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In St. Louis, Secretary Snow will tour a construction site, meet with local construction industry leaders, and tour a vocational school that is teaching students job skills. The construction industry, an important segment of the overall U.S. economy, is showing signs of improvement. The Commerce Department this week reported that construction spending increased 0.9 percent in October, to a record $922 billion annual rate.