7:30 a.m. At the Construction Industry Breakfast Forum, hear from Richard Ravitch himself as he discusses the report his Commission on M.T.A. Financing released earlier this month. Co-sponsored by the New York Building Congress and New York Construction. Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, Trianon Ballroom. $75 for NYBC members; $100 for non-members. Tables ...

The construction industry’s main advocacy group wants the city and state to speed up approval and oversight processes for infrastructure projects in order to attract billions in federal stimulus dollars. The New York Building Congress today issued a statement outlining steps New York City and State governments should take to better position the region for a windfall in infrastructure ...

8 a.m. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses his clean ports plan with Jerry Nadler and Chris Ward at a forum on cleaning up seaports at The Harvard Club, 27 West 44th St. 8 a.m. New York Building Congress releases the city construction forecast through 2010 at a breakfast forum with Amanda Burden at the Hilton New York ...

All day (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m). ServiceNation Summit 2008 at the Hilton, 1335 Sixth Ave. Speakers and
panelists include Laura Bush,. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Dodd, Caroline Kennedy, Alicia Keys, Tobey Maguire, and Jon Bon Jovi.
9:30 a.m. Assembly energy committee members hold a press conference to address the expected winter home heating ...