/2/08) Times-Picayune

STILL COMING (3/1/08) Times-Picayune

$3M to be used for design of new N.O. Cold Storage home (2/29/08) CityBusiness

Slidell project may levy own tax (2/29/08) Times-Picayune

Developer plans $2M apartment conversion of Treme hotel (2/29/08) CityBusiness

N.O. set to unveil site for rebuilding projects (2/28/2008) CityBusiness

N.O. water board to seek engineering-firm proposals (2/28/08) Times-Picayune

1st step left for sugar refinery bonds (2/28/08) Times Picayune

Corps wants to move money around; topic may be aired at Jefferson Council meeting today (2/27/08) Times-Picayune

$200M in GO Zone bonds could build rental car facility at N.O. airport (2/27/08) CityBusiness

BR’s Wink breaking ground in Covington (2/27/08) The Advocate

Cheniere to explore LNG options (2/26/08) The Advocate 

NOBC boss questioned about potential conflicts (2/25/08) CityBusiness

Land in limbo (2/24/08) Times-Picayune

Hello Cuba: Fidel's farewell could mean business for Bayou state (2/25/08) CityBusiness

925 Common St. gains $15M first mortgage (2/25/08) CityBusiness

FEMA chips in $3.2M to rebuild Veterans Boulevard DMV (2/25/08) CityBusiness

Tax break on horizon for some business construction projects (2/25/08) CityBusiness

State approves $285.6M for Baton Rouge and New Orleans (2/23/08) CityBusiness

City's Project Development Unit gears up for $100M in projects (2/23/08) CityBusiness

Library bid complaint thrown out (2/22/08) Times-Picayune

$20 million gift planned for Gentilly (2/21/08) Times-Picayune

Barnes & Noble founder makes $20M pledge to Gentilly (2/20/08) CityBusiness

NY developer, city to discuss plans for Gentilly mall (2/20/08) CityBusiness

Hyatt Regency expansion is proposed (2/20/08) Times-Picayune

Schools to start work on stadiums (2/20/08) Times-Picayune

Design-build method gains ground in Louisiana (2/20/08) CityBusiness

Holy Cross School construction kicks off with pile driving (2/19/08) CityBusiness

N.O. prisons to be rebuilt with $52.3M from FEMA (2/18/08) CityBusiness

$20.2M Century Park to begin construction this summer (2/18/08) CityBusiness

EDITORIAL: A post-storm renaissance (2/18/08) Times-Picayune

RSD provides best hope for N.O. schools (2/18/08) CityBusiness

Slidell complex will be city in a city (2/17/08) Times-Picayune

Gretna center could grow (2/16/08) Times-Picayune

Slidell prepares $20M hazard mitigation plan (2/16/08) CityBusiness

Chateau developers switch to hotel (2/16/08) Times-Picayune

GNO Inc. teams with universities to build new center (2/15/08) CityBusiness

Holy Cross School construction begins (2/15/08) CityBusiness

Council grants zoning change (2/15/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. seeks engineers for Six Flags redevelopment (2/15/08) CityBusiness

Sports complex still waits on deck (2/11/08) CityBusiness

N.O. bucks national construction downturn (2/11/08) CityBusiness

Trump’s sales office open ‘soon’ (2/11/08) CityBusiness

City Park rebirth (2/10/08) Times-Picayune

New twin spans may be ready ahead of schedule (2/8/08) Times-Picayune

Terra Industries plans $10M Donaldsonville expansion (2/8/08) CityBusiness

$5M Metairie Park to replace crime-ridden apartments (2/7/08) CityBusiness

East Jeff seeks levee road (2/7/08) Times-Picayune

Gilmore and Son Construction heads $11.5M Elmwood road (2/6/08) CityBusiness

Hotel gets new lease on life (2/5/08) Times-Picayune

Developer buys West Bank hotel (2/4/08) Times-Picayune

Bush pushes for $5.76B in N.O. storm protection (2/4/08) CityBusiness

Firm awarded $300,000 to design Perseverance Hall project (2/4/08) CityBusiness

Cajun Contractors lands $132M floodwall contract  (2/4/08) CityBusiness

Chalmette High will undergo $50 million expansion (2/4/08) Times-Picayune

Construction to begin at three N.O. housing developments by mid-2008 (2/1/08) CityBusiness

N.O. to get more flood protection (2/1/08) Times-Picayune

Meeting put off on east N.O. deal (2/1/08) Times-Picayune

Plaza developers behind on two loans (1/31/08) Times-Picayune

Firm to receive $3.2M to plan new home for NOCS (1/31/08) CityBusiness

Trump sales center opening delayed (1/30/08) CityBusiness

Old City Hall annex plan has risk (1/30/08) Times-Picayune

Gretna project nears finish (1/29/08) Times-Picayune

Theater of Performing Arts restoration begins (1/29/08) Times-Picayune

TIF critical for N.O. East mall (1/28/08) CityBusiness

$98M N.O. cancer center site selected (1/24/08) CityBusiness

NOCCA buys expansion property for $1.2M (1/23/08) CityBusiness

Developer buys Mid-City building (1/23/08) Times-Picayune

Council to decide on recycling yards (1/23/08) Times-Picayune

GO Zone projects get 2-month extension (1/22/08) Associated Press

New office building set for Jefferson (1/18/08) Daily Report

Lincoln Builders selected for $35.9 million campus housing Southcentral Construction (1/2008)

GBRIA presents 2007 Contractor Safety Excellence Awards Southcentral Construction (1/2008)

Structural monitoring to ensure performance of Huey Long Bridge Southcentral Construction (1/2008)

DOTD announces results of October bid letting Southcentral Construction (1/2008)

NOPD headquarters rebuilt in $7.25M project (1/17/08) CityBusiness

Architect: VA hospital design work begins this week (1/15/08) CityBusiness

N.O. developer buys Gretna hotel for $5M (1/15/08) CityBusiness

N.O. strikes $6M deal for recovery project management (1/14/08) City Business

Kabacoff launches project on St. Claude (1/14/08) Times-Picayune

Work begins on Mid-City rentals (1/12/08) Times-Picayune

Board readies bond issue push (1/11/08) Times-Picayune

Summit spooled $400M in recovery contracts to 18 businesses (1/11/08) CityBusiness

City launches project to restore French Quarter, CBD sidewalks (1/11/08) CityBusiness

City road construction moving into overdrive (1/11/08) CityBusiness

Firm hired to oversee recovery projects (1/11/08) Times-Picayune

Jefferson's lakefront levees will be raised (1/11/08) Times-Picayune

Push grows for project on river (1/10/08) Times-Picayune

World Trade Center deal OK'd (1/10/08) City Business

Deal closes on riverfront project (1/10/08) The Advocate

Developer backs away from $280M Julia Street Wharf project (1/10/08) CityBusiness

$17M apartment complex planned for Mid-City (1/10/08) CityBusiness

WTC lease OK could trigger $160M project (1/09/08) CityBusiness

Shaw earns $2.23M in 1Q (1/9/08) CityBusiness

Repairs to 3 fire stations may start soon (12/31/07) Times-Picayune

Land purchase for LSU meant to ensure access (12/29/07) Associated Press

Corps extends deadline for clay suppliers (1/8/08) CityBusiness

Worker training offered to rebuild Gulf Coast (1/8/08) CityBusiness

Harvey Canal project picking up steam (1/5/08) NOLA

Developer envisions $20M N.O. riverfront complex (12/27/07) City Business

Hurricane damages to N.O. roads assessed ahead of schedule (12/26/07) City Business

'This Old House' focuses on New Orleans rebuilding (12/26/07) City Business

School razing signals fresh start (12/20/2007) Times-Picayune

Go-ahead to close MR-GO expedited (12/20/2007) Times-Picayune

Center adding parking spaces (12/20/07) Times-