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jpost.com - YUVAL NISANI/GLOBES/TNS - Israel construction chief: Industry better off without Palestinian workers
Israel construction chief: Industry better off without Palestinian workers
The Jerusalem Post

Zeev Salant, co-CEO of Omer Construction and Engineering, a veteran construction company that held its IPO in late 2025, said that Israel was better off without Palestinian laborers. 'The state of the workforce in our industry is better for us than…

theguardian.com - Krishani Dhanji - Australia politics live: Coalition promises to simplify construction code to help speed up housing builds
Australia politics live: Coalition promises to simplify construction code to help speed up housing builds
The Guardian

Policy comes as debate continues over causes of and solutions to housing issues. Follow today's news live Tue 11 Aug 2026 17.23 EDTFirst published on Tue 11 Aug 2026 17.22 EDT Coalition promises to drastically cut net overseas migration The…

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - Everus Construction (ECG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Everus Construction (ECG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
The Motley Fool

Chief Executive Officer - Jeff Thiede Chief Financial Officer - Max Marcy Revenue -- $1.23 billion for Everus Construction Group, Inc. (ECG +1.96%), up 33.7% due to growth in both E&M and T&D segments along with the SE&M acquisition. Organic…

bloomberg.com - Alisha Sachdev - Construction Giant L&T Said to Plan India Rare-Earth Magnet Bid
Construction Giant L&T Said to Plan India Rare-Earth Magnet Bid
Bloomberg

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. plans to manufacture rare-earth magnets in India, said people familiar with the matter, as the engineering giant rides a government push to reduce a reliance on imports and loosen China's stranglehold over the critical…

sfgate.com - Christine Hitt - Hawaii zip line project faces scrutiny after construction begins without permit
Hawaii zip line project faces scrutiny after construction begins without permit
SFGATE

A controversial zip line project on Oahu's northeastern shore is resurfacing years after it drew opposition from Hawaii residents. However, this time it comes with construction activity that Honolulu officials say was not approved. Photos showing…

nbcnewyork.com - Charles Watson - Snake found inside pipe at Upper West Side construction site
Snake found inside pipe at Upper West Side construction site
NBC New York

It was an odd call for police on Manhattan's Upper West Side, as officers were called to a work site after a snake got stuck in a pipe. The slithering serpent was found by construction superintendent Pier Bueno Tuesday morning as he approached the…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Labourers' deaths put spotlight back on construction site safety
Labourers' deaths put spotlight back on construction site safety
The Hindu

The death of two labourers at a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) construction site on Tuesday has once again put the spotlight on safety violations at construction sites and triggered calls for stricter guidelines and accountability. Girish…

thehindu.com - V. Geetanath - Railways looks beyond own cadres for construction wing overhaul
Railways looks beyond own cadres for construction wing overhaul
The Hindu

Indian Railways appears set to open its doors to officers beyond its traditional cadre pool. It has signalled plans to induct officers from the Indian Forest Service, revenue departments and other public utility organisations on deputation to zonal…

politifact.com - Trump's construction talk equaled 45,000 words in 7 months
Trump's construction talk equaled 45,000 words in 7 months
PolitiFact

On a cool May evening, President Donald Trump stood at the under-construction Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and spoke with reporters about the project, which would become a major focus of his public remarks over the next month. Trump detailed…

enr.com - Alisa Zevin - Construction Backlog 'Plummets' in July, Says ABC Survey
Construction Backlog 'Plummets' in July, Says ABC Survey
Engineering News-Record

Associated Builders and Contractors' Construction Backlog Indicator declined in July, reaching 8 months, according to the survey recently released by the association. The reading, which was the lowest since January, is down 0.8 months from June as…

dailymail.com - Nicholas Comino - Coalition promises to cut net migration and housing construction code
Coalition promises to cut net migration and housing construction code
Mail Online

The Coalition is due to unveil a plan to reduce net overseas migration to fewer than 180,000 people a year while promising to remove red tape in the construction industry. The plan will be unveiled at the National Press Club by shadow housing…

indiewire.com - Vikram Murthi - 'Language Is a Construct, Man': Why We May Never Get Another Spiritual Sequel Like Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some!!'
'Language Is a Construct, Man': Why We May Never Get Another Spiritual Sequel Like Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some!!'
IndieWire

When Sony Pictures released the teaser trailer for “ The Social Reckoning ” last month, they described it as a “companion piece” to “The Social Network.” That deliberate phrase was clarified by a recent…

cityam.com - Mauricio Alencar - UK economy to 'reverse gain' as construction drags growth
UK economy to 'reverse gain' as construction drags growth
City AM

The UK economy's modest gains from the first half of the year are set to be reversed as the fledgling construction industry is set to hammer growth prospects, economists have said. A poll of economists, tracked by Bloomberg, believe GDP contracted…

housingwire.com - Petr Marek - Late Payments Stall Construction Projects and Cash Flow
Late Payments Stall Construction Projects and Cash Flow
HousingWire

Seventy percent of general contractors and subcontractors consistently face late payments, costing the construction industry nearly 300 billion dollars last year. In today's economy, GCs and subcontractors are already working on incredibly thin…

newswire.ca - Cambrex Milan Celebrates 80th Anniversary with Construction of New $30 Million R&D Facility
Cambrex Milan Celebrates 80th Anniversary with Construction of New $30 Million R&D Facility
CNW

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Aug. 11, 2026 /CNW/ -- Cambrex, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced the start of construction on a new research and development (R&D) facility at its Milan, Italy site.

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