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A global investment firm and a home builder recently announced a joint venture to bank residential land in high-demand U.S. markets.

Maryland doubles work zone speeding fines to improve safety, responding to a fatal I-695 accident. Fines can now reach up to $1,000 to deter dangerous driving.

Aging infrastructure, booming population growth, and a rapidly retiring workforce spell labor woes in Alberta.

Tutor Perini landed a $48.6 million renovation contract for Alcatraz that’ll make it safe for the more than one million annual visitors.

The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates compared to other industries, the CDC said.

The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates among professions, with an estimated 6,000 construction workers dying by suicide in 2022.

A shortage of construction workers in British Columbia is increasing wages and impeding contractors’ ability to take on new projects.

According to a press release from ABC, the construction industry added 27,000 jobs on net in June, plummeting unemployment to its lowest recorded rate.

Allowing hazardous construction site conditions ruined a young union operating engineer’s hip, damaging his livelihood, and cost those he sued $919,000 for injuries.

Pittsburgh city officials have paused work on a 900,000 SF hospital tower due to a lack of building permits, putting over 100 workers temporarily out of work.