Yahoo! News: Describing the $787 billion stimulus package, President Obama evokes the 1950s construction of the interstate system, conjuring images of highways, bridges, and orange cones.
Statesman.com - Antonio Melo thought he had a good gig going, putting up drywall and cinder block at a construction site for some stylish East Austin condos. But then the checks stopped arriving.
The Boston Globe (www.boston.com) - The largest contractor on the Big Dig pleaded guilty yesterday to 39 federal charges of overbilling and lying about construction defects on the project.
Lasvegassun.com- WASHINGTON -- House Democrats today introduced a sweeping bill to beef up worker protections laws under the Occupational Safety and Health Act ...
Pulte Homes said Wednesday it would purchase the rival homebuilder Centex Corp. in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion that would create the nation’s largest home builder during a difficult time for the humbled industry.