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The Long Decline in American Church Construction May Soon End – Wall Street Journal (blog)
By insightbuilds / October 30, 2015
Wall Street Journal (blog)The Long Decline in American Church Construction May Soon End
Wall Street Journal (blog)
America's 13-year church-building slump may soon come to an end. The construction of U.S. religious buildings–a category that includes churches as well as synagogues, temples, mosques and other structures–peaked in 2002 at 51.9 million square feet of …
New Construction Starts in 2016 to Grow 6% to $712 Billion According to Dodge …PR Newswire (press release)
Residential Construction in Houston Flat in 2015Houston Agent Magazine
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Illinois Tollway outlines $1.4 billion in construction projects next year – Chicago Tribune
By insightbuilds / October 23, 2015
Chicago TribuneIllinois Tollway outlines $1.4 billion in construction projects next year
Chicago Tribune
While Illinois flounders financially and cannot even pay its lottery winners, one state agency is floating atop a huge cash revenue stream and plans to spend a record $1.4 billion next year on major construction projects. The Illinois Tollway on … -
Construction scaffolding collapses near Minute Maid Ballpark; several injured – Chron.com
By insightbuilds / October 16, 2015
Chron.comConstruction scaffolding collapses near Minute Maid Ballpark; several injured
Chron.com
Several people were injured after scaffolding collapsed Friday morning at an unfinished building in downtown Houston. EXCLUSIVE video of scaffolding collapse shot by German man in town with a Houston tour guide company. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/ …
6 construction workers hurt after massive scaffolding collapse in Houstonfox6now.com
Houston scaffolding collapse: How common are construction accidents?Christian Science Monitor
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China completes construction of lighthouses in disputed South China Sea – Reuters
By insightbuilds / October 10, 2015
ReutersChina completes construction of lighthouses in disputed South China Sea
Reuters
The United States and the Philippines have opposed the construction. China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year, and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have …and more » -
Housing, construction jobs may be able to improve the US employment picture – MarketWatch
By insightbuilds / October 2, 2015
MarketWatchHousing, construction jobs may be able to improve the US employment picture
MarketWatch
Even though Friday's lackluster U.S. jobs report proved a disappointment, the growth in construction and housing jobs might be able to pull the U.S. economy through this rough patch. U.S. employment in September, according to the Department of Labor, …and more »