Tag: Construction
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Fed’s rate cut boosts existing construction projects, more needed to spur new builds
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Contractors sensed growing momentum across the construction market after the Federal Reserve again lowered interest rates Wednesday, its third cut of 2025. The central bank trimmed its benchmark rate by another 25 basis points, which extends a…
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Why construction SMEs rise and fall on behaviours
Image: Designer491 | Dreamstime.com Most SME owners think their biggest challenge is winning more work. Let’s be honest, the real challenge is leading people. Projects rarely go sideways because of a lack of skill. They go sideways because of poor behaviours, weak accountability and culture drift that no one identifies early enough. If you run…
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JLL Forecasts Construction Market Shift Driven by Policy
JLL Project and Development Services (PDS) today released its 2026 U.S. Construction Perspective, revealing how policy-driven market dynamics are creating distinct regional opportunities and competitive advantages across the construction landscape. “The construction industry is navigating an unprecedented convergence of policy impacts that are fundamentally reshaping market dynamics,” said Louis Molinini, Head of Project and Development…
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JLL Forecasts Construction Market Shift Driven by Policy
JLL Project and Development Services (PDS) today released its 2026 U.S. Construction Perspective, revealing how policy-driven market dynamics are creating distinct regional opportunities and competitive advantages across the construction landscape. “The construction industry is navigating an unprecedented convergence of policy impacts that are fundamentally reshaping market dynamics,” said Louis Molinini, Head of Project and Development…
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Construction job openings were ‘extraordinarily low’ in October
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction job openings sank to an “extraordinarily low” level in October, signaling a lingering cool-off in labor demand, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Construction employers reported…
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QBE: Labor Gaps, Higher Costs Shape 2025 U.S. Commercial Construction Outlook
QBE North America has released its 2026 U.S. Commercial Construction Outlook, developed with Control Risks, outlining key pressures and opportunities for the industry. The report, which is based off of 2025 reports, says commercial construction faces continued labor shortages, driven by an aging workforce and immigration limits, even as overall employment remains high. Material costs…
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Video | HS2 shares Bromford Tunnel shaft progress
HS2 is sharing a look inside its Bromford intermediate shaft in Birmingham. The 65m-deep ventilation shaft connects to the Bromford Tunnel, which is a 5.8km twin-bore tunnel connecting Water Orton in North Warwickshire to Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The video shows the engineering behind the structure, including the five internal levels that will house mechanical…
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Winter 2025 Burnout Risk Index Highlights Pressures Facing Construction and Trade Workers
A new analysis from Vegas Insider ranks burnout risk across 50 job categories heading into winter 2025, offering insight into how seasonal pressures and working conditions affect construction, trades and other labor-intensive fields. While healthcare and social services still top the overall list, the report notes that many construction and trade occupations face elevated burnout…
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Tariffs drive surge in construction project stress
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tariff pressure on construction costs caused project stress to surge in November, according to the latest data from Cincinnati-based ConstructConnect. The Project Stress Index, a measure of construction projects that have been delayed or abandoned, jumped 19.9%…
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How Dubai’s Corporate Tax Impacts Today’s Construction Firms
You own a construction company in Dubai and most likely you have heard a lot about the new corporate tax regulations. Federal corporate tax is now levied in the UAE and project pricing, budgeting and strategy for the first time now include tax directly. That’s why many construction businesses are turning to Push Digits, a…