The global economy is ailing, but New York contractors, architects, program managers, and engineers are still seeing traction today in the Middle East and Pacific Rim regions. Unlike the round of overseas projects from 20 years ago in Europe and Japan, most of the activity is in developing nations and wealthy and fast-growing small states. Related Links: World View Game-Changer Middle East Dubai and Abu Dhabi, two states within the United Arab Emirates, have been the construction hotbed in recent years, and remain busy by comparison even today, says Jonathan Stark, principal and executive director at Perkins Eastman, a New

The Yellow Pages in Abu Dhabi and Dubai list quite a few familiar names: New York-region contractors, developers, architects, engineers, and project managers are all hanging shingles and winning assignments in one of the world’s busiest construction marketplaces. Image: Langan International Projects like the Rion-Antirion Bridge in Patras, Greece (above) have helped Langan Engineering's international arm, Langan International, make inroads into the competitive overseas market. Related Links: See the World Game-Changer The same is true across still fast-growing China, and these New York globe-trotters are also deployed in dozens of markets globally, from industrialized Europe to developing nations in central