Construction

In this June 19, 2019, photo a worker carries supplies for a new house in a Brandon, Mississippi, neighborhood.

Housing starts fall 8% despite other signs of a warming housing market

Zach Halaschak · July 19, 2023 12:32 pm

DeSantis signs bill to use radioactive waste in road construction

Eden Villalovas · June 30, 2023 3:19 am

A construction worker works on the site of Gables Station, a mixed use project featuring apartments, retail, a hotel and cafes, in Coral Gables, Fla.

Multifamily construction hits record in May as hope for housing market grows

Zach Halaschak · June 20, 2023 3:12 pm

This Friday, March 21, 2014 photo shows roofers installing a roof on a new construction home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in March later Wednesday April 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Housing starts fall amid market woes

Zach Halaschak · May 17, 2023 8:33 am

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced that dozens of the trains have a glitch that could cause a failure to notify the conductor when nearing another train. (AP Photo)

DC Metro beginning 2023 summer construction on Orange, Silver, and Green lines

Rachel Schilke · April 17, 2023 9:31 pm

In this June 15, 2018 file photo, $20 bills are counted in North Andover, Massachusetts.

California residents eligible to receive payments worth up to $1,300 due to huge settlement

Asher Notheis · April 5, 2023 4:56 pm

‘Shocking’ plunge in construction job openings as Fed rate hikes begin to sting

‘Shocking’ plunge in construction job openings as Fed rate hikes begin to sting

Zach Halaschak · March 8, 2023 8:34 pm

A worker passes a hiring sign at a construction site, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Portland, Maine. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.

Half a million workers needed, building group claims, despite housing slowdown

Zach Halaschak · February 9, 2023 6:21 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, a home is advertised for sale in Matthews, N.C. U.S. home prices barely rose in November from the previous month and year-over-year gains slowed, reflecting declines in sales in the fall, according to a report from real estate data provider CoreLogic, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Mortgage rates highest in two decades amid fallout from Fed tightening

Zach Halaschak · October 19, 2022 2:21 pm

Paris cancels Eiffel Tower construction plans after protests

Misty Severi · October 4, 2022 12:23 am

One underappreciated economic indicator is deeply negative

Zach Halaschak · September 18, 2022 10:20 am

Farragut North was among the Metro stations that experienced a foul, fishy smell last week. (AP file photo)

Metro announces name changes to five stations

Rachel Schilke · September 9, 2022 9:28 pm