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AGC Maine notes construction excellence at Build Maine awards
The Associated General Contractors of Maine and over 150 contractors gathered April 22 at the University of New England in Portland to celebrate the recipients of the 2026 Build Maine Awards, recognizing the year's most outstanding construction…
Las Vegas homebuilders' sales, construction plans keep sliding
Las Vegas' homebuilding market is still seeing drops in activity from year-ago levels, with fewer sales and construction plans, amid a series of headwinds for buyers and builders alike. Builders landed 694 net sales — newly signed sales…
Gulf construction boom pauses amid Iran war
The Gulf's construction market was worth $175 billion in 2025, built on gigaprojects and other oil-funded diversification plans; the war has put much of that on pause. The number of contract awards across the region fell from 80 in February to just…
Healthcare federation welcomes relaxation of construction rules
NATHEALTH – Healthcare Federation of India has welcomed the notification of the National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) 2026, which has eased long-standing height restrictions for hospitals. It would permit the establishment of…
News Corp's Holt Street HQ kicks off construction on Murdoch-worthy makeover
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It looks like News Corp could finally have Australian headquarters worthy of the presence of its billionaire chairman Lachlan Murdoch, after the…
Jean-François Bolduc Named as New President of Groupe Colas Quebec Inc., a Leading Player in Construction and Maintenance of Transportation Infrastructures
MONTRÉAL, May 4, 2026 /CNW/ - Colas Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-François Bolduc, P.Eng., MBA, as President, Groupe Colas Québec Inc. Colas in Québec is a leading player in transportation…
Trump Halts Construction on Onshore Wind Turbines
Current conditions: The weekend's polar vortex chill in New York City is over as temperatures are set to hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit today, your humble correspondent's birthday • A winter storm blanketing the Sierra Nevadas with as much as…
Divyenndu's Mirzapur character was more 'constructed', his Glory role is based on me: Karan Anshuman
6 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Nine years after coming up with Prime Video India's maiden streaming show Inside Edge, creator Karan Anshuman is now back in a sports arena. This time, it's not as glitzy and popular as Indian…
Promising Construction Stocks To Keep An Eye On - May 3rd
MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/27 - 05/01 Caterpillar, Quanta Services, MasTec, Comfort Systems USA, and Trane Technologies are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Construction stocks…
Mountain View residents still under boil-water notice after construction mishap contaminates supply
More than 60 Mountain View residents remain under a boil-water notice after a contractor accidentally contaminated the water supply with cement slurry. The city has eased some restrictions, is providing support services and says contamination…
Granite Construction Incorporated $GVA Shares Purchased by UBS Group AG
UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA - Free Report) by 262.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 647,589 shares of the construction company's…
HKEX to relaunch gold futures in coming months, Joseph Chan says
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388) is to relaunch gold futures in the next few months after listing two gold funds on the bourse, said Joseph Chan Ho-lim, acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Samsung family pays off record $8bn inheritance tax bill
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images The family behind the South Korean corporate giant Samsung has completed its payment of a 12 trillion won (£6bn; $8bn) inheritance tax bill, the largest such settlement in the country's history.
Canada's Equipment Manufacturing Industry Proving Resilient Amid Economic Headwinds, New Report Finds
Report finds infrastructure modernization and critical minerals push driving demand in Canada's off-highway equipment sector, with overall industry output increasing by 11 per cent since 2022 OTTAWA, ON, May 4, 2026 /CNW/ - The Association of…
AI Industrial Takeoff - Part 1: Maximum growth rates with current technology - LessWrong
How fast could an AI-driven economy grow? Most economists expect a few percentage points at best, comparable to previous general-purpose technologies (Acemoglu (2024)). Those closer to AI development tend to imagine something much more radical…
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