Historical Timeline of Anti-Dumping with Prestressed Concrete Strand

Historical Timeline of Anti-Dumping (AD) and Countervailing Duties (CVD) associated with Prestressed Concrete (PC) Steel Wire Strand.

December 8, 1978:  U.S. Treasury issued antidumping findings on PC strand imports from Japan.

February 3, 1999:  After its first review, U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) issued a continuation of the antidumping duty findings on PC strand imports from Japan.

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January 31, . . . → Read More: Historical Timeline of Anti-Dumping with Prestressed Concrete Strand

Commercial Construction 2010

As 2008 and 2009 are behind us and 2010 is still young, I thought to share my insights with the reader about the Commercial Construction industry.

COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION (2008-2009)

2009 was a year that most in the construction industry would like to forget.  Everyone is aware of the “Great Recession” which started in 2008 and deepened in 2009. . . . → Read More: Commercial Construction 2010

Real Estate – Closure of Corus Bank Chicago

Corus Bank, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver.

Corus is one of the largest of the 90 banks to close. this year.  The Chicago-based bank made loans to commercial real estate projects nationally.  The downturn of the real estate market . . . → Read More: Real Estate – Closure of Corus Bank Chicago

Chicago Booth 57th Annual Management Conference 2009

Yesterday, Rattan Khosa and I attended the Chicago Booth School of Business’s management conference titled “The Future of Markets.”  The conference included a panel discussion, breakout sessions and a special forum.

The panel discussion was moderated by Ray Saurez, author and senior correspondent of PBS ‘The NewsHour,’ and the acclaimed panel included Professors Gary Becker, Marianne Bertrand, . . . → Read More: Chicago Booth 57th Annual Management Conference 2009

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