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Beefed up tariffs on Chinese steel risk raising construction costs
The Albanese government has quietly stepped up tariffs on Chinese-made steel imports to protect Australian manufacturers, but economists warn the expanding web of levies could push up construction costs, fuelling inflation and worsening the housing…
Forget Tech Stocks: This Construction Stock Is Building Tomorrow's Data Centers
From companies like CoreWeave and Nebius Group, which own and operate data centers, to Nvidia, which supplies graphics processing units (GPUs), several tech companies dominate the market's focus on data center development. But step away from the…
Exclusive: Microsoft partners with construction unions on AI boom
Microsoft and North America's Building Trades Unions are supercharging efforts to train workers for the AI economy, according to an announcement shared first with Axios. Why it matters: AI infrastructure and data centers are expected to create new…
Construction on 295 Chard homes could begin in early-2027
Construction on nearly 300 new homes at Chard's northern edge could begin in early-2027 if revised plans are approved in the coming months. McTaggart & Mickel Homes England Ltd. and the S. E. Blackburn Discretionary Trust jointly secured outline…
Construction Watch: Dun Building
The Dun Building is on its way to a residential future. McGuire Development is bringing 36 apartments to the circa-1893 Dun Building located at 110 Pearl Street. The Dun Building is a significant city landmark and, at ten stories is recognized as…
Morningstar considers revamping index construction ahead of SpaceX IPO
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 20: Investment research and analysis provider Morningstar Inc. is the latest index provider to consider revising its approach to designing its market indexes in light of SpaceX's outsize pending initial public…
SIKA EXPANDS ITS ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL ASIA WITH A NEW NATIONAL SUBSIDIARY IN KYRGYZSTAN
SIKA EXPANDS ITS ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL ASIA WITH A NEW NATIONAL SUBSIDIARY IN KYRGYZSTAN Sika is strengthening its position in Central Asia by establishing a new national subsidiary in Kyrgyzstan. With this step, the company is expanding its global…
Construction Stocks To Consider - April 20th
Potential Rate Cuts Could Benefit These Firms TopBuild, Caterpillar, and Planet Labs PBC are the three Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Construction stocks are shares of companies involved in…
Police arrest man connected to arson at Portland adolescent recovery campus under construction
Crime Portland police arrested a man in connection with a fire that heavily damaged an adolescent and family addiction recovery campus that was under construction. PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police arrested a man Monday in connection with an…
Denver Construction Market Remains Steady in 2026
“Health care remains a bright spot across the metro area as most major systems are planning expansions, renovations or new hospital projects. Multifamily also continues to move forward though at a more measured pace compared to the rapid…
Construction worker, 17, died after being hit by concrete pipe at building site
A 'genuine and loving' teenager from County Durham has tragically lost his life after being struck by a concrete pipe while working on a housing development. Construction worker Shay Bladen suffered fatal injuries during the incident at a building…
Cautious Optimism in Phoenix Market as Construction Starts Projected to Increase by 8%
“Phoenix has positioned itself well, and that ecosystem effect should keep generating downstream demand across industrial, infrastructure and support facilities.” Phoenix's role as a distribution mega-hub isn't going away either, he…
Trump ballroom construction allowed for now, appeals court says
Reuters Connect //April 20, 2026// Reuters Connect //April 20, 2026// WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court allowed President Donald Trump ‘s administration on Friday night to continue construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site…
Property bloom: Construction set to begin on West End tower at site of former florist
Construction of an apartment block will begin in the middle of this year on the site of a former flower shop in a booming pocket of West End. The Elisi building at 17 Ferry Road – previously occupied by the Roses Only warehouse – will…
ATB Cormark Capital Markets Raises Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) Price Target to C$48.00
Bird Construction (TSE:BDT - Get Free Report) had its target price raised by research analysts at ATB Cormark Capital Markets from C$38.00 to C$48.00 in a research report issued on Monday, BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has an…
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