51.   A construction boom is under way as Berlin prepares to once again become the seat of German government.

52.   A construction boom continues.

53.   A U.S. law enforcement official who tracks drug money said drug profits are contributing to the construction boom in Cali and other Colombian cities.

54.   But in Manhattan, a hotel construction boom is also a factor.

55.   But he has been faulted for failing to check inflation and improve living standards, which continue to decline despite a construction boom.

56.   Competition from other countries in the region has gotten tougher, and a hotel construction boom has created a glut in the market.

57.   Competition from other countries in the region has intensified, and a hotel construction boom has created a glut in the market.

58.   Entire tracts of the city lay in heaps of broken concrete, but some are saying rebuilding will spark a construction boom, which could spearhead an economic recovery.

59.   Growth there was fueled by a resort construction boom that drew more workers and service-oriented businesses.

60.   Growth there was fueled in part by a megaresort construction boom that drew more workers and, in turn, more service-oriented businesses.