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General Contractors
Composite Value: 540.5
Today's Change: -1.39%
S&P 500: 0.00%

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General Contractors News

EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract for Installation of Mechanical Systems at Texas Children's Hospital New Maternity Center
Thu Nov 5 (Business Wire)
NORWALK, Conn.----EMCOR Group, Inc. , a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that as previously noted during its 10/29/09 Third Quarter Earnings Call, its Gowan, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical systems for the new Maternity Center at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.

•	Quanta Services 3Q profit up on tax benefit - (AP)
•	Comfort Systems USA Declares Quarterly Dividend - (Business Wire)

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Industry Top Performers

Intraday Price Performance	% Change	Market Cap
Integrated Electrical Services, [IESC]	0.00%	-$1000.0 K
China Architectural Engineering [CAEI]	0.00%	$75.1 M

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Market Capitalization	% Change	Market Cap
QUANTA SERVICES INC [PWR]	0.00%	$4.2 B
CHGO BRIDGE & IRON [CBI]	0.00%	$1.9 B
E M C O R GROUP INC [EME]	0.00%	$1.6 B
COMFORT SYS USA INC [FIX]	0.00%	$420.5 M
PIKE ELECTRIC CORP. [PIKE]	0.00%	$411.3 M

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11/09/09	PIKE	Pike Electric Corp. Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2010)

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11/04/09	PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC upside earnings surprise (+52.38%)
11/03/09	FIX	COMFORT SYS USA INC upside earnings surprise (+8.70%)
10/29/09	EME	E M C O R GROUP INC upside earnings surprise (+13.46%)

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Industry Statistics

Market Capitalization:	8B
Price / Earnings:	17.1
Price / Book:	5.7
Net Profit Margin (mrq):	3.3%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):	21.9
Return on Equity:	10.2%
Total Debt / Equity:	0.0
Dividend Yield:	0.3%

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