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Nonresidential construction spending down 0.2% in May, reports ABC

WASHINGTON — National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.237 trillion.Spending was down on a monthly basis in half of the nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was down 0.4%, while public nonresidential construction spending was practically unchanged in May.

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Furniture restoration company goes up in flames

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Firefighters from multiple communities assisted in fighting a large commercial building fire overnight just north of the Des Moines city limits.The fire at The Furniture Professionals, a furniture restoration business in Des Moines, Iowa, was considered a complete loss, according to local news reports.According to WHO13, a Des Moines news station, reported that just after 9:00 p.m., a patrol sergeant with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office spotted the fire.