Category: economy
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‘Projects will cost more’: building in Trump’s America
Rod Sweet talks to two of Gleeds’ big hitters about the president’s impact on the US construction industry. Image: The White House CC Whether it’s ordering ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids on building sites or slapping huge tariffs on staple imported materials, Donald Trump may be the most interventionist US president in the post-second…
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‘Potential gamechanger’: industry reacts with relief to spring statement
Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement yesterday (Image: Gov.uk) Organisations across the built environment have mostly welcomed Rachel Reeves’s economic update delivered yesterday (26 March) in Parliament. The chancellor reiterated the government’s previous commitment of £625m towards the training of up to 60,000 new workers and the creation of 10 new Technical Excellence colleges across…