Though the construction boom is healthy for our economy, this type of work is often dangerous and prone to serious accidents. Construction cranes can be especially deadly. And they’ve been… Read more »
SkyRise Miami, a 1,000-foot-tall entertainment and observation tower will begin construction later this year. When completed, it may be the tallest structure in Florida. The reason this designation is in… Read more »
Heavy rains in the area have caused building inspectors to shut down the Legoland New York construction site. Though it may seem like a drastic penalty, this is not the… Read more »
Amazon has announced that it will not proceed with building its HQ2 in New York City. The company spent a year searching for just the right location for its new… Read more »
A Kansas contractor has pled guilty to defrauding the federal government to the tune of $346M. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri made the announcement in… Read more »
The construction industry has been evolving for the past few years due to technology trends and advancements such as 3D printing. Developments like a semi-automated mason (SAM) robot helps bricklayers… Read more »
Recently, the DHS issued a warning that Chinese-made drones may be capturing highly sensitive government data. This is then sent back to the Chinese government. CNN reported that this was… Read more »
Each week, we hear of multi-million dollar construction projects like the new Apple campus in Austin. Or Facebook’s new data center in Altoona, Iowa expected to cost around $400 million… Read more »
A one-million-square-foot facility in Altoona, Iowa will become home to a new data center for Facebook.