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theguardian.com - Emma Graham-Harrison - Israel poised to start construction of bypass through heart of West Bank
Israel poised to start construction of bypass through heart of West Bank
The Guardian

Israel plans to start work next month on a bypass road that will close off the heart of the occupied West Bank to Palestinians and cement the de facto annexation of an area critical for the viability of a future Palestinian state. The road is a key…

express.co.uk - Richard Ashmore - Major construction firm plunges into administration - huge £14m loss
Major construction firm plunges into administration - huge £14m loss
Express.co.uk

Ardmore suffered from large-scale regulatory changes to the construction industry Ripples from the Grenfell Tower disaster were still being felt last year when a major London construction firm entered administration after recording a £14…

koreatimes.co.kr - Nam Hyun-woo - SK hynix confirms $13 bil. packaging fab construction in Cheongju
SK hynix confirms $13 bil. packaging fab construction in Cheongju
The Korea Times

SK hynix on Tuesday confirmed the construction of its new semiconductor packaging fab, dubbed P&T7, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, as the memory giant accelerates expansion of its production capacity for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for…

axios.com - Shafaq Patel - Houston Zoo starts construction on rhino, giraffe habitats
Houston Zoo starts construction on rhino, giraffe habitats
Axios

The Houston Zoo is upgrading its white rhinoceros and giraffe habitats and a concession space. State of play: Construction began last week, with phased openings expected throughout 2026 and early 2027, per the zoo's announcement. Zoom in: The white…

fortune.com - Angelica Ang - Two Southeast Asia 500 companies may merge-forming Malaysia's largest construction conglomerate
Two Southeast Asia 500 companies may merge-forming Malaysia's largest construction conglomerate
Fortune

Malaysian construction giant Sunway has announced a $2.7 billion share-and-cash takeover of competitor IJM Corporation, which would bring together two of Malaysia's largest property developers. The proposed merger, announced on Jan. 12 by Sunway…

theage.com.au - Shifting social construct has no place in new law
Shifting social construct has no place in new law
The Age

To submit a letter to The Age, email. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published. So we read that the new legislation in response to the…

thehindu.com - Satyasundar Barik - Odisha moves to construct new Assembly building to double house capacity
Odisha moves to construct new Assembly building to double house capacity
The Hindu

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday (January 12, 2026) laid the foundation for an ultra-modern campus, which would house the State Secretariat and a new 300-seat-capacity Odisha Legislative Assembly building, which will be constructed in…

globalnews.ca - Reeti Rohilla - Coroner's inquest begins in 2024 New Brunswick wind farm construction site death - New Brunswick
Coroner's inquest begins in 2024 New Brunswick wind farm construction site death - 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 begun. Matthew Brawn was killed on July 18, 2024, after a workplace accident while erecting wind turbines in the…

wcpo.com - Paula Christian  - Construction begins on renovating Lunken Airport terminal into a boutique hotel, bar and restaurant
Construction begins on renovating Lunken Airport terminal into a boutique hotel, bar and restaurant
WCPO 9 Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — Construction began Monday on the long-awaited renovation of the historic Lunken Airport Terminal into a boutique hotel, after years of delay. The terminal is a Cincinnati icon that has been empty since the longtime Sky Galley…

kvue.com - Hannah Rucker - Here's the latest on the construction on I-35 in South Austin
Here's the latest on the construction on I-35 in South Austin
kvue.com

Traffic The Interstate 35 Capital Express South Project is supposed to be complete in 2028. To stream KVUE on your phone, you need the KVUE app. Example video title will go here for this video Over the last two weeks, we provided updates from the…

thehindubusinessline.com - China lays claim to Kashmir's Shaksgam Valley, says infrastructure construction justified
China lays claim to Kashmir's Shaksgam Valley, says infrastructure construction justified
BusinessLine

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday rejected India's claim to the Shaksgam Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. 'The territory you mentioned belongs to China. It's fully justified for China to conduct infrastructure construction on its…

kmbc.com - Chloe Godding - Portion of Village West Parkway to temporarily shut down due to Buc-ee's-related construction
Portion of Village West Parkway to temporarily shut down due to Buc-ee's-related construction
KMBC

Portion of Village West Parkway to temporarily shut down due to Buc-ee's-related construction SATURDAY FROM 7 A.M. TO 2 P.M. WELL, IT'S MORE THAN A TRUCK STOP. IT'S MORE THAN A GAS STATION. A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WAS HELD TODAY FOR A BIG NEW…

theadvocate.com - Ianne Salvosa - Hut 8 partners with Jacobs for engineering, construction management services for West Feliciana data center
Hut 8 partners with Jacobs for engineering, construction management services for West Feliciana data center
The Advocate

Jacobs, a technology and engineering company, will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services to the River Bend data center in West Feliciana Parish. The Dallas-based company will partner with developer Hut 8 in the $7…

nytimes.com - Lisa Friedman - Judge Strikes Down Trump's Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
Judge Strikes Down Trump's Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
The New York Times

|Judge Strikes Down Trump's Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/judge-strikes-down-trumps-latest-effort-to-stop-offshore-wind.html A federal judge on Monday ruled that construction could resume on a $6.2…

bloomberg.com - Elffie Chew - Malaysian Builder Sunway Makes $2.7 Billion Offer for IJM
Malaysian Builder Sunway Makes $2.7 Billion Offer for IJM
Bloomberg

Malaysian builder Sunway Bhd. made an offer to acquire smaller rival IJM Corp Bhd. for about 11 billion ringgit ($2.7 billion) in a move that would help consolidate the country's construction industry. Sunway's cash and stock offer values IJM at…

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