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dailycaller.com - Paris Apodaca - Skyrocketing Diesel Costs Hammer America's Construction Industry
Skyrocketing Diesel Costs Hammer America's Construction Industry
The Daily Caller

Construction companies are grinding their teeth as exploding diesel costs create headaches at jobsites across America. Construction companies rely on diesel to fuel trucks and heavy equipment, while fuel costs are also embedded in the thousands of…

enr.com - Jonathan Keller - 3Q 2026 Cost Report: Construction Industry Executive Confidence Dips Slightly in Q3
3Q 2026 Cost Report: Construction Industry Executive Confidence Dips Slightly in Q3
Engineering News-Record

The slight dip in confidence this quarter reflects growing pessimism about the near-to-medium health of the construction market. Last quarter, 31% saw an improving market in three to six months, but that number has fallen to 22% this quarter. In…

smh.com.au - Ellie Busby - Construction stops on Sydney Bathla sites as funding exhausted
Construction stops on Sydney Bathla sites as funding exhausted
The Sydney Morning Herald

Construction has ceased on all Bathla Group projects and staff at 13 sites have been stood down, as the administrator announced it had run out of funding to keep the collapsed developer operational. Administrator Teneo said on Thursday that the…

wsj.com - Jasmine Li - Exclusive | Activist Starboard Urges Construction Company to Explore Sale
Exclusive | Activist Starboard Urges Construction Company to Explore Sale
Wall Street Journal

Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a significant stake in construction company Knife River, with plans to push the company to improve its margins or explore a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Bismarck, N.D.-based has a…

i-d.co - Zoo as Zoo's NYFW Event Proved Time Is a Construct
Zoo as Zoo's NYFW Event Proved Time Is a Construct
i-d.co

The IYKYK, Atlanta-based art studio assembled a mindbending roster of artists for the third edition of its Experimental Jam series. If you were looking for a place to let your bob down during NYFW, you may have stumbled across an event titled…

seekingalpha.com - Rob Williams - Data centers drive surge in U.S. construction starts, UBS says (J:NYSE)
Data centers drive surge in U.S. construction starts, UBS says (J:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Growth is primarily driven by a surge in data-center, manufacturing, government building, and hotel construction Starts, with data centers particularly expanding due to AI and cloud computing spending. Infrastructure construction starts weakened…

lajollabythesea.com - La Jolla Village - Nighttime Construction Coming to Torrey Pines Road | La Jolla by the Sea
Nighttime Construction Coming to Torrey Pines Road | La Jolla by the Sea
Home Page | La Jolla by the Sea

The City of San Diego is preparing to begin construction on the Torrey Pines Road Prospect Coast Walk Guardrail Project, an important safety improvement along the north side of Torrey Pines Road between Prospect Place and Coast Walk. Construction…

goldsea.com - Reuters - South Korea's Lee Discussed Warship Construction with Trump, South Korea Says
South Korea's Lee Discussed Warship Construction with Trump, South Korea Says
Goldsea

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo…

bbc.co.uk - Caroline Gall - Bricklayer encourages people to learn a trade as industry faces shortfall
Bricklayer encourages people to learn a trade as industry faces shortfall
BBC

Caroline Gall BBC News, West Midlands Bricklayer Ash Mahoney said he always knew what trade he would go into and now running his own business, said it was a great career choice with earnings of £300 a day 'and more at times'. It was rewarding…

thechronicle.com.gh - Kwesi Alfred Adams - Appiatse Redevelopment Enters Final Phase As Government Begins Construction Of 69 Houses - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Appiatse Redevelopment Enters Final Phase As Government Begins Construction Of 69 Houses - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Home - The Ghanaian Chronicle

The government has commenced the final phase of the Appiatse redevelopment project with the construction of 69 housing units for households still awaiting resettlement following the devastating 2022 disaster. The 69 houses will most particularly…

indianexpress.com - Abhimanyu Hazarika - No disposal proof, no clearance: How Gurugram plans to tackle construction waste
No disposal proof, no clearance: How Gurugram plans to tackle construction waste
The Indian Express

3 min read Gurugram Make us preferred source on Google No proof for the disposal of construction and demolition (C&D) waste? No building occupancy certificate. This is how the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) plans to tighten the norms…

nbcchicago.com - Paris Schutz - One-year ban on new data center construction in Chicago proposed by Mayor Johnson
One-year ban on new data center construction in Chicago proposed by Mayor Johnson
NBC Chicago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a one-year moratorium on any new data center construction in order to come up with new regulations surrounding zoning, water and power usage, and quality of life for residents. The proposal comes as cities…

straitstimes.com - Lee Jae Myung discussed warship construction with Trump: South Korea
Lee Jae Myung discussed warship construction with Trump: South Korea
The Straits Times

Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Sep 24, 2026, 07:01 AM SEOUL – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung discussed cooperating on building warships during his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Sept…

marketbeat.com - Promising Construction Stocks To Consider - September 23rd
Promising Construction Stocks To Consider - September 23rd
MarketBeat

Is the Fed Playing Chess With Rates—Or Just Behind the Curve Again? Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Martin Marietta Materials, Lowe's Companies, CRH, Quanta Services, and Vulcan Materials are the seven Construction stocks to watch today…

mediaite.com - Kathianne Boniello - Trump Reportedly Blew Off Safety Codes in White House Ballroom Construction: 'I Am the Code'
Trump Reportedly Blew Off Safety Codes in White House Ballroom Construction: 'I Am the Code'
Mediaite

President Donald Trump allegedly scoffed at fire and safety code issues in the early stages of the White House ballroom project. Sources told The Washington Post the first architect to tackle the job, James McCrery II, stepped down in October after…

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