CONTACTS 
0201 - Turner Const. SF                   415 274 2900 fax 989 1370
020101 - Mr. Steve Rule; Territory Engineer =415 274 2917
020102 - Engineering Department

SUBJECTS
Market Potential, Economy

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0504 - Summary/Objective
0505 -
050501 - Followed up work at ref SDS 2 9054.
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050504 - Building Boom Means Not Enought Construction Workers
050505 -
050506 - There is another article in the Sundy edition of the Contra Costa
050507 - Times in the business section on page D1, ref OF 3 0000.  There are
050508 - several other articles in the same issue that descirbe difficulties
050509 - builders are having getting enough construction workers to man their
050510 - projects, ref OF 3 9934.
050511 -
050512 - This supports article in San Francisco Chronicle on 970707 of a
050513 - building boom in California. ref SDS 2 9054
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050515 - The article cites a Turner project manager, Mark Millier, who said a
050516 - subcontractor offered the crew on a Turner project more money and the
050517 - entire crew left Turner's job, ref OF 3 8946.  Mark says Turner had to
050518 - slow down the job.  This reflects Steve Rule's comment that there is
050519 - more work available now, ref SDS 1 8567.
050520 -
050521 -    [See follow up calling Mark Miller at Turner, ref SDS 3 0000.]
050522 -
050523 -    [Discussion with sureties, report Guy F. Atkinson filed bankruptcy
050524 -    ref SDS 4 8854.]
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050526 -    [On 980511 Reuters reports U.S. business productivity declined and
050527 -    unit labor costs rose dramatically in 1st quarter of 1998 due to
050528 -    record low unemployment. ref SDS 5 0000]
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050530 -    [On 980807 article cites difficulties companies are having
050531 -    recruiting and retaining employees. ref SDS 6 2420]
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