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Trump administration to speed up construction of California-Mexico border wall
WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday bypassed environmental regulations to speed up the…
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DHS moves to speed border wall construction, waives Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem waived some of the country's most iconic environmental protection laws Monday as she sought to cut…
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Maybank initiates coverage on Centurion with ‘buy’ call with construction boom in Singapore expected
Maybank on Friday (Mar 28) initiated coverage of Centurion with a “buy” call, on optimism over the tighter supply of worker dormitory beds…
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Texas high-speed rail: New project details revealed
A Texas committee that convened Monday to discuss the prohibition of public funds for the state's high-speed rail project revealed new…
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Old image of under-construction overpass resurfaces after accident on Thai highway
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Despite housing crunch, German construction sector stuck in doldrums
Germany's residential construction industry continues to face a lack of work and difficult conditions as a crisis in the sector stretches…
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Tanzania, Burundi sign $2.15bn railway construction deal with Chinese firms
Tanzania and Burundi have entered into an agreement with two Chinese companies to construct a railway line to transport metals, including…
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Construction companies need to collaborate and plan better as demand climbs
Poaching and project delays could plague the sector as it faces a greater strain on manpower and resources STRONG growth in construction…
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Bangladeshi Worker in Singapore Dies at Construction Site after Ground Under Him Collapsed
A worker at a Raffles Place building site died on Saturday when the ground collapsed beneath him. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that…
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Huationg, Ley Choon shares take off as robust order books revive construction stocks
Shares of some construction companies surged last week on various announcements and a projected bright outlook. Hock Lian Seng was up 12.9…
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Luxury 'doomsday bunker' for ultrarich unveiled by US firm
An opulent $300 million doomsday bunker complex, to protect ultrarich clients from disasters, has been unveiled by protective design…
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Ley Choon surges 15% as investors positive on construction upturn
SHARES of construction and engineering company Ley Choon jumped on Thursday (Jan 23) morning, after The Business Times reported that the…
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South Korea’s construction deals surpass $1trn globally
South Korean construction companies have surpassed $1tn in accumulated overseas contracts, the Korea Bizwire reported, citing a domestic…
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Beach Renourishment project will soon begin construction
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Mexico Beach re-nourishment project is a full-scale project that will cover 3 miles of beach at a cost of…
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Ancient pyramid uncovered during highway construction
An unexpected pause in construction has delayed the addition of a third lane to the Pachuca-Huejutla highway near Hidalgo, Mexico. The…
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China-Russia east-route gas pipeline construction completed
China's National Oil and Gas pipeline network group has announced the completion of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline…
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Balinese hope construction freeze can tame tourism
On Indonesia's beach-fringed resort island of Bali, fed-up locals want to slow the mass tourism that is their biggest money earner --…
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Collapse after collapse - why Lagos buildings keep crashing down
A building has collapsed in Nigeria’s megacity, Lagos, once every two weeks on average so far this year. Whereas the commercial cost can…
Business
Argentina's growth plummets 5.1% in first quarter
Argentina's austerity-hit economy contracted by 5.1 percent in the first quarter, the national statistics agency said Monday, driven by a…
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Huge Saudi construction projects 'might get scaled down'
“They can keep saying that, and we can keep proving them wrong.” That was the response of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
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German construction industry reaches wage deal after renewed strikes
A collective wage agreement has been reached for the approximately 930,000 employees in the German construction industry, the IG BAU union…