<div id="subtitle">KBR 1st-quarter profit falls 21 percent but results top Street expectations</div><div><p>KBR Inc.'s first-quarter earnings dropped 21 percent from a year ago when the engineering and construction company posted a $51 million gain from an ...

<div><p>The weak economy and tight credit conditions, coupled with severe job losses and the resulting decline in state government revenues, will translate into significant weakness for the construction industry nationally through 2010. That's according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which has again ...

<div><h1> EFFICIENCY TRUMPS OPULENCE </h1><p>As commercial construction falls deeper into recession, it seems fitting that the winners of this year's BusinessWeek/Architectural Record awards show the payoffs of investing in smart design. Of course, all of 2008's ...