a:29:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"2";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2010-01-20 10:56 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:2:"15";i:1;s:2:"82";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:29:"Glimmer of Light, Experts Say";s:9:"url_title";s:28:"glimmer_of_light_experts_say";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:10:"field_id_5";s:29:"Glimmer of Light, Experts Say";s:10:"field_ft_5";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_9";s:169:"There\'s a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel of low construction activity we\'ve been passing through.. and it doesn\'t appear to be an oncoming train.";s:10:"field_ft_9";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_13";s:0:"";s:10:"field_id_7";s:19:"economics, Biderman";s:10:"field_ft_7";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_8";s:1476:"<p>There\'s a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel of low construction activity we\'ve been passing through.. and it doesn\'t appear to be an oncoming train. That\'s what two individuals intimately famiar with the St. Louis construction project pipeline told those attending the Jan. 20 meeting of the Midwest Coucil, American Subcontractors Association (ASA).</p>
<p><br />The construction cycle which ended in 2008 was 18 years long &mdash; more than twice as long as the previous two cycles, Biderman said. \"We were spoiled. There wsa plenty of work, so it wasn\'t hard to find work,\" stated Biderman, who headed business development for construction firms prior to joining McGraw Hill. Biderman ointed out that the current&nbsp; market cycle for the business marketing remains the same as people rotae on or off the rproject.</p>
<p><br />In the St. Louis area, McGraw Hiill sees education and healthcare as strong areas, followin the increase in the number a kids and grandkids of boomers and the aging bodies of boomer that will require hospitalization.Retail and office will continue to lag, driven by lowered levels of purhase and high unemployment.</p>
<p><br />Doug Rasmussen, vice president for Business Development for the St. Louis County economic council saw opportunites such as the planned Express Scripts prescription filling center at NorthPark and the shuuttering of the Chrysler plant in Fenton as possiblities for job creation. &nbsp;</p>";s:11:"field_id_42";s:28:"/images/uploads/recovery.jpg";s:11:"field_id_43";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_43";s:4:"none";s:10:"category_0";s:2:"15";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"82";}