Construction Industry

The Exotic Place Where U.S. Construction Workers May Soon Be Finding Jobs

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 04.02.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia is hoping to lure more American plumbers, electricians and construction workers to be employed on Outback projects in...

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Buying A New Home Makes Less Sense After Foreclosure Crisis

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgage Industry, Housing Market, US Housing, New Homes, Construction Industry, Forelosure Crisis, Financial Incentives, Good Home Deals, How to Buy a Home, Housing Crisis, Business News

WASHINGTON — A new home, the dream of many would-be buyers, makes less and less financial sense in many places. A wave of foreclosures has driven...

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On Day One, Republicans Cripple Construction Industry

Rep. Joe Courtney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Joe Courtney

It took just hours for the new Republican House majority to craft a dangerous set of rules that threatens not just the way Congress works, but puts American jobs on the line as well.

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Haiti's Rebuilding -- The Larger Picture

Eli Attia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Urban Population Growth, Green Construction, Home Construction, Construction Industry, Slums, Architecture, Uniqueness, Haiti Rebuilding, Housing and Urban Development, Productivity, Green News
Eli Attia

As cities continue to grow to sizes unimaginable only a few years ago, slums within these cities grow at twice that pace. Why are we incapable of accommodating the essential need for shelter?

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The Great Recession: Will Construction Workers Survive?

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

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The middle and working-classes have been hammered by the Great Recession and no industry has taken it more on the chin than construction. ...

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Stimulus Spending: Construction Workers Cheer Funds

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Spending, Construction Industry, Construction, Federal Stimulus, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Willie Fort is a lucky man. Last month he came within a whisker of losing his construction job, but now he is off to Louisiana ...

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