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In the midst of a recession that has cost millions of Americans their jobs, a massive military construction project on the U.S. territory of Guam is provoking a unique debate that boils down to this deceptively simple question: Should the government be more concerned about creating jobs or minding the taxpayers’ money?
The construction industry has been the hardest hit sector of the economy during the recession, and the Reno-Sparks region is the nation's hardest hit area, according to a report released Wednesday.
Despite recent signs of improvement, the housing industry still faces a long road back. The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.
Granite Construction Inc., a contractor and producer of construction materials, said Tuesday its board has named a new chairman.
The company that built the "Water Cube" swimming center for the Beijing Olympics said Friday it raised $7.3 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering this year, highlighting a revival in China's financial markets.
Bank of America Corp. has sold part of its stake in China Construction Bank to Asian investors for about $7.3 billion as it looks to raise funds to meet government capital requirements.
A newspaper review of public records shows that the general contractor building the $8.7 billion CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip has not resolved numerous construction discrepancies cited by inspectors.
Police say a worker has been injured after falling about 30 feet when a gymnasium under construction at a Texas high school collapsed.
Cynthia Russell will be raising the roof with Barack Obama — even as the roof caves in on her home construction business.
Grenada has ordered a Chinese company to stop construction on a nearly completed five-story hotel because it only had permission to build offices.
One construction worker is dead and another seriously injured after a hydraulic lift platform collapsed in Massachusetts.
The American Embassy in Haiti says the U.S. will help rebuild a key bridge that collapsed during this summer's devastating floods.
Construction activity was unchanged in August even though spending for residential projects posted the first increase in 17 months, a rare bit of good news in the midst of the worst housing downturn in decades.
A construction worker fell about 40 stories to his death Thursday at a Manhattan skyscraper being built by the developer of the World Trade Center, authorities said Thursday.
Construction spending took a bigger-than-expected tumble in July as housing activity dropped to the lowest level in seven years and nonresidential activity fell for the first time in seven months.
Two young boys drowned in a water-filled hole at the construction site of a new home, authorities said.
A concrete-block wall collapsed as construction workers were building it Thursday in suburban Indianapolis, killing three of them, police said. Two workers were hurt.
Thousands gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Monday at a Mass organized by city construction workers to remember more than two dozen of their colleagues killed on the job in the past year.
A man installing windows at a building under construction died Monday when he fell nine stories, apparently after a nylon safety strap failed, city officials said.
Firefighters on Monday contained a blaze that ripped through part of a five-story condominium complex under construction in the San Fernando Valley.
The builder was an out-of-towner, but was well-schooled in the ways that business sometimes gets done in New York.
Construction of new homes posted a modest increase in January but applications for future construction fell sharply.
The trucks that rolled into Staten Island left more than dirt at the site of a new NASCAR racetrack. They also brought cash for the Gambino crime family, prosecutors say.
Donald Trump introduced the gleaming Trump SoHo on his TV show "The Apprentice" and held a red-carpet press event in the half-built skyscraper four months ago, announcing that it was already a big success.
A crane accident at a Donald Trump hotel-condominium tower being built in Manhattan's trendy SoHo neighborhood sent a worker plummeting 40 stories to his death Monday and injured three other people, authorities said.
Ford Announces Multi-Bllion Dollar Investment in BrazilFord, an American automotive giant, has announced its intent to invest $2.3 billion in Brazil for the purpose of building a new factory.
Israel approves new homes in east JerusalemIsrael approved the construction of hundreds of new housing units in annexed east Jerusalem on Tuesday, driving another stake into troubled US efforts to restart Middle East peace talks.
Group Of Popular Girls Reduces Nation To Tears"I was working hard on a plan to reduce U.S. oil consumption, and they were just sitting there smirking and pointing at me the whole time," said Obama, who overheard the girls whispering that he shouldn't have bailed out the U.S.
Manufacturing, pending home sales fuel recovery hopes.according to the government report, manufacturing, as well as new home and existing home sales have nudged the U.S. economy towards a sustainable recovery.
Graves found at Berne, Indiana construction siteGraves found at a construction site in Berne, Indiana. Archaeologist now at work. Crews plan to exhume, move bodies
To my esteemed GOP colleagues that seemingly did not take or failed Economics 101, tax cuts do not work unless there is income to offset the tax cuts. Several members of the Conservative Caucus act as they have all the answers for the ills of the nation.
Crazy Or Brilliant? Plan To Build Giant Floating Airport Off California CoastThe airport-in-the-ocean idea is not a new one. Among other places, Hong Kong did it recently–filling in 4 square miles of the South China Sea with rocks and dirt to build an artificial island. By all accounts the resulting facility is lovely.
Why would you even think of elevated photography as a possible solution?
Toxic Chinese Drywall Creates A Housing DisasterAlong the Gulf Coast and across the country, it's being called a "silent hurricane." Between 2004 and 2007, an estimated 100,000 homes in more than 20 states were built with toxic drywall imported from China.
Wall Street sinks on Home Builders fears, financials.How important is the " first time ' home buyers tax credit , What do you think ?. U.S. markets are down second day in a row on fears of the Government not renewing the tax credit.
"Self-Healing" Concrete: Civil Engineer Designed A Bendable Concrete That Repairs Its Own Cracks America's bridges are falling down. Victor Li says he knows a better way to build them. The civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of Michigan has invented a new kind of concrete that hardly ever cracks and, if it does, can repair itself.
Daunting detour: Closing Peoria at I-44 hurts businessesWhen Sandra Ford arrived at work Monday, she had four messages on her machine from people who wanted to know how to get to her shop for a haircut.
Tokyo Journal - Taking On Skyscrapers to Protect View of an "Old Friend"With the help of a university professor, the neighborhood's mostly graying residents formed the Society to Protect Nippori's Fujimizaka, which Mr. Kaneko leads.
Idaho is in the vanguard for energy-efficient building codesIdaho builders and officials are working together to ensure that new homes meet international energy-efficiency standards, experts say. At the same time, buyers are becoming more savvy about the benefits of energy-saving improvements and are accepting the costs more than in the …
Losing the Olympics Bid Is Good for ObamaThis is pretty embarrassing for the White House. (Especially letting Obama having to fail in front of his wife—ouch!) But ultimately, it's a good thing for him. As I wrote on Monday, the Olympics are notorious for running massively over budget.
Many times as a rookie cop, you dread the nights when nothing is happening. Hours are spent driving around attempting to find something, anything.
Park expectations highFinally, those who promoted and campaigned for a park on the southeast side of town will begin to see the fruits of their work. Muskogee Parks and Recreation Department announced last week that construction work would begin on Robison Park.
Israel: Differences with U.S. over peace talksIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking on the eve of a key meeting with the White House Mideast envoy, said Sunday that differences remain with the U.S. over resuming peacemaking with the Palestinians.
Israeli Cabinet backs new West Bank buildingIsraeli Cabinet ministers lined up on Sunday behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to approve the construction of hundreds of new apartments in West Bank settlements.
Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing The Urban FabricAmerica is a country in need of solutions. Here are some ideas for our future that are practical and doable. We are responsible for our environment.
German Castles Cash in on Stimulus ProgramsGermany's biggest slump since the 1930s is good news for its historic palaces and castles -- they're receiving more than 320 million euros in government cash for a wave of refurbishment aimed partly at boosting the construction sector.
Army captain accused of taking bribes in IraqA U.S. Army captain has been charged with accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes while he was stationed in Iraq to steer more than $500,000 in contracts.
Build it and there may be a labor shortage Two years ago, leaders in the Capital Region's construction industry were wrestling with a worker shortage and worrying that the building of a massive computer-chip factory in Malta would exacerbate the problem. The recession has helped alleviate those concerns -- but it ha …
Construction will continue at I195Drivers who use the bridge that brings Fall River Avenue (Route 114A) over Interstate 195 shouldn't expect to see construction in the area finish up anytime soon.
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