April 2008 Issue
Breaking News
  • Nevada Breaks Ground On First Design-Build Road
  • Las Vegas Strip Claims Another Craft Worker
  • Contractor Fires Four After N.M. Jobsite Beer Drinking Death
  • Las Vegas High-Rise Project Mired in Lawsuit
  • Phoenix Light-Rail Repairs: Who Gets Blame, Bill?



    Arizona News

    Tucson Zoo Goes Wild over
    Platinum Learning Center
    more
    New Mexico News
    Several New Highway Projects on the Horizon more
    Nevada News
    North Las Vegas Rings Up New Retail Center more
    Green News
    Environmental Management Systems more
    Industry News
    Southwest Contractor Hosts Banquets to Honor Best of 2007 Winners more

    Contact the Editor

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    Letter from the Editor

    Meet the Press
    As Southwest Contractor turns 70 this year, new blogs and other website features bridge the reader/writer gap. more
  • Southwest Contractor April 2008

    Cover Story
    Top Contractors
    of the Southwest
    Good Times Kept Rolling in 2007, But for How Much Longer?

    General contractors enjoyed another year of growing revenues in 2007, as Southwest Contractor’s Top GC list grows to 170 contractors. Full Story >>

    New Blog: Desertropolis
    View all blog posts >>
    New Blog: Neon Desert
    View all blog posts >>
    Recently Posted Reader Photos
    View all images submitted to Southwest Contractor >>

    Workforce Solutions
    Efforts Showcase How More Girls and Women Can Gain From and Contribute To Engineering
    Even after decades of effort to increase the number of women in construction industry firms, advocates still lament lack of progress despite often higher math and science test scores among girls.

    Features
    New Horizons
    CityNorth Brings Mixed-Use to a Massive Scale

    With its first phase opening in October, the $1 billion CityNorth in northeast Phoenix redefines the scale of possibilities within the mixed-use concept.
    Full Story >>
    Mixed Company
    Three Mixed-Use Projects Join
    the Neighborhood in Albuquerque

    Mixed-use projects are particularly well suited for the Albuquerque area where they can provide neighborhoods with a multitude of services and options. Three such projects are profiled: Brick Light, Copper Pointe and the Orchard. Full Story >>
       
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    Blue Book Directory
    Equipment Rental Guide
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     PEOPLE & FIRMS
    Names In The News
    Top General Contractors
    Top Design Firms
    Top Specialty Firms
    Top GC/Construction
    Managers Survey

     
    BEST PROJECTS
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    Best of 2006
    Best of 2005
    Best of 2004
    Best Arizona Projects
    Best New Mexico Projects
    Best Nevada Projects
     New Products
    Every month Southwest Contractor lists the latest Construction Products.
  • March Product News
  •  Forecasts & Trends - Robert Murray's Monthly Report
    The Economy and Construction: Review of Recent Indicators—February 2008
    The fears of recession have mounted in early 2008, based on a steady flow of downbeat economic news. Last fall the prospects that the U.S. economy would slide into recession were generally estimated to be about 30%, and that figure has since been revised up to 60% or higher. Full Report >>


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