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vox.com - Cameron Peters - All the president's construction projects
All the president's construction projects
Vox

The renovations taking over Trump's presidency, briefly explained. Cameron Peters is a staff editor at Vox. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political…

bbc.co.uk - Glasgow misses new affordable homes target as construction costs rise
Glasgow misses new affordable homes target as construction costs rise
BBC

Targets for the delivery of new affordable homes in Glasgow were missed last year, with construction hampered by rising costs. The Scottish government provided £127.75m for the city's affordable housing supply programme but although all the…

fox59.com - Ryan Mancini - Trump demands contractors make changes to his under-construction helipad: Report
Trump demands contractors make changes to his under-construction helipad: Report
Fox 59

President Trump ordered contractors working on the White House helipad to redo their work, frustrated with its appearance after weeks of construction, according to reports. Trump was dissatisfied with the result of the construction of the helipad…

cnbc.com - Reuters - Caterpillar second-quarter profit jumps on strong power, construction equipment demand
Caterpillar second-quarter profit jumps on strong power, construction equipment demand
CNBC

Caterpillar raised its revenue growth forecast after beating second-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, benefiting from a buildout of AI data centers that has spurred demand for its power-generation and construction equipment. Shares of the…

timesleader.com - Bill O'Boyle - Pennsylvania Roundup: Construction to begin on $79.73M renovation of State Museum of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Roundup: Construction to begin on $79.73M renovation of State Museum of Pennsylvania
Times Leader

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) this week announced that four Pennsylvania-based construction firms have been awarded contracts to execute the historic $79.73 million infrastructure revitalization of The State Museum of…

newswire.ca - Artemis Gold Inc. - Artemis Gold Commences Major Works Construction on EP2
Artemis Gold Commences Major Works Construction on EP2
CNW

These forward-looking statements represent management's current beliefs, expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events and operating performance, which are based on information currently available to management, management's…

afr.com - Mark Wembridge - Gold rush creates construction bottlenecks, wage pressure for miners
Gold rush creates construction bottlenecks, wage pressure for miners
Australian Financial Review

The rush among gold miners to expand production to cash in on historically high prices has stretched the industry to the limit, pushing up wages, blowing up demand for building materials and potentially delaying a stream of new projects in the…

si.com - Luke Perez - Lincoln Riley Speaks Candidly on USC Trojans Roster Construction
Lincoln Riley Speaks Candidly on USC Trojans Roster Construction
Sports Illustrated

USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley spoke to the media after Tuesday's fall camp practice, addressing the team's roster construction as well as the Trojans' running back room. At the start of the press conference, Riley gave up a little information on…

reason.com - Jeff Luse - Greg Abbott once called Texas the 'epicenter' of AI. Now he's freezing data center construction.
Greg Abbott once called Texas the 'epicenter' of AI. Now he's freezing data center construction.
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

There seem to be very few issues that Republicans and Democrats can agree on these days, but disdain for data centers sure is one of them. On Monday, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott halted all new data center construction in the Lone Star State…

afr.com - Phillip Coorey - Federal audit of Canberra construction projects demanded over CFMEU links
Federal audit of Canberra construction projects demanded over CFMEU links
Australian Financial Review

The ACT Liberals say finance minister and ACT senator Katy Gallagher must run the ruler over all federal infrastructure spending in the nation's capital, following a corruption finding involving the CFMEU, which has a stranglehold over construction…

enr.com - Alisa Zevin - Construction Job Openings Up in June
Construction Job Openings Up in June
Engineering News-Record

The number of job openings in the construction industry reached 305,000 in June, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey. Openings increased 14,000 since May and 81,000 since June…

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - Granite Construction (GVA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Granite Construction (GVA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
The Motley Fool

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET Vice President of Investor Relations - Michael Barker President and Chief Executive Officer - Kyle Larkin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Staci Woolsey Revenue -- $1.5 billion…

indianexpress.com - Hina Rohtaki - Construction of highway spur connecting NH-205A to Zirakpur bypass to begin in Dec
Construction of highway spur connecting NH-205A to Zirakpur bypass to begin in Dec
The Indian Express

3 min read Ludhiana Make us preferred source on Google The construction of the 10.30-km spur (PR-07) — connecting the Ambala-Chandigarh section of the National Highway (NH) 205A to Zirakpur bypass — is set to begin in December this…

biztimes.com - Hope Moses - Construction to begin on second Deer District hotel
Construction to begin on second Deer District hotel
BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Middleton-based North Central Group Hospitality (NCG) and the Milwaukee Bucks will host a…

coventrytelegraph.net - Rachel Stretton - 50 new homes for homeless families as Coventry construction begins
50 new homes for homeless families as Coventry construction begins
Coventry Live

Work has begun on a new supported housing development in Coventry that will offer modern, energy-efficient accommodation for families who have faced homelessness. Citizen is collaborating with Markey Construction and Coventry City Council to bring…

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