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Kyrgyzstan's construction industry output surges over past 6 years
BISHKEK, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's gross domestic product (GDP) in the construction sector has surged over the past six years, Adylbek Kasymaliev, chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, announced on Wednesday. He made the statement during a…
Roundup: Global builders turn to AI at North America's largest construction expo
LAS VEGAS, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Global construction equipment manufacturers are gathering in Las Vegas from Tuesday to Saturday for the 2026 CONEXPO-CON/AGG, showcasing a broad shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous operations. The…
TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant
On Wednesday, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had issued its first construction approval in nearly a decade. The approval will allow work to begin on a site in Kemmerer, Wyoming, by a company called TerraPower. That company…
Texas judge declines to close Camp Mystic but bars construction on campus hit by flooding
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge declined Wednesday to fully close Camp Mystic — the tragic epicenter of the July 4 floods that inundated the Texas Hill Country last year — but prevented the part of the camp where the deadly…
Acrisure London Wholesale enters construction market
Acrisure London Wholesale Ltd. has expanded into the construction market with the appointment of Tom Hester as senior vice president, head of construction, Reinsurance News reported. Hester, who brings more than two decades of construction market…
The Construction Problem Few Talk About. Payment Delays
Findings in the February 2026 edition of the B2B and Digital Payments Tracker Series from PYMNTS Intelligence reveal that roughly 70% of contractors and subcontractors report experiencing payment delays on a regular basis, a reality that has become…
Rising Costs of Broadband Construction
The Fiber Broadband Association, along with its consultant, Cartesian, published its annual report on the cost of fiber deployment in the United States. The report was compiled from online surveys and phone interviews conducted in September and…
Las Vegas lost the most construction jobs of any U.S. city last year, report says
Las Vegas lost more construction jobs than anywhere else in the country last year, according to a new report. Data from the Associated General Contractors of America showed the area had the biggest percentage loss, as well as overall numerical…
Construction siege continues along busy Houston US-59 commuter route
Sugar Land commuters face another weekend of closures and detours along U-59/I-69 as Phase III of the Brazos River Project continues, bringing lane reductions and heavier congestion through March and beyond. Starting Friday at 9 p.m., the north and…
Construction of 24-unit condo development underway in Kennebunk
The town of Kennebunk has seen a mini building boom over the past year. In addition to a handful of single-family homes being built, two small subdivisions (four and seven homes) are under construction and a seven-unit townhouse apartment project…
A Historic First: NRC Clears TerraPower's Natrium Nuclear Reactor for Construction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on March 4 authorized staff to issue a construction permit for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming—the first commercial reactor the agency has approved for construction in…
Top Construction Stocks To Keep An Eye On - March 4th
Caterpillar Is Riding the Data Center Boom—But Is It Too Expensive Now? Caterpillar, Quanta Services, Deere & Company, Comfort Systems USA, and CRH are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener…
Dispute between Omaha City Council and construction company heats up before final vote
Dispute between Omaha City Council and construction company heats up before final vote QUANECIA THERE'S A BATTLE BETWEEN THE OMAHA CITY COUNCIL AND HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION, AND IT CENTERS AROUND A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT. THE DEAL TO EXPAND THE…
California weighs new factory-built housing rules to ease construction, cost burden
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Part of an apartment in a modular apartment complex is hoisted into place in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. The nonprofit Community Corporation of Santa Monica with Plant Prefab and Howard…
Proposal to Construct Giant Battery in Vergennes Runs into Resistance
A proposed battery storage system in the city of Vergennes has met resistance from residents who fear the site could catch fire and blanket the area with plumes of toxic gases. The five-megawatt battery installation proposed by Virginia-based…
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