A bipartisan group of senators said Wednesday they have agreed to the outlines of a long-term transportation spending bill, boosting prospects for ending a stalemate that has kept highway and transit construction programs in limbo since 2008. Full story
The federal agency that has approved about $3.5 billion in grants for California's high-speed rail system has no authority to change the September 2012 deadline to start construction and sees no reason to consider moving the first stretch of track out of the Central Valley, an official said in a let Full story
LAS VEGAS, May 24 (Reuters) - Boston Properties LLP said on Tuesday it would restart construction of a Manhattanskyscraper after securing a major tenant. Full story
Lawmakers working Monday on Louisiana's annual construction budget stripped dollars from a planned $1.2 billion public hospital in New Orleans, hoping to slow the building of the teaching and research facility. Full story
Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Full story
Siemens Energy announced Monday plans to start construction on a new wind service warehousing operation in Woodward, Okla. that the company says will eventually lead to 40 new jobs during the next five years. Full story
The bird nest was built on top of a crane, causing officials to shutdown a Washington, D.C., construction site. WRC's Derrick Ward reports.
Rebuilding, recovery in full-swing; 'Filling your hope chest' after the storm; Dramatic developments in Libyan stalemate; What's next in Libyan conflict; 1.5 million pilgrims celebrate Pope John Paul II.
Rebuilding the mortgage industry, with Joseph Murin, former Ginnie Mae president, and James Lockhart, former Federal Housing Finance Agency director.
Construction spending rises 0.4 percent, with CNBC's Steve Liesman & Rick Santelli.
Construction of sprawling homogeneous homes devoid of character, often dubbed McMansions, are making a comeback in suburban Boston. Kris Frieswick, a contributor to Boston Globe magazine, has the story.
Many homes in disaster prone regions such as this one in Bengkulu, Indonesia, don't follow the three Cs: configuration, connections, and construction quality.
Construction worker Horacio Rabanales patches the wood at a foreclosed home in Los Angeles, Monday, May 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Nestle Purina President Terence Block helps adjust the hard hat of Parson Russell Terrier "BeBe" near the construction site of the new Purina Event Center. April 30, 2009, Gray Summit, Mo., Nestle Purina PetCare Company. (PRNewsFoto/Nestle Purina Petcare Company, Whitney Curtis)
