…by 3.39 percent in 2009. The rate of increase in local construction costs for 2011 is roughly equivalent to the national average, which indicates that much of the cost increase…
…NYC compared to the 2.9% inflation. Analysts cite increased jobs in low-wage industries and a decline in work hours as the likely reasons for this pattern. More in Crain’s: http://bit.ly/ka2tLG…
July 1, 2011 By Alan Saly The 11-month Stella D’oro strike – a heart breaker for the New York labor movement — gets a sympathetic, union member-centered portrayal in the…