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An Executive Digest of the Industry: Category Archive for News

CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBS TO 17.3 PERCENT - 5000 New Jobs Added Sept/Oct

Posted by ProTech at 11/8/2010 5:34 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Construction Market to Increase 8% in 2011, Says McGraw-Hill Outlook Report

Posted by ProTech at 11/2/2010 1:34 PM | View Comments (22) | Add Comment

New Bypass Makes for a Dam Great View

Posted by ProTech at 11/2/2010 1:24 PM | View Comments (12) | Add Comment

Solar power plant breaks ground in Mojave Desert

Posted by ProTech at 11/2/2010 1:16 PM | View Comments (11) | Add Comment

Procore for Android Released

Posted by ProTech at 10/29/2010 10:00 AM | View Comments (12) | Add Comment

Massive Solar Plant in Mojave Desert the First of Its Kind on Federal Land

Posted by ProTech at 10/27/2010 11:22 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Ritchie Bros. to Expand Auction Facilities in Las Vegas

Posted by ProTech at 10/26/2010 11:13 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

U.S. Infrastructure Spending: No Time to Get Cheap

Posted by ProTech at 10/22/2010 11:31 AM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Caterpillar Posts Impressive Quarterly Profits

Posted by ProTech at 10/22/2010 11:18 AM | Add Comment

"Death Ray" at Las Vegas Vdara Hotel

Posted by ProTech at 10/21/2010 2:49 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

MACAU: More Than Just the New Las Vegas

Posted by ProTech at 10/20/2010 4:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Do Foreclosure Freezes Benefit Builders?

Posted by ProTech at 10/20/2010 9:35 AM | Add Comment

Kimbell Art Museum Commences Construction on Piano-Designed Building

Posted by ProTech at 10/18/2010 2:58 PM | Add Comment

Iraq Infrastructure Report Q4 2010 - Published

Posted by ProTech at 10/18/2010 2:47 PM | Add Comment

First Solar Project On Public Lands In Nevada

Posted by ProTech at 10/15/2010 2:13 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Mixed White House Signals on Transportation Spending

Posted by ProTech at 10/14/2010 11:14 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Chilean Mine Rescue Problem-Free

Posted by ProTech at 10/13/2010 2:11 PM | View Comments (60) | Add Comment

Abu Dhabi Invites Tenders for Guggenheim Museum Construction

Posted by ProTech at 10/12/2010 2:39 PM | View Comments (28) | Add Comment

Dramatic Ending Near for Trapped Chilean Miners

Posted by ProTech at 10/12/2010 10:28 AM | View Comments (90) | Add Comment

Orlando's Amway Center Ready for Tip-Off

Posted by ProTech at 10/11/2010 2:43 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The Future for the Construction Economy - UK Seminar

Posted by ProTech at 10/11/2010 2:20 PM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Chicago Spire Foreclosure: Lawsuit Filed Against Developer Of Proposed Tallest Tower In U.S.

Posted by ProTech at 10/11/2010 2:08 PM | Add Comment

Las Vegas Faces Its Deepest Slide Since the 1940s

Posted by ProTech at 10/5/2010 12:19 PM | Add Comment

Granite Construction Awarded $126 Million Folsom Dam Project in California

Posted by ProTech at 10/5/2010 12:16 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Infrastructure Requires $2.2 Trillion Over 5 Years - Study Shows

Posted by ProTech at 9/30/2010 11:02 AM | Add Comment

Fawley | Bryant’s Herald Court Centre Receives Award

Posted by ProTech at 9/30/2010 10:27 AM | Add Comment

Metro Areas Adding Construction Jobs

Posted by ProTech at 9/27/2010 3:35 PM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Green Building in Albuquerque

Posted by ProTech at 9/22/2010 4:45 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Marathon Oil's Project in Detroit Set to Create Construction Jobs

Posted by ProTech at 9/20/2010 3:39 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Renewable Energy Goal Stalls in Senate

Posted by ProTech at 9/17/2010 11:50 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Procore for iPhone Adds Docs and RFIs

Posted by ProTech at 9/16/2010 3:45 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Toll Road Treading Lightly on Environment

Posted by ProTech at 9/16/2010 11:54 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Russell Standard Paves Pittsburgh Roads with Latest Paving Technology

Posted by ProTech at 9/16/2010 11:40 AM | Add Comment

Software Advice: "Procore for iPhone is Our Favorite Construction iPhone App"

Posted by ProTech at 9/15/2010 5:11 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

1,000 Megawatt Solar Power Plant Project Approved in California

Posted by ProTech at 9/15/2010 3:07 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Cambodia Wants Asia's Tallest Building

Posted by ProTech at 9/15/2010 2:59 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Illinois Finances Affordable Green Homes for Metro East Families

Posted by ProTech at 9/15/2010 2:50 PM | Add Comment

A Bridge Over Troubled Water - Hoover Dam at 75

Posted by ProTech at 9/14/2010 4:46 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

CRA Raises the Bar on Aluminum Construction Standards

Posted by ProTech at 9/14/2010 4:41 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Turner Selected to Construct $153M Central Library for City of San Diego

Posted by ProTech at 9/14/2010 4:33 PM | View Comments (11) | Add Comment

Judge Rules Against Chicago Spire Developer

Posted by ProTech at 9/10/2010 4:11 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Iconic Steel Tridents Salvaged from WTC Disaster Return to Ground Zero

Posted by ProTech at 9/8/2010 1:52 PM | Add Comment

Homebuilders Resuming Construction Projects

Posted by ProTech at 9/8/2010 1:46 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

America's Top 10 Transportation Projects

Posted by ProTech at 9/8/2010 1:32 PM | View Comments (25) | Add Comment

Private Nonresidential Construction Spending Higher in July

Posted by ProTech at 9/8/2010 1:06 PM | Add Comment

Obama Touts New Construction Jobs Program - Assails GOP

Posted by ProTech at 9/7/2010 11:31 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Construction Spending Falls To 10-Year Low

Posted by ProTech at 9/7/2010 11:05 AM | Add Comment

Yellowstone Visitor Center Achieves LEED Gold Certification

Posted by ProTech at 9/3/2010 1:45 PM | Add Comment

July Construction Spending at 10 Year Low

Posted by ProTech at 9/3/2010 1:34 PM | Add Comment

Strike May Halt Road Construction in California

Posted by ProTech at 9/3/2010 1:26 PM | Add Comment

Cambodia Building 555m Skyscraper

Posted by ProTech at 9/2/2010 1:07 PM | View Comments (85) | Add Comment

Billions Earmarked for Bay Area Transportation Projects

Posted by ProTech at 9/1/2010 2:10 PM | Add Comment

Ground Zero Webcam

Posted by ProTech at 8/31/2010 2:28 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

1,000-Megawatt Plant in Calif. Marks New Milestone in Solar Expansion

Posted by ProTech at 8/30/2010 5:18 PM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Signs of Life Return to Ground Zero

Posted by ProTech at 8/30/2010 4:58 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

The Best Construction iPhone Apps

Posted by ProTech at 8/27/2010 10:35 AM | View Comments (213) | Add Comment

Federal Stimulus Providing Some Relief for Construction Industry

Posted by ProTech at 8/24/2010 2:27 PM | Add Comment

Road Construction Jobs Abound - Thanks to Stimulus

Posted by ProTech at 8/24/2010 2:21 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge Near Completion

Posted by ProTech at 8/23/2010 10:42 AM | View Comments (138) | Add Comment

Cosmopolitan - A Rocky Beginning for the Newest Las Vegas Resort

Posted by ProTech at 8/23/2010 10:29 AM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

First U.S. Global Construction Program for Minority-Owned Firms

Posted by ProTech at 8/23/2010 10:17 AM | Add Comment

Kraus-Anderson - Dramatic Turn Upward

Posted by ProTech at 8/20/2010 12:15 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

World Trade Center Construction Workers Protest Mosque

Posted by ProTech at 8/19/2010 2:27 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

World Trade Center Building Rising

Posted by ProTech at 8/18/2010 1:33 PM | Add Comment

Construction Loans on Dangerous Ground

Posted by ProTech at 8/18/2010 12:48 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

New Rules May Help Women-Owned Firms Get Federal Contracts

Posted by ProTech at 8/18/2010 12:32 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Las Vegas' CityCenter Brings Dubai to the U.S.

Posted by ProTech at 8/17/2010 2:49 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

The Cosmopolitan Hotel-Casino to Spend $890 Million Before December Opening

Posted by ProTech at 8/17/2010 2:42 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Habitat for Humanity Rehabbing Foreclosed Homes

Posted by ProTech at 8/16/2010 5:49 PM | Add Comment

California Budget Battle May Halt Construction

Posted by ProTech at 8/16/2010 5:28 PM | View Comments (11) | Add Comment

What Motivates Us - The Surprising Truth

Posted by ProTech at 8/13/2010 10:38 AM | View Comments (15) | Add Comment

Procore Construction Project Management Software Works On iPad

Posted by ProTech at 8/13/2010 10:35 AM | View Comments (31) | Add Comment

$1.2 Billion JFK Airport Expansion Unveiled

Posted by ProTech at 8/13/2010 10:06 AM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

CCAC Project Labor Mandate Irks Competitors

Posted by ProTech at 8/9/2010 10:58 AM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Green Construction Plan to Create Jobs in Lake Tahoe

Posted by ProTech at 8/9/2010 10:46 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Stimulus Cash Nets 8000 Ohio Road Jobs

Posted by ProTech at 8/2/2010 4:53 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Growing Green in Las Vegas

Posted by ProTech at 7/28/2010 1:17 PM | View Comments (19) | Add Comment

Philadelphia Area Construction Firms Build Up for Busier Days

Posted by ProTech at 7/27/2010 11:08 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

121-Story Shanghai Tower - China’s First Superskyscraper

Posted by ProTech at 7/26/2010 5:12 PM | View Comments (81) | Add Comment

Construction Stimulus Drives New Projects

Posted by ProTech at 7/26/2010 4:47 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Nonresidential Construction Backlog Rising

Posted by ProTech at 7/21/2010 1:07 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Las Vegas New Home Sales Up 27% in First Half of 2010

Posted by ProTech at 7/20/2010 11:16 AM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

Small Businesses Embrace Cloud Services to Grow Their Business

Posted by ProTech at 7/20/2010 11:08 AM | View Comments (13) | Add Comment

Sink or Swim for Midtown Waterfront - New York

Posted by ProTech at 7/20/2010 10:58 AM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Public Projects Breath Life Into Construction in 2010

Posted by ProTech at 7/20/2010 10:43 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Montana Contractors Feel Stimulus Funds Slowing Down

Posted by ProTech at 7/19/2010 11:14 AM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

Skanska USA Named "Contractor of the Year" by New York Construction

Posted by ProTech at 7/15/2010 2:56 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Trench Collapse - Builder Lacked Permit

Posted by ProTech at 7/15/2010 2:13 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Empire State Building Going Green. Really?

Posted by ProTech at 7/14/2010 10:07 AM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $293 million for New Transit Solutions, Economic Development

Posted by ProTech at 7/12/2010 11:22 AM | Add Comment

Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy?

Posted by ProTech at 7/9/2010 10:12 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Construction Trailer Achieves LEED Certification

Posted by ProTech at 7/9/2010 9:52 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Top Project Starts in the Southeast

Posted by ProTech at 7/7/2010 10:08 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Obama Announces $2b for Solar Power Plant Construction

Posted by ProTech at 7/7/2010 10:02 AM | Add Comment

Rough Seas Foil Testing of Giant Skimmer 'A Whale'

Posted by ProTech at 7/5/2010 2:38 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Map the Oil Spill - NEW Mobile App

Posted by ProTech at 7/5/2010 12:01 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Credit Tight for U.S. Construction Projects

Posted by ProTech at 7/5/2010 11:53 AM | Add Comment

Port Authority Awards $86M Contract for World Trade Center "Freedom Tower"

Posted by ProTech at 6/25/2010 10:59 AM | Add Comment

Tennessee Construction Contracts Increase

Posted by ProTech at 6/25/2010 10:52 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Caterpillar Reports Strong Sales in May

Posted by ProTech at 6/23/2010 11:33 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

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