Huge Texas Wind Farm's Turbines Will Be Made in China

[DJD]

Tim,
I never looked at it from that point....I know it's something we look at on any job and especially if it's State money on the job.

You know I had to bid a recent project this week and pay a technician $39 if we got the job! $39 to turn some screws sure I bid it to cover costs but if it wasn't state money we would bid (as well as other trades) at a resonable rate . The guy makes $18 per hour does anyone think the guy will try and save time? When he is making double to do the same job?

I don't know I'm just against this form of bully tactics by the gubment. If unions can't get work then lower your costs reduce your own expenses don't make me and you cover your greed. Hmmm sounds kinda like another business practice huh?

It's crazy...we are slammed with bids. Healthcare is off the charts busy.. Hope you guys are picking up as well...

[mhall]

Most anything and everything we get to do commercial anymore here at work has something to do with healthcare. It's the only Booming part of this crappy economy. At least my daughter was smart enough to go to school in the medical profession. Maybe she can take care of me and let me fish my old age away.

I'll call myself and my little operation,,,,,''Team Samantha'', Get-R-Done. Gotta nice ring to it doesn't it??

[Chubminnow]

Don...we're holding our own...for now. You guys say healthcare is off the charts busy...I'm not sure what you all are working on in regards to healthcare but for us...I haven't been this slow for a very VERY long time. All we do is healthcare, well 85% to 90% of our work is healthcare anyway. We do any/all construction work in healthcare, anything from small doctors office suites, to E.R. additions and renovations, vertical expansions to 250M+ dollar replacement hospitals, you name it. But right now slow is the word!

Maybe you all are busy with stuff that has already bid? I wouldn't think you all are seeing a lot out on the street. Even talking with the various vendors who call on us, same story from them, slim pickens.

On a more brighter note, I don't think we'll have any lay offs this year and we are getting a few small things come our way here and there, but not the cash cow we'd like to see. However...we do have a couple of projects in our sights that we have good connections on, IF the owner(s) decide to move forward then the party is back on! But for now...it's wait and see, take what we can get, etc.

[DJD]

Tim,
Yeah renovations in existing hospitals is big for us. A few new Hospitals with CHI and Lifepoint Hospital renovations. VA business is going very nice as well.
Our other divisions are holding steady with the exception of our A/V division...it has dropped off 80% but thats expected with that side.
If not for those big hospitals we would be hurting...