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Houston construction industry faces labor shortages amid immigration enforcement
HOUSTON – Houston's construction industry is feeling the strain of a growing labor shortage, as immigration enforcement pushes workers off job sites and out of the state. Crews are on the job before sunrise on Houston's Northside, framing…
Overall Alumina Market Remains Constructive, Alcoa CEO Says -- Market Talk
The alumina market remains overall constructive, Alcoa CEO Bill Oplinger says on a call with analysts Thursday. The market tightened a bit outside of China during the recent quarter, which pushed the alumina price index up sequentially to $370 per…
DBS constructive on China's innovative drug sector, sees Q4 buying chances
DBS Hong Kong stays constructive on China's innovative drug sector, buoyed by rising central government support, with buying opportunities flagged for the fourth quarter this year. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT China is targeting 20 percent…
Commercial Metals 4Q Profit Rises as Construction Solutions Sales Nearly Double
For the three months ended Aug. 31, the steel and construction solutions provider posted on Thursday a rise in net income to $212.5 million, or $1.91 a share, compared with $151.8 million, or $1.35 a share, in the same quarter a year ago. The…
Housing target threatened by 116,700-worker construction shortfall
Australia's plan to build 1.2 million homes by 2029 is facing another major obstacle, with the construction industry estimated to be short more than 116,000 skilled workers. BuildSkills Australia estimates the sector needs an additional 116,700…
Farm raising beef for tables around the world faces threat from data center construction
A fierce battle over artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, which are increasingly being seen as unwanted facilities, is erupting around the world among governments, companies and local residents. Korea, which is also moving quickly to expand…
China opens a joint airfield in Laos with construction ongoing and eyes on its military role
BANGKOK — China 's new airfield in Laos is a work in progress, with satellite imagery showing many areas where construction appeared to be ongoing even as it was officially opened at a September ceremony. The airport jointly run with Laos is…
Granite Construction: More EBITDA, Less Multiple, Still A Buy (NYSE:GVA)
Granite Construction remains a Buy with a revised FY27 price target of $159, reflecting faster-than-expected EBITDA growth driven by Construction, not Materials. GVA's FY26 EBITDA guidance of $689M surpasses prior FY28 estimates, with the…
Council vowed to block hotel construction over unauthorised Princes Street gift shops
In March 2026, the council informed landlord Zedwell Edinburgh that future works to convert the building into a hotel would not be approved if the shops were not removed by the tenant. Four months later, a fire broke out in the building, shutting…
Rams Special Teams Struggles Reveal a Flaw in Roster Construction
Through the first five weeks of the season, special teams has been a hot topic for the Los Angeles Rams. It's the one thing they can't escape and it came under the microscope again on Monday night as the Rams lost to the Buffalo Bills in overtime…
Construction Inflation Squeezes Data Center Plans
Data center developers may be able to pass higher construction costs on to tenants, but only when projects have power access, committed customers, and a credible path to delivery, according to JLL. In its Global Construction Costs Index 2026, the…
Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) Faces Cash Burn Test As Bond Market Tightens And Construction Expands
Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) has shed 34% over the past year, a stark contrast to the S&P 500's 21% gain over the same period. The central question for shareholders is whether the company can sustain its AI data center construction program if…
Iowa healthcare, construction see highest ever employment levels - Radio Iowa
Iowa's unemployment rate remained where it's been the last four months again in September at 3.2%. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the labor market continues to move at an even pace. “The labor force participation rate…
Construction Stocks To Follow Now - October 15th
Is the Fed Playing Chess With Rates—Or Just Behind the Curve Again? Caterpillar, Comfort Systems USA, Quanta Services, Deere & Company, and Lowe's Companies are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock…
Tampa Rays Stadium: Road Widening Construction to Start in 2027
Source: Vmartin12 / Wikimedia Commons Two roads leading into the future home of the Tampa Bay Rays are about to get a lot wider. Transportation planners in Hillsborough County approved a road-widening package this week that would turn Tampa Bay…
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