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bbc.co.uk - Richard Baker - Isle of Man construction industry worried by minimum wage rise - BBC News
Isle of Man construction industry worried by minimum wage rise - BBC News
BBC

The construction industry on the Isle of Man has warned against the 'scale and pace' of a new rise in the minimum wage, which would see employees earn £13.46 an hour. Construction Isle of Man, the body which represents the island's workforce…

yahoo.com - Chris Johnston - 'Close to a disaster': Olympic hockey rink construction saga is history repeating itself
'Close to a disaster': Olympic hockey rink construction saga is history repeating itself
Yahoo!

The late scramble to get the hockey venues ready for the Milan Cortina Olympics may have the NHL concerned and the hockey world talking, but it doesn't come as a surprise to those who were on the ground the last time NHL players traveled to Italy…

newswire.ca - Sysdyne Acquires Slabstack, Unifying Intelligent Pricing, Sales, Operations, and Billing into an AI-powered Platform for the Construction Materials Industry
Sysdyne Acquires Slabstack, Unifying Intelligent Pricing, Sales, Operations, and Billing into an AI-powered Platform for the Construction Materials Industry
CNW

By combining strengths, Slabstack and Sysdyne Cloud aim to set a new standard for CRM, pricing intelligence, operational visibility, and customer engagement across the ready mix, aggregates, and asphalt sectors. STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 9, 2025 /CNW/…

arstechnica.com - Jennifer Ouellette - Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete
Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete
Ars Technica

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists' conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material self-healing functionality. The only snag…

bloomberg.com - Godfrey Marawanyika - Zimbabwe to Start Constructing Floating Solar Project Next Year
Zimbabwe to Start Constructing Floating Solar Project Next Year
Bloomberg

Zimbabwe plans to start building a floating solar plant on the world's largest human-made lake next year. Building of the first phase of the 600-megawatt facility, will begin in the second quarter of 2026, Information Minister Jenfan Muswere told…

upi.com - Mar Puig - Paraguay lands up to $50B from X8 Cloud for AI data center construction
Paraguay lands up to $50B from X8 Cloud for AI data center construction
UPI

Asuncion, Paraguay, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. based X8 Cloud announced plans to invest as much as $50 billion in Paraguay over the next three decades to build what the company says will be the largest artificial intelligence data center in South…

gizmodo.com - Margherita Bassi - Ancient Construction Site at Pompeii Sheds Light on Rome's Miraculous Self-Healing Cement
Ancient Construction Site at Pompeii Sheds Light on Rome's Miraculous Self-Healing Cement
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian's Wall all the way in England, there's one question most people must ask themselves when gazing upon the enduring traces of one of the most beloved ancient civilizations: How the heck has it lasted so…

techcrunch.com - Tim De Chant - Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction
Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction
TechCrunch

As energy demand for data centers soars, environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on the approval and construction of new facilities. More than 230 organizations, including Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, and Greenpeace signed a…

newsweek.com - Amira El-Fekki‎ - Update: Major port grows at world's biggest construction site
Update: Major port grows at world's biggest construction site
Newsweek

Recent satellite imagery showed development at Oxagon Port in Saudi Arabia's Neom, indicating steady progress over the past year, including the construction of marine infrastructure and the launch of initial port operations and services. Newsweek…

thestar.com.my - FBG secures RM206.16mil construction job in JB City Square
FBG secures RM206.16mil construction job in JB City Square
The Star Online

KUALA LUMPUR: FBG Holdings Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary FBG Builder Sdn Bhd has accepted a RM206.16mil contract from Sunray Construction & Interior Sdn Bhd for the main building works for Tower 2 - hotel apartment at Johor Bahru City Square. In…

newswire.ca - HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Chooses Reliable, Global Connectivity with Iridium
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Chooses Reliable, Global Connectivity with Iridium
CNW

Hyundai's Hi MATE Remote Fleet Management System to Utilize Iridium's IoT Services for Delivery of Critical Machine Data MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 9, 2025 /CNW/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - AITUC urges immediate disbursal of pension amount to retired construction workers
AITUC urges immediate disbursal of pension amount to retired construction workers
The Hindu

Demanding the cancellation of the four labour codes, members of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), representing unorganised workers, staged a protest here on Tuesday. M. Irulandi, AITUC district secretary, said that the State government…

wzzm13.com - Sarah Edgecomb - Grand Rapids construction value hits $1 billion milestone in 2025
Grand Rapids construction value hits $1 billion milestone in 2025
WZZM13.com

Local News City officials say projects like the Amway Stadium and Acrisure Amphitheater contributed to the growth, as well as rising costs for labor and materials. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids marked widespread construction growth in…

nationalpost.com - Special to National Post - On the map: Precast construction at East Mall development brings unit costs down
On the map: Precast construction at East Mall development brings unit costs down
National Post

At a time when the GTA's rental market faces affordability and supply challenges, KingSett Capital's Valhalla Village Phase 1 stands out as an innovative purpose-built rental project. Rising on the former Valhalla Inn site at Bloor Street and The…

dutchnews.nl - Robin Pascoe - New housing construction again fails to reach the 100,000 target
New housing construction again fails to reach the 100,000 target
DutchNews.nl

Housing construction is again trailing previous years, with the predicted dip for 2024 and 2025 now confirmed, the housing ministry said in its latest report on the housing market. In the first three quarters of this year, 54,100 homes were added…

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