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MP News: Congress Frustrated After 27 Election Defeats, Says Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya
Indore News: Congress Frustrated After 27 Election Defeats, Says Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya | Representative Image Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Lashing out at the Congress, urban development and housing minister Kailash...

Architectural Association of Kenya – Coast Branch tribute to Raila Odinga
The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) – Coast Branch, under the leadership of its Chairperson Architect Dancan Odhiambo, has joined Kenyans in mourning the passing of The Right Honourable Raila Amolo Odinga. The branch pays tribute to a...

Construction worker charged with Cobourn Gardens murder
The St Andrew South police have charged 20-year-old construction worker Romando Simpson, otherwise called ‘Prince’, with murder, possession of prohibited weapon and ammunition and using a firearm to commit a felony following an incident in Cobourn...

Construction worker charged with Cockburn Gardens murder
The St Andrew South police have charged 20-year-old construction worker Romando Simpson, otherwise called ‘Prince’, with murder, possession of prohibited weapon and ammunition and using a firearm to commit a felony following an incident in...

Construction on US 60 near Wickenburg to begin Monday
PHOENIX — A pavement improvement project on the U.S. 60 near Wickenburg is scheduled to begin on Monday, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced Friday. Construction approved for the $10.4-million project will occur in a 10-mile stretch...

Construction company promotes contracts director
SEH French, based in Ipswich, has announced the promotion of Simon Hubert, who has been with the company since 2009 and previously served as contracts manager. Mr Hubert said: "We have had a really positive couple of years and the company has seen...

Minister Ghising urges investment of Urban Development Fund in revenue-generating sectors
KATHMANDU: Urban Development Minister Kulman Ghising has emphasized expanding the scope of the Urban Development Fund (UDF) and making it more effective by focusing on revenue-generating investments. Speaking during a review of the fund’s...

Architects of generations: Hon’ble Lady hails Omani women
Muscat – Honourable Lady Sayyida Ahad Abdullah Hamed al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, greeted Omani women and female residents in the sultanate on the occasion of Omani Women’s Day. The message read as follows: “Throughout history, Omani...

Sunshine Coast women in construction honoured at awards
Sunshine Coast based builder Nyblad Construction has taken home Small Business of the Year at the Awesome Women in Construction (AWIC) Awards, held in Brisbane on Friday 10 October. The national awards celebrate women’s contribution to the...

Trusses collapse at Columbia County construction site, trapping workers in lift baskets
COLUMBIA COUNTY (WLUK) -- Two workers in Columbia County were rescued after becoming trapped in construction lifts due to a structural collapse. It happened around 2 p.m. Thursday. First responders were called to the construction site of a new...

HORSE RACING: NYRA celebrates major construction milestone at the new Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. –The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) recently welcomed New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul, representatives from AECOM Tishman, Populous, construction trades, and elected officials to celebrate the “topping out” of the new...

From Design to Permit: Why AI Could Be Architecture’s Next Leap Forward
The construction industry has never lacked ambition. Architects envision skylines decades ahead, developers push for faster timelines, and governments raise the bar for sustainability. However, despite that ambition, the reality of architectural...

Pictures: Magic Village construction stalls in Kissimmee
Scenes from the Magic Village by Pininfarina vacation townhomes project in Kissimmee, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. Developers have collected more than $87 million in deposits for townhomes but –six years later– have only completed 76 units. (Joe...

Jamie Dimon was the ‘master architect’ of JPMorgan’s new $3 billion skyscraper, the bank’s real estate head says
JPMorgan Chase’s six-year-long process to deconstruct its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan and build up a new $3 billion skyscraper from its foundation is nearly completed, with Jamie Dimon and other execs taking an active part in its design....

Powerful solar battery energy storage could replace generators at construction sites
A Bristol-based company has launched its most powerful Solar Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to date. Prolectric’s 120 kWh lithium-ion battery pack is ideal for large site compounds and high-demand applications. Named ProCharge BESS, the...

What a Life: Career advances from construction to delivery to unemployed
It was 1961, and I just spent most of the previous two years working as a framing carpenter for Sharon’s uncle Larry Fawcett. We were building homes in South Ogden, Utah. Larry was the project foreman, and myself and another guy about my age,...

Sioux Falls road construction projects to affect traffic within the city (Oct. 20)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The City of Sioux Falls announced several road construction projects that will begin on Monday, October 20, and will impact travel within parts of the city. Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce speeds...

Bradley school board hears update on construction projects
An update on the timeline for the completion of several school construction projects was presented at the Bradley County Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16. Presenting that update was Kyle Page, the school district's property manager,...

Adolescent ‘Parliament’ makes impact with construction work to resume on abandoned library project
By Dennis Peprah, GNA Sunyani (Bono), Oct. 18, GNA – A consistent advocacy movement by the Sunyani Municipal ‘Adolescent Parliament’ on the long-abandoned Bono Regional Library project, has yielded a positive response, with the government agreeing...