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To: TobagoJack who wrote (27960)	1/19/2008 6:08:52 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217571

I did it in November, TJ. Message 24067127

To: TobagoJack who wrote (27960)	1/19/2008 6:24:32 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217571

"US may just emerge as the biggest contender in the fray. With estimations that US would need $1.6 trillion investments, over 5 years" Message 24066578 The infrastructure is going to be privatized in the US by doling out concessions to buil and operate them.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (27960)	1/19/2008 6:28:01 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217571

US transport infrastructure: roads and airports. Those will be the main targets for privatization. Message 24067022

To: TobagoJack who wrote (27960)	1/19/2008 9:55:44 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 217571

TJ, Many large construction firms in the USA are privately held, such as the two companies rebuilding the 35W freeway bridge that collapsed in Minnesota last summer... flatironcorp.com mansonconstruction.com -Snow

To: TobagoJack who wrote (27960)	1/21/2008 2:12:35 AM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 217571

Infrastructure spending primarily benefits the large contracting companies : Fluor, Bechtel, KBR division of Halliburton, The Washington group (former Morrison Knudsen) And the earth moving and heavy equipment suppliers : Caterpillar, John Deere, Terex, Cummings engine, P&H. Both groups have been very busy with mining and infrastructure projects all over the world already. Lots of construction in Brazil, Australia, Canadian tar sands, and of yeah, China. US Infrastructure spending will keep the party going, of course, but emerging markets and China brought about a dozens kegs, and half of them still aren't tapped. We would need to find a domestic US company that had not gone overseas yet. It would have to be for some technical or legal reason. If they were too dumb or too lazy to take advantage of international business during this boom, I no sure I want to invest in them. Now, if someone wanted to buy slightly used construction equipment that was used for the Beijing 2008 Olympics construction, and then ship it to Brazil or the US, that might work, if the exchange rate risk can be covered. You might be better off buying surplus US equipment for low US dollar prices and shipping it to inland China or New Guinea or maybe Africa.