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German Production Jumps Most in 17 Months on Construction Boom
German industrial production jumped the most since March last year, extending an economic recovery bolstered by public spending on infrastructure and defense. Output rose 2% in August, more than erasing a decline the previous month. Economists…
Maine's annual Construction Career Day event drew 1,000 students
More than 50 vendors from construction companies, trade organizations and state agencies and close to 1,000 high school students attended the recent annual Maine Construction Career Day. The event, in its fifth year, was held Oct. 1 at MidCoast…
KCCI, audit authority collaborate to resume construction of 4,000 public housing units
The audit authority has cleared a key hurdle for six stalled public housing projects totaling nearly 4,000 units after the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) sought a preliminary consultation on behalf of builders struggling with soaring…
Home construction is up but still well short of government targets
A surge in homes built last quarter has failed to get the government back on track for its 1.2 million homes target, as experts warn the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to slow down future housing projects. The Australian Bureau of…
TVA Secures First SMR Construction Permit
The TVA received the country's first construction permit for a BWRX-300, and the NRC completed the review in 14 months. The GEV and Hitachi joint venture is now leading two major SMR projects in the U.S. and Canada. Companies such as BWX…
Regulators Cleared a Small Modular Reactor for Construction. It Isn't a NuScale Design.
NuScale Power (SMR +4.43%) says it holds the only design certification the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given a small modular reactor. Its newer US460 design, based on bigger 77-megawatt modules, also earned the agency's standard design…
President Trump Announces Major Shipyard Construction and Iranian Military Actions
President Trump has announced significant developments in U.S. defense and industry with the construction of the largest new shipyard in the United States since World War II and decisive actions against Iran's military capabilities. This major…
Trump in Maryland Announces Construction of 'Largest New Shipyard' in U.S.
President Donald Trump traveled to Sparrows Point, Maryland, on Tuesday to announce construction of Arsenal-2, which he said will be the largest new shipyard in the United States. Anduril Industries, founded by Palmer Luckey, is investing $3.7…
President Trump Announces Construction of Largest New U.S. Shipyard at Sparrows Point
President Trump has officially announced the construction of the largest new shipyard in the United States since World War II, at Sparrows Point in Maryland. The project marks a significant milestone in bolstering America's maritime industrial base…
Move over, Lego: vintage architectural construction kits invite you to play
A new, interactive exhibition at MAK in Vienna encourages play beyond the Lego brick. ‘Architectural Construction Kits 1890-1990' (until 14 March 2027), presented by Deutsches Architekturmuseum, is spread across several of MAK's rooms, with…
Anduril Dives Into Submarine Construction With New Baltimore Plant
As part of its overall effort to boost America's flagging shipbuilding capacity, the Trump administration on Tuesday announced that Anduril is building a new two-million-square-foot facility in Baltimore designed to help speed up the production of…
HD Construction Equipment wins W390b US data center engine deal
HD Construction Equipment is expanding into the fast-growing US data center power market with a 390 billion won ($291.4 million) engine supply deal. The company said Wednesday it signed an agreement with US power infrastructure solutions provider…
Bryan Yu: B.C. housing starts rebound in August despite weak construction outlook
Housing starts in B.C. jumped in August, but the increase does not indicate strength in the construction cycle as new projects remain paused due to poor market conditions, excess inventory and saturated rental markets. Urban B.C. housing starts…
Apple threw a wrench into the digital ad industry, and marketers are bracing for impact
Apple has its finger on the big red button again. The adtech sector was up in arms this week about a new Apple update within iOS 27 with the potential to wreak havoc on web advertising. Apple's change blocked several major adtech firms from using…
Building Insight: Looking for good pay and no student loan debt? Explore these trades
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... October is officially Careers in Construction Month, a time when communities across the country recognize the essential role that skilled tradespeople play in building safe, livable, and thriving…
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