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Major Data Center Developer Rents Floating Prison Barge to House Contract Construction Workers
What does it take to get a hyperscale data center built this late into 2026? A whole army of contract laborers living on a prison barge, apparently. New reporting by Bloomberg revealed some bizarre details around the 30-megawatt data center being…
Lee Presses Cabinet to Speed Up Housing Construction to Contain Soaring Home Prices
Anchor: President Lee Jae Myung wants to cut the time required for administrative procedures before new homes can be built. During a meeting on Tuesday, he instructed his officials to find ways to speed up housing construction amid soaring prices.
AI Data Center Demand Reshapes a Rebounding US Industrial Construction Market
100.1M SQ FT Build-to-suit and owner-user industrial construction underway 32.4% Share of the U.S. industrial construction pipeline 26.8% Five-year average share for build-to-suit and owner-user construction The firm counted 33 speculative…
Media Construct Conspiracy Theories About Trump's Diesel Deal
President Donald Trump explained he wants more diesel on the market to lower costs for American “farmers, ranchers, and truckers” in announcing a new diesel deal with Russia. The propaganda press quickly responded to the affordability…
Longtime workers with no criminal record caught up in Butler County's ICE deal, construction companies say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests have spiked this year in Butler County, where the agency is working in partnership with the sheriff's office. But instead of deporting criminals, the construction industry says they're arresting…
UK care home construction firm plunges into administration - over 50 jobs lost
The care home construction company has entered administration. Over 50 jobs have been lost after a care home construction company plunged into administration. The firm, which specialises in building care homes, retirement living, and residential…
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston agrees to allocating $2 million to help businesses impacted by city construction
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston responded to the City Council's request for changes to the 2027 budget, in which city revenue is expected to increase slightly more than 1% from this year. Councilmembers asked for several changes, including funding for…
UK threatens sanctions against companies involved in E1 construction
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband warned Monday that companies and individuals participating in construction projects in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim could face British sanctions, as tensions between Israel and the United…
Construction Stocks Worth Watching - October 20th
Is the Fed Playing Chess With Rates—Or Just Behind the Curve Again? Caterpillar, Quanta Services, Comfort Systems USA, Lowe's Companies, Deere & Company, CRH, and Martin Marietta Materials are the seven Construction stocks to watch today…
Opposition must play constructive role in passing Delimitation Bill: Kiren Rijiu
4 min read Lucknow Make us preferred source on Google Responding to Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge 's demand for an all-party meeting to discuss the Constitution Amendment Bill on Delimitation…
Report finds more than $40M in excess claims, misconduct in Winnipeg police HQ construction - Winnipeg
The lead construction company behind the downtown Winnipeg Police headquarters was overpaid by more than $40 million worth of taxpayer money, the commissioner of a public inquiry has found. The final report, titled A Sad Tale of Mismanagement…
Kingston Point Park Phase 2 Construction Begins October 2026
Construction crews are set to break ground this month on the next phase of upgrades at Kingston Point Park, a Hudson River waterfront space where the city plans to turn half a flood-prone parking lot into an official wetland while raising the other…
San Francisco Prosecutors Charge Construction Employees Over Deadly 2023 Trench Collapse | KQED
San Francisco prosecutors announced on Monday that they have filed felony involuntary manslaughter charges against a construction company and three of its employees in connection with a trench collapse that killed a worker in 2023. The San…
LA Metro kicks off construction of East San Fernando Valley light rail line
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority broke ground Monday on a 6.7-mile light rail project that will run along Van Nuys Boulevard, marking the first local-stop commuter service to roll down the corridor in more than 70 years.
Long-delayed Pahokee affordable housing project back under construction, completion targeted for 2027
PAHOKEE, Fla. — A push from a Pahokee resident at a recent county commission meeting is shining new light on a long-delayed affordable housing development that local leaders say remains badly needed across the Glades. Consuela Cunningham…
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