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newrepublic.com - DW Gibson - The Construction Industry's Invisible Villains
The Construction Industry's Invisible Villains
The New Republic

For a year, Cristian Batres was a regular visitor at a construction site on 19th Avenue in Queens, New York. The job was Wildflower Studios, a $1 billion movie production complex. As an officer with the local carpenters' union, Batres frequently…

forbes.com - Angelica Krystle Donati - In An Age Of AI Anxiety, Construction Stands Apart From The Rest
In An Age Of AI Anxiety, Construction Stands Apart From The Rest
Forbes

Digital generated image of hand with dark skin tone going through portal and touching robotic hand. Metaverse and Web3.0 concept. Across newsrooms, boardrooms, and social media, a new kind of anxiety is spreading: the fear of being replaced by…

techcrunch.com - Connie Loizos - Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
TechCrunch

The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that power it all. According to The WSJ, workers moving into data-center construction are seeing pay jumps of 25% to 30% compared to their previous…

globenewswire.com - Merko Ehitus AS - Construction contract in Estonia (office building in Tallinn)
Construction contract in Estonia (office building in Tallinn)
GlobeNewswire

On 28 November 2025, AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, part of the AS Merko Ehitus group, and Mainor Ülemiste AS signed a design and construction agreement for the construction of an office building at Lõõtsa 1 B/C in Tallinn. The contract…

ghanaweb.com - Ghana to begin construction of first Nuclear Power Plant by 2027
Ghana to begin construction of first Nuclear Power Plant by 2027
GhanaWeb

The Deputy Director for Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Dr Robert Sogbadji, has revealed that Ghana aims to commence construction of its first nuclear power plant by 2027. According to him, the government has…

nydailynews.com - Evan Simko-Bednarski - When's that subway elevator going to be done? MTA unveils dashboard to track construction projects
When's that subway elevator going to be done? MTA unveils dashboard to track construction projects
New York Daily News

Want to keep track of an MTA construction project affecting your commute? There's a map for that. The transit agency launched the latest edition of it's capital-project dashboard Monday, giving straphangers a view into how it's spending taxpayers'…

abc.net.au - Dominic Cansdale - $3.4b Coomera Connector stage one to open after construction cracks probed
$3.4b Coomera Connector stage one to open after construction cracks probed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A 4-kilometre section of the $3.4 billion Coomera Connector (stage one) is opening after safety inspection delays. Once complete, stage one will carry up to 57,000 vehicles a day to relieve M1 congestion. Engineers have confirmed the motorway is…

archdaily.com - Antonia Piñeiro - MVRDV's Schieblocks Office Complex Moves Forward with Construction Approval in Rotterdam
MVRDV's Schieblocks Office Complex Moves Forward with Construction Approval in Rotterdam
ArchDaily

MVRDV and SYNRG have received approval to construct Schieblocks, a 47,000-square-metre office building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Designed for developer LSI, who markets the project as The Bluezone Offices, the building will occupy a narrow…

newswire.ca - Carpenters' Regional Council - Advancing Sustainable Construction: UBC Delivering Nationwide Mass Timber Training
Advancing Sustainable Construction: UBC Delivering Nationwide Mass Timber Training
CNW

Mass timber is an affordable and sustainable building technology, which has emerged as a solution for project owners, developers, and contractors, especially as its modular design also reduces build times. Made from renewable wood that stores…

americanbanker.com - Nathan Place - The risks and rewards of bank construction
The risks and rewards of bank construction
American Banker

For any bank that builds a new branch or headquarters, the construction isn't just a physical undertaking. It's also a matter of public relations. Building a structure on time and on budget, experts say, communicates to the public that a bank is…

finance-commerce.com - Ethan Duran, BridgeTower Media - Construction outlook still mixed despite rebound in jobs
Construction outlook still mixed despite rebound in jobs
Finance & Commerce

September saw 19,000 new construction jobs, ending three months of declines. Nonresidential construction added 16,300 positions, led by specialty trade contractors. Construction unemployment rose slightly to 3.8%, while wages increased 4% annually.

indianexpress.com - All construction projects to put up details on site as RERA order kicks in today
All construction projects to put up details on site as RERA order kicks in today
The Indian Express

The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority's (RERA) November 28 order asking all construction sites to put up boards informing people about the kind of project being undertaken at the site came into effect on Monday. These details include RERA…

marketbeat.com - Best Construction Stocks To Follow Now - November 30th
Best Construction Stocks To Follow Now - November 30th
MarketBeat

3 Stocks to Buy for the Evolution of AI Infrastructure Deere & Company, Lennar, Caterpillar, D.R. Horton, and Lowe's Companies are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. 'Construction stocks' are…

kristv.com - Melissa Trevino  - San Diego ISD's school facility collapses after nine months of construction
San Diego ISD's school facility collapses after nine months of construction
KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

A multi-use facility under construction at San Diego High School collapsed Saturday, Nov. 29 after just nine months of construction, prompting concerns from neighbors and an investigation by the school district. Residents reported hearing a loud…

indianexpress.com - Pratip Acharya - Only 21% of over 3,000 construction sites in Mumbai have installed AQI sensors, civic body data shows
Only 21% of over 3,000 construction sites in Mumbai have installed AQI sensors, civic body data shows
The Indian Express

Data with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) shows that only 21 per cent of the construction sites in the city have complied with the mandatory requirement of installing air quality sensors so far. According to figures with the civic…

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