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Brazen thieves snag Bobcats from construction sites
Minneapolis Star Tribune
At several thousand pounds and flanked by a backhoe and other heavy equipment, a Bobcat T590 mysteriously vanished from a Maplewood construction site last month and remains missing. Skid-steer loaders and compact track loaders (one has wheels; the ...

Construction ties up weekend traffic across Metro Atlanta
WGCL Atlanta
From Gwinnett County to DeKalb County and everywhere in between – if you plan on hitting major highways this weekend you'd better check for construction first. In Gwinnett County, I-85 north and southbound are being affected from Pleasant Hill Road to ...

Construction Worker In Custody For Phila. Building Collapse
NPR
A construction worker has turned himself in to police in connection with Wednesday's building collapse in Philadelphia. The incident killed six people and wounded more than a dozen. "Sean Benschop was demolishing a four-story building next to a ...
Construction collapse attorneys call for moratoriumPR Newswire (press release)
Deadly Collapse: Construction accident reduces apartment building to rubbleKSBY San Luis Obispo News
Construction Worker Tied to Philadelphia Building Collapse Turns Himself InNew York Times
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Construction worker injured after fall from bridge
kgw.com
LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) -- A 25-year-old construction worker who fell from a bridge this week remains in critical condition in a Washington state hospital. The La Grande Observer reports Karl Willhite was working on construction of a wooden platform in La ...

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Chicago Tribune (blog)
Two new warehouses planned for Pinnacle Business Center
Chicago Tribune (blog)
Romeoville officials have signed off on a concept plan for the construction of two new warehouse developments in the Pinnacle Business Center area. The Pizzuti Co. has submitted plans for an 898,560-square-foot building near Taylor Road and Belmont ...

Construction Underway On New Mich. Hindu Temple
CBS Local
KOCHVILLE TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Construction has begun on Michigan's northernmost Hindu temple, and it comes on the heels of other temple building projects in the state. Groundwork on the future site of the Tri-City Hindu Temple is underway in Saginaw ...

Construction kicks off on desal plant
U-T San Diego
Construction began on the Carlsbad desalination plant Thursday, when Poseidon Water began pouring concrete for a three million gallon water tank. Earlier this year, the company had demolished industrial equipment, laid pipes and removed hazardous ...

Construction workers rescue ducklings from storm drain
ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Two construction workers reunited 10 ducklings that fell into a storm drain with their mother Thursday. Two Bodell Construction workers found the ducklings in a storm drain near 586 Fine Drive Thursday, and, using a forklift, lifted ...

What Happens When You Use a Giant Construction Drill on a Car?
Gizmodo
It's quite simple really, the car gets completely destroyed, screwed and mangled in every which way possible. The TR-150 construction drill completely eats the car alive to the point where it can no longer drill it anymore, it has to smash and ...

Construction Improves, Yet Is Still Historically Low
New York Times
That seemingly contradictory statement was illustrated by construction spending statistics issued this week by the Census Bureau. In April, spending on the construction of new houses and apartment buildings reached an annual rate of $195 billion. As ...

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Family in Fatal Alabama Airport Sign Collapse Sues Construction Team
Engineering News Record (subscription)
The lawsuit, filed on June 5 in the Jefferson County, Ala., circuit court, names Brasfield & Gorrie/BLOC Global Services Group, the Birmingham-based joint-venture construction manager for the $201-million terminal renovation at the Birmingham ...

Daily Beast
Report: Europe Threatens to Back Palestinians At ICC Over Continued ...
Daily Beast
Are the leaders of the Western world all "racist"? That's what you might think listening to Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon in an interview yesterday with the Times of Israel. At the tail end of the article—which rightly caused a stir for ...

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KHOU
US 59 construction could slow those going to HISD graduations
KHOU
U.S. 59 construction could slow those going to HISD graduations. U.S. 59 construction could slow those going to HISD graduations. Credit: HISD. U.S. 59 construction could slow those going to HISD graduations ...

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Construction employment improves in May
Los Angeles Times
While the gains in construction employment are modest, many contractors remain concerned about a shortage of labor, particularly in the hardest-hit markets. With home prices still down from their boom-era levels, wages have not recovered. And many ...
Construction unemployment at lowest level in five yearsAlbuquerque Business First
Construction jobless rate falls to 10.8%Business First of Louisville
Construction Jobless Rate Drops to Nearly 5-Year LowEngineering News Record (subscription)
The Real Deal New York (blog) -ForConstructionPros.com -Amerisurv
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WXYZ
Weekend construction closes down one lane of I-696 Friday night
WXYZ
Weekend construction closes down one lane of I-696 Friday night. Road work_20110407083938_JPG. Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Regular Photo Size ...

Capital construction and budget bills, statehouse recap: Oregon Legislature today
OregonLive.com
The Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction meets at 9 a.m. There is a public hearing on Senate Bill 5507 and a work session scheduled for Senate Bill 5504; both are budget bills. SB 5507 is the capital construction bill, and lists ...

Regina Leader-Post
Canada Posts Biggest Job Gain in a Decade on Construction
Bloomberg
Canada's economy added the most jobs in more than a decade in May led by full-time employment ranging from construction to retailing, suggesting resilience in domestic demand while foreign trade remains weak. Employment rose by 95,000 in May, the ...
Canada adds 95000 jobs in May driven by surge in construction industryGant Daily
Residential construction on upswing locallyWindsor Star
Residential construction up in SaskatchewanRegina Leader-Post

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SimCity for Mac under construction until August
Macworld
Virtual city planners counting down the days until the June 11 release of SimCity for Mac will have to revise their calendars. The release date has been pushed back to August, according to a blog post on the SimCity website. “We have made this tough ...

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Turner Construction Company Awarded Washington Nationals Youth Baseball ...
Newsday
Academy will provide District of Columbia youth with a safe environment encouraging athletic and academic development. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 07, 2013. Turner Construction Company was selected to perform construction management services of ...

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Tappan Zee Bridge: Webcams to stream construction
The Journal News / Lohud.com
The site of the new Tappan Zee Bridge was bustling with activity on June 4, 2013 as a giant crane hoisting steel beams to workers tightening bolts on an emerging platform in the river. / Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal New ...