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All the president's construction projects
The renovations taking over Trump's presidency, briefly explained. Cameron Peters is a staff editor at Vox. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political…
Glasgow misses new affordable homes target as construction costs rise
Targets for the delivery of new affordable homes in Glasgow were missed last year, with construction hampered by rising costs. The Scottish government provided £127.75m for the city's affordable housing supply programme but although all the…
Trump demands contractors make changes to his under-construction helipad: Report
President Trump ordered contractors working on the White House helipad to redo their work, frustrated with its appearance after weeks of construction, according to reports. Trump was dissatisfied with the result of the construction of the helipad…
Scientist Constructs 'Big Picture' of Mars Water from Rover Data
Rover data from more than 20 years ago has revealed clues to the existence of liquid water on ancient Mars. The NASA Spirit Rover carried a specialized instrument called a Mössbauer Spectrometer that performed mineralogical analyses of soil…
Caterpillar second-quarter profit jumps on strong power, construction equipment demand
Caterpillar raised its revenue growth forecast after beating second-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, benefiting from a buildout of AI data centers that has spurred demand for its power-generation and construction equipment. Shares of the…
Trump Shares Aerial Photo of White House East Wing Construction
President Donald Trump shared an aerial photo Tuesday showing construction underway on the White House's East Wing. Trump posted the image on Truth Social, where he said the project is being built for the U.S. military and remains on budget while…
Artemis Gold Commences Major Works Construction on EP2
These forward-looking statements represent management's current beliefs, expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events and operating performance, which are based on information currently available to management, management's…
Gold rush creates construction bottlenecks, wage pressure for miners
The rush among gold miners to expand production to cash in on historically high prices has stretched the industry to the limit, pushing up wages, blowing up demand for building materials and potentially delaying a stream of new projects in the…
Lincoln Riley Speaks Candidly on USC Trojans Roster Construction
USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley spoke to the media after Tuesday's fall camp practice, addressing the team's roster construction as well as the Trojans' running back room. At the start of the press conference, Riley gave up a little information on…
Greg Abbott once called Texas the 'epicenter' of AI. Now he's freezing data center construction.
There seem to be very few issues that Republicans and Democrats can agree on these days, but disdain for data centers sure is one of them. On Monday, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott halted all new data center construction in the Lone Star State…
Federal audit of Canberra construction projects demanded over CFMEU links
The ACT Liberals say finance minister and ACT senator Katy Gallagher must run the ruler over all federal infrastructure spending in the nation's capital, following a corruption finding involving the CFMEU, which has a stranglehold over construction…
Upcoming construction project on Parkway East to bring traffic changes to the 'Bathtub
Updated: 11:14 PM EDT Aug 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Roadwork on Parkway East set to get underway soon to address flooding at the 'Bathtub' Updated: 11:14 PM EDT Aug 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ PITTSBURGH — A flood-prone…
Construction Job Openings Up in June
The number of job openings in the construction industry reached 305,000 in June, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey. Openings increased 14,000 since May and 81,000 since June…
Trump Orders White House Helipad Construction Redo: Report
Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered contractors to rip up work on his planned White House South Lawn helipad and start over…
Deloitte snaps up construction cost boutique to target infrastructure boom
Deloitte has snapped up a niche construction consultancy as the Big Four firm looks to capitalise on the growing demand for tighter financial controls on major infrastructure projects. Deloitte has acquired The Orange Partnership, a Midlands-based…
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