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Bhutan takes major step towards construction of world's first 'mindfulness city'
Bhutan has marked the beginning of its ambitious project to build the world's first “mindfulness” city, with 40,000 volunteers raising 108 Buddhist stupas along a riverbank in a single day. The 15-metre-high monuments, known as…
US construction spending tumbles in September
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – US construction spending tumbled in September, nearly reversing the prior month's upwardly revised jump, likely because high materials costs depressed outlays on residential renovation projects.
I'm a construction boss - John Healey just blew his chance to fix Rachel Reeves's mess
The Chancellor has done 'little' to bring growth back to the British economy, says Steve Mulholland The Chancellor has been accused of squandering a golden opportunity to rescue Britain's battered building sector after failing to dismantle the…
Gambonini Barn Petaluma Wins Construction Excellence Award
A dairy barn built in 1924 on the Gambonini family's 540-acre Petaluma ranch has been transformed into a special event venue, and the project has now picked up an Excellence in Construction award for its builders. The barn sits on the family's…
Toronto 'traffic agent' murdered by construction industry and government. We should be outraged.
A “traffic agent” was killed last Friday in Toronto, hit by a big dump truck carrying dirt for Metrolinx, a government agency building a subway line. I wondered what a traffic agent was; according to the City's press release from when…
Huntington Park Sues JT Construction Over Failed Pool
A lawsuit Huntington Park filed on October 23 asks a court to trace more than $9 million the city paid toward a planned aquatics center and recover any funds that remain. JT Construction was hired to build the 30,000-square-foot facility, but the…
Data Center Spending Spurs Non-Residential Construction for Sixth Consecutive Month
Total construction spending declined 1.9%, month-over-month, in September, while yearly spending fell 2.7%, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The overall drop was due to a decrease in residential spending, which was…
Construction Stocks To Follow Today - November 2nd
Caterpillar's Sell-Off: Is the Market Missing Its AI Power Play? Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Quanta Services, CRH, and Martin Marietta Materials are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool.
Construction unions threaten action over permits for foreign workers
Construction workers' unions SEK, PEO and DEOK have warned of industrial action over the labour ministry's decision to renew employment permits for third-country nationals working for contractors and subcontractors accused of violating collective…
Srinibas Pradhan Constructions bags ₹31 cr road project in Odisha
Updated - November 02, 2026 at 02:08 PM. | Mumbai Srinibas Pradhan Constructions, a leading infrastructure-focused EPC company engaged in highways and civil construction works, has emerged as the L1 bidder for a new road construction project in…
TN material curbs raise Bengaluru construction costs, threaten project timelines
“Time is the bigger loss. Every new supplier has to be found and its material tested before a slab can be poured, which has set one of our projects back by over two months,” he said. Gopal said the issue required coordination between…
$1.2B Rail Funding Package Covers 91 Crossing Projects; Only 37 Include Construction
The other 54 selections stop at planning, project development or final design; their federally funded scopes do not include construction. ENR counted a selection as construction-stage only when FRA explicitly included construction in its federally…
Prediction: Nov. 3 Will Be a Huge Day for the Stock Market
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, will help determine the direction of Washington for the next two years. Voters will decide whether Republicans keep control of Congress or Democrats gain enough seats to put a check on President Donald Trump's agenda.
Hertfordshire University to research high-rise fire safety
A university and construction firm will analyse the 'chimney effect' that contributed to the rapid spread of smoke and flames during the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The chimney effect is when hot gases, fire and smoke rise rapidly through vertical…
Hertfordshire University to research high-rise fire safety
Alex Pope Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire A university and construction firm will analyse the 'chimney effect' that contributed to the rapid spread of smoke and flames during the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The chimney effect is when…
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