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A: We haven’t found any infrastructure stocks we want to recommend as buys. But here’s a look at one of the hold recommendations by Stock Pickers Digest—as well as two prominent U.S. companies in the industry. Stantec, $33.18, symbol STN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 93.9 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; www.stantec.com), is a recommendation of Stock Pickers Digest. The company offers consulting and project management services for public works and a variety of facilities. It benefits from infrastructure investments all over North America. Stantec continues to grow by acquisition. At the same time, it cuts its costs by spreading administrative expenses, financing and employee benefits among its businesses and new acquisitions. But continually buying firms adds risk, including the risk of writedowns....