Firms gaze to capitalize on niche ...

Firms gaze to capitalize on niche opportunities; despite rising competition, industry is more upbeat than a year ago

This year's Design/Construct 300 scan provides still more evidence that 1991 was a year when many design and construction firms erect that they needed a high-powered rifle with a telescopic sight -- i.e., niche marketing -- to hit any business targets. Many of those armed solely with shotguns, and those who tried to flush without targets on some old-fashioned hunting grounds, hit a allotment of thin air.

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