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Energy boom contributes to Houston’s shortage of...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 20, 2013
Like just about every other metro area of the country, the Houston-area construction industry is feeling the negative effects of ...
Skilled construction worker shortage already stifling...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 17, 2013
It looks like Executive Editor Tom Jackson's fear of construction's current labor shortage stifling the economic recovery is already coming ...
Builder confidence up on strengthening housing market,...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 15, 2013
Though the reading is not at a point where more home builders view the current market for newly-built, single-family as ...
U.S. rental construction, lack of first-time home...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 08, 2013
Despite recent dips in construction spending and employment, the mood in the industry is, well, better. Better than it was ...
Better Roads: Time to start applying pressure on...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 08, 2013
Citing a report from the Congressional Budget Office that details a nearly bankrupt Highway Trust Fund and the real possibility ...
Caterpillar to layoff 300 at mining facility in...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 06, 2013
In the wake of a first quarter that saw profits tumble 45 percent, mostly due to low demand for mining ...
Construction unemployment rate drops despite losing 6k...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 03, 2013
After riding a four-month streak of employment gains to the highest total employment the industry had seen in nearly four ...
Construction spending dips 1.7% in March due to drop in...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 01, 2013
According to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department Wednesday, construction spending dropped 1.7 percent during March to its lowest ...
Caterpillar CEO talks hybrid tech, rental business at...
Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Apr 16, 2013
Noting that the 2010 Icelandic volcano prevented him from attending the last Bauma show, Doug Oberhelman, Caterpillar president and CEO, ...
Housing starts jump 7% in March to highest level since...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 16, 2013
Apartment construction in March fueled a jump to the highest rate of housing starts since June 2008. The housing recovery ...
$2.3 billion of 2014 Army budget goes to construction
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 15, 2013
Army officials recently took time to discuss their military branch's $129.7 billion portion of the federal budget for the 2014 ...
Construction, other industries speak out against guest...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 12, 2013
Just when it looked like the final hurdle to immigration reform had been cleared, dozens of business groups, including half ...
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Nearly two weeks ago, as construction workers looked on with ...
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Just a few weeks ago we posited that if Volkswagen ...
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