"Sally, get in the truck," my superintendent said late one afternoon the summer I worked construction, using the nickname I'd been assigned -- though ...
The Washington Post | Sari Horwitz and Jia Lynn Yang | Posted 04.24.2012
The Justice Department has been conducting a criminal probe of Wal-Mart for allegations of systematic bribery in Mexico, according to three people fam...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.18.2012
It’s a tough time to be a home builder -- especially now that so many houses aren’t worth what it costs to build them. That’s the surprising ...
AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 04.02.2012
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia is hoping to lure more American plumbers, electricians and construction workers to be employed on Outback projects in...
Jed Kolko | Posted 05.17.2012
Seasonal patterns help show us what's really going on in the housing market, which is important because they give us hints about when we should search, list, buy, sell or build.
Michelle Chen | Posted 05.14.2012
An investigation by the UK government's Information Commissioners Office revealed that some of the country's most prominent construction firms had worked with a company to create a blacklist of workers with a history of being suspected "troublemakers" or labor advocates.
Robert A. Berman | Posted 05.14.2012
After all the Congressional testimony about small business, after all the talking heads retire to their New York co-ops, this remains: 99 percent of the small contractors in this country will never get -- or even bid on -- any part of the public work the most recent jobs bill creates.
Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012
(By Lynn Adler - Reuters) - A "seismic" shift to service-based small businesses away from manufacturing, transportation and construction is stifling e...
HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.01.2012
WASHINGTON -- A federal rule meant to protect the lungs of workers has been caught in bureaucratic purgatory for more than a year now, frustrating pub...
Earth911 | Posted 02.28.2012
From Earth911's Alexis Petru: Planning a home improvement project this spring? Whether you’re simply painting a room or undertaking an entire...
Jed Kolko | Posted 04.18.2012
Confidence among builders jumped this month to the highest level in four years, and construction jobs are on the rise too. But housing markets are local. In some cities you hear the sweet sounds of hammers and backhoes, but others cities are silent.
AP | By DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 02.03.2012
WASHINGTON -- U.S. service companies grew at the fastest pace in 11 months in January as companies started hiring to keep up with rising demand. The ...
María Elena Durazo | Posted 04.02.2012
While Washington, D.C. has been stuck in what amounts to a partisan traffic jam, unresponsive and unwilling to rebuild our national economy and infrastructure, we took matters into our own hands in Los Angeles.
Job Creators Alliance | Posted 03.28.2012
Job creation always needs to be the focus of the government and businesses, but now the urgency is particularly critical. The health of our country will be the result of how well we create jobs and support business -- not how much we regulate.
Reuters | Posted 03.21.2012
* Home sales rise 5 percent to 11-month high * Supply of homes on the market lowest since 2005 * Prices fall 2.5 percent...
HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 12.30.2011
Just as housing was the first bubble to burst, sinking the American economy into crisis, a revived housing market could force some life back into the ...
Posted 12.27.2011
(MARGARET CHADBOURN, Reuters) - Brian Keith is busier than ever as the architecture firm he works for rushes to wrap up work on a 300-unit apartme...
Avital Binshtock | Posted 02.20.2012
Eva Longoria, who plays the self-involved Gabrielle Solis on ABC's Desperate Housewives, takes on extracurricular projects that set her far apart from her shallow onscreen persona.
Jed Kolko | Posted 02.20.2012
My crystal ball is never as crystal-clear as I'd like, but I do think that we can expect a gradual economic recovery to move the housing market a few steps back toward normal in 2012.
VernissageTV | Posted 02.11.2012
Cores and Cutouts is Los Angeles-based artist Ruben Ochoa's first solo exhibition in Miami, Florida. For his show at Locust Projects he created a new ...
Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.28.2012
Jarda Nehybka never thought he'd have a wife and two tow-headed toddlers, not at this age, 69.
Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 01.16.2012
Regardless of where you fall on the scale of feminist ideology -- great progress to stubborn inequality -- in the arena of women and work, big shifts are afoot. The direction is clear. The destination is not. But by all indications, work and families have some adjustments ahead.
Susan Buchanan | Posted 01.11.2012
Climate change may be controversial but state and local agencies and utility-giant Entergy Corp. are beginning to adapt to new weather trends. Adaptation could be key to the coast's future.
Jed Kolko | Posted 01.07.2012
Today's new numbers on jobs and unemployment in October show how the economy is doing overall. Economic recovery is essential for housing demand to pick up.
Nancy Hiller | Posted 12.26.2011
"She had borne the loss of her relationship, but she could not imagine losing her home, as well."
Maureen Anderson | Posted 04.24.2012