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bloomberg.com - BNY CFO: 2026 Market Backdrop is 'Constructive
BNY CFO: 2026 Market Backdrop is 'Constructive
Bloomberg

Dermot McDonogh, BNY CFO, says uncertainty has become valuable and the firm remains bullish on the economy and markets. He tells Romaine Bostick on “The Close” that the outlook for this year is strong. (Source: Bloomberg)…

thestar.com.my - TRC Synergy Bhd wins RM249mil construction job
TRC Synergy Bhd wins RM249mil construction job
The Star Online

Corporate News PETALING JAYA: TRC Synergy Bhd has secured a contract from Gilang Cendana Sdn Bhd for a construction project in Putrajaya, worth RM249mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the construction firm said the project involves the proposed…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Korea adds 193,000 jobs in 2025 amid sluggish manufacturing, construction
Korea adds 193,000 jobs in 2025 amid sluggish manufacturing, construction
The Korea Times

Korea maintained year-on-year employment growth at the 100,000 level for the second consecutive year in 2025, as job losses continued in the manufacturing and construction sectors and youth employment remained sluggish, data showed Wednesday. The…

koreatimes.co.kr - Park Jae-hyuk - Newly launched HD Construction Equipment aims for $6 bil. in 2026 revenue
Newly launched HD Construction Equipment aims for $6 bil. in 2026 revenue
The Korea Times

HD Construction Equipment, launched Jan. 1 through the merger of HD Hyundai Infracore and HD Hyundai Construction Equipment, announced Wednesday that it aims to post 8.7 trillion won ($5.9 billion) in revenue and 439.6 billion won in operating…

express.co.uk - Chris Riches - UK fears strikes could see £11 billion of construction projects 'grind to a halt'
UK fears strikes could see £11 billion of construction projects 'grind to a halt'
Express.co.uk

Swiss tower crane firm Wolffkran operates on some of the biggest construction sites in the UK Strikes by almost 100 tower crane operators over 'unacceptable' will see UK construction work 'grind to a halt this winter', a union has claimed. Swiss…

theweek.com - Peter Weber, The Week US - Judge clears wind farm construction to resume
Judge clears wind farm construction to resume
The Week

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday allowed construction to resume on a major offshore wind farm serving Connecticut and Rhode Island that the Trump administration ordered shut down in December on unspecified national security grounds.

salisburypost.com - Janet Briggs - Ford City Motor Lofts receives grant to cover unexpected construction costs - Salisbury Post
Ford City Motor Lofts receives grant to cover unexpected construction costs - Salisbury Post
Home - Salisbury Post

SALISBURY — The Ford City Motor Lofts project at 419 South Main Street recently received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. This grant will cover some of the unexpected increased construction costs since the project…

bendbulletin.com - Clayton Franke - After construction hiccups, Bend's Olney Avenue closure has end in sight
After construction hiccups, Bend's Olney Avenue closure has end in sight
The Bulletin

Construction on Olney Avenue underneath the Bend Parkway — which caused one of the most painstaking road closures for the city of Bend in 2025 — is on track to wrap up by early February after one year of work. The timeline was…

indianexpress.com - Construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people
Construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people
The Indian Express

A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 80, police said. The accident took place on Wednesday morning ‍in ⁠the…

nytimes.com - Ronda Kaysen - Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go?
Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go?
The New York Times

In 1976, Matthew Moore marched into the roofers' union hall in Orange County, Calif., signed his card and, at 19, found his calling. Within hours, he put on a pair of hot boots, climbed a ladder and became one of the many union men laying the roofs…

globalnews.ca - Rebecca Lau - Inquest into death at N.B. wind farm construction site calls for improved training, safety - New Brunswick
Inquest into death at N.B. wind farm construction site calls for improved training, safety - New Brunswick
Global News

A coroner's inquest into the 2024 death of a Saskatchewan man who was working at a wind farm construction site in New Brunswick has concluded, with improper equipment use identified as the root cause of the fatal accident. Matthew Brawn, 46, was…

echolive.ie - Amy Campbell - HSE admits inadequate road infrastructure delaying the construction of Glanmire surgical hospital
HSE admits inadequate road infrastructure delaying the construction of Glanmire surgical hospital
echo live

The HSE has admitted that road access is a key issue delaying a new elective hospital for Cork city, amid claims that the lack of progress on the facility is contributing to increasingly high trolley figures in Cork University Hospital (CUH). Plans…

kvue.com - Daniel Perreault - Texas construction leaders say immigration enforcement is shrinking the workforce, slowing down projects
Texas construction leaders say immigration enforcement is shrinking the workforce, slowing down projects
kvue.com

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas construction leaders say increased immigration enforcement is upending their industry. The raids ICE has carried out and the fear of more are having a chilling effect, forcing some projects to slow down. Construction…

wesh.com - Pamela Comme - State begins construction this year to address I-4 truck parking shortage
State begins construction this year to address I-4 truck parking shortage
WESH

State begins construction this year to address I-4 truck parking shortage WE'RE GIVING YOU A LIVE LOOK AT I-4 IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, WHERE A SHORTAGE OF TRUCK PARKING IS CREATING SOME SAFETY CONCERNS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS AND EVEN EVERYDAY COMMUTERS. STATE…

pressherald.com - Katie Langley - Topsham's Crooker Construction now employee-owned
Topsham's Crooker Construction now employee-owned
Press Herald

Topsham-based general construction contractor Crooker Construction is now owned by its 175 employees after 90 years of family and private ownership, the company announced last week. Thomas Sturgeon, the president and CEO since 2014, will maintain…

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