Tag: Construction

Mike Kiernan takes photos of the damage to his home in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday.

Trump tariffs could drive up costs to rebuild after Florence

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · September 22, 2018 2:30 pm

In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, photo, Ford Smith works on a new home under construction in Chicago. U.S. builders increased their spending on construction projects in October by the largest amount in five months, led by a surge in housing.

Honor the men and women who built America

Mike Bellaman · September 3, 2018 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.

Manufacturers, construction firms starting to feel Trump’s tariffs: Survey

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2018 12:00 am

Beltway Confidential

China bankrolled a new railway in Nigeria. Here’s why it’s a big deal

Erin Dunne · July 12, 2018 9:26 pm

FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, file photo shows a parking lot at Caterpillar Belgium, in Gosselies, Belgium. Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014.

Armed with a lower tax rate, Caterpillar hikes quarterly dividends

Joe Williams · June 13, 2018 5:26 pm

This Sunday, June 8, 2014 photo shows John Deere farming equipment at a dealership in Petersburg, Ill. Deere & Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Rising oil prices, strong construction demand boost John Deere profit

Joe Williams · May 18, 2018 3:05 pm

Beltway Confidential

In defense of living in DC

Casey Given · April 13, 2018 4:30 pm

Trump says he’s bending union leaders his way

Sean Higgins · March 29, 2018 7:19 pm

The Building Racket

Eric Felten · March 23, 2018 6:00 am

Recovery operations continue Saturday morning, March 17, 2018, at the site of the Florida International University-Sweetwater University bridge in the Miami area that collapsed during construction earlier in the week.

Miami bridge builder deletes its Twitter, Facebook, Instagram accounts without warning

Anna Giaritelli · March 19, 2018 5:59 pm

A survivor of the pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University has filed the first lawsuit against the companies that designed and built the bridge. (DroneBase via AP)

Miami bridge collapse survivor files first lawsuit against builders

Anna Giaritelli · March 19, 2018 4:12 pm

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry are set to appear before lawmakers on March 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

5 Cabinet secretaries to testify on Trump’s infrastructure plan March 14

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 11:07 pm