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salon.com - Alex Galbraith - Trump pitches ballroom as 'military center' after appeals court halts construction
Trump pitches ballroom as 'military center' after appeals court halts construction
Salon.com

Donald Trump ‘s planned $400 million White House ballroom got an upgrade after the D.C. district court ordered the president to halt construction. Trump rebranded the ballroom as a “military center” in a post to Truth Social…

redstate.com - Bob Hoge - Dreaming Huge: Elon Musk Plans the Largest Building Ever Constructed - 15 Times Bigger Than Pentagon
Dreaming Huge: Elon Musk Plans the Largest Building Ever Constructed - 15 Times Bigger Than Pentagon
redstate.com

SpaceX/Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for thinking big, and that's made him a lot of money — he is far and away the world's richest man, and for a brief period in June his net worth topped out at over a trillion dollars before dropping…

wxyz.com - Christiana Ford - South Lyon construction project shuts down Farmers & Artisans market
South Lyon construction project shuts down Farmers & Artisans market
WXYZ 7 News Detroit

SOUTH LYON, Mich. (WXYZ) — A big construction project is changing more than just traffic in South Lyon; now a popular tradition is shutting down months early. The South Lyon Farmers & Artisans market was supposed to run through October.

chron.com - Chyna Blackmon - Construction underway for grocery store to replace old Houston Kroger
Construction underway for grocery store to replace old Houston Kroger
Chron

A major supermarket shakeup is taking shape in Houston—with one grocer preparing to move into the former space of another. While the closing signs still hang at Kroger 's shuttered Hedwig Village store at 9325 Katy Freeway, construction…

smh.com.au - Michael Koziol - Trump takes ballroom to Supreme Court after judges order stop to construction
Trump takes ballroom to Supreme Court after judges order stop to construction
The Sydney Morning Herald

Washington: Two judges have ordered Donald Trump to cease construction of his beloved White House ballroom in a blistering rebuke of the president's actions that sets up a showdown in the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals in Washington ruled on…

wbjournal.com - Eric Casey - Tennessee franchisee seeks to construct new Taco Bell in Worcester
Tennessee franchisee seeks to construct new Taco Bell in Worcester
Worcester Business Journal

A Tennessee-based fast casual restaurant franchise operator is looking to build a new Taco Bell in Worcester. Charter Foods is working with Auburn-based MidPoint Engineering + Construction to construct a new 2,250-square-foot restaurant at 79…

dailymail.com - Burney Wong - Construction boss tells young Aussies to ditch university for a trade
Construction boss tells young Aussies to ditch university for a trade
Mail Online

READ MORE: Tradie blasts 'spineless' bosses after young apprentice is bullied A construction boss has urged young Australians to consider a trade over university, arguing it is 'way better' to pick up tools than hit the books. Brenden Morrissey…

wallpaper.com - Anna Fixsen - Construction on Trump's White House ballroom must stop, court rules
Construction on Trump's White House ballroom must stop, court rules
Wallpaper*

President Donald Trump's plan to build a 90,000 square-foot, privately-funded ballroom next to the White House has been mired in political and legal quagmire. That still hasn't shut down work on the sprawling structure, which has been steadily…

nypost.com - Caitlin Doornbos - Exclusive | UN trying to block construction of much-needed school for Palestinian kids, Israeli officials say: 'Choosing politics over children'
Exclusive | UN trying to block construction of much-needed school for Palestinian kids, Israeli officials say: 'Choosing politics over children'
New York Post

WASHINGTON — The United Nations is trying to block the construction of a much-needed school for desperate Palestinian kids at an empty UNRWA compound, according to Israeli officials — who are accusing the organization of putting…

themarysue.com - Terrina Jairaj - Three-judge panel rules the President is merely a temporary tenant, effectively halting construction on the controversial White House ballroom
Three-judge panel rules the President is merely a temporary tenant, effectively halting construction on the controversial White House ballroom
The Mary Sue

The White House ballroom project has hit another major roadblock after a federal appeals court ruled the president is just a temporary tenant of the building, not its owner. A three-judge panel delivered a 2-1 decision on August 7, 2026, halting…

marketbeat.com - Everus Construction Group Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
Everus Construction Group Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat

Mid-Cap Marvels: 3 Stocks That Crushed Sales Estimates in May Everus Construction Group NYSE: ECG reported record second-quarter revenue and EBITDA as demand remained strong across its electrical and mechanical, or E&M, and transmission and…

koco.com - Shanice Hopkins - Construction begins on Tinker Air Force Base hangar expansion
Construction begins on Tinker Air Force Base hangar expansion
koco

Updated: 5:16 PM CDT Aug 7, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Tinker Air Force Base begins construction on massive hangar expansion Updated: 5:16 PM CDT Aug 7, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Tinker Air Force Base has broken ground on a massive…

fox2detroit.com - Amy Lange - I-696 construction: Westbound ramp to Southfield Road closes
I-696 construction: Westbound ramp to Southfield Road closes
FOX 2 Detroit

The westbound ramp of I-696 to Southfield is no longer open. This adds to the multi-year construction plan of I-696. FOX 2 spoke with some residents who work or live near the chaotic roadwork. It's the latest ramp closure in the ongoing…

independent.co.uk - Albert Toth - The stark reality facing Andy Burnham's council housebuilding revolution
The stark reality facing Andy Burnham's council housebuilding revolution
The Independent

Andy Burnham made a vow upon entering No 10 that he would “rewire” Britain, with a core aspect of his vision to deliver “the biggest council housebuilding drive since the post-war period”. The prime minister admitted the…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Government to transform Amaravati, Vizag, Tirupati into mega cities, says Minister
Government to transform Amaravati, Vizag, Tirupati into mega cities, says Minister
The Hindu

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Ponguru Narayana said that the Andhra Pradesh government is transforming Amaravati, Visakhapatnam, and Tirupati into mega-cities by ensuring transparent governance, attracting…

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