Construction News

• Here's a breakdown of December housing starts
  
  ITB, the home construction ETF, hit an 18-year high thanks to December housing starts. CNBC's Diana Olick reports.
  CNBC.  Friday, 17 Jan 2020.
• Inter Miami's new stadium is STILL a construction site with its home game in less than TWO MONTHS
  
  The Florida franchise is running out of time to be up and running for the curtain-raiser against LA Galaxy at the Fort Lauderdale Stadium scheduled for March 14.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 17 Jan 2020.
• Scientists Design Bacteria-Based Living Concrete
  
  Its designers hope that it could help with construction in deserts or even on Mars
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Forensic Artist Betty Pat Gatliff, Whose Facial Reconstructions Helped Solve Crimes, Dies at 89
  
  With her detailed reconstructions of missing persons and murder victims, Gatliff helped give identities to the nameless dead
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Three Strategies For Creating Ultra-Luxury, High-Performance Homes
  
  Homes should serve as havens that shield owners from both the stresses of modern life and the headaches of construction.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Officers rescue girl, 11, after she was abducted getting off school bus: Police
  
  Quick-thinking Massachusetts police used a highway construction site to stop the vehicle of a suspected kidnapper and rescue an 11-year-old girl Wednesday night.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Commercial Metals Rides on Favorable Markets & Acquisition
  
  Commercial Metals (CMC) poised to benefit from strong rebar-margin environment, construction activity in the United States and positive momentum in the Poland operations.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Graco (GGG) Introduces GLC X Controller & Auto Lube App
  
  Graco's (GGG) GLC X automatic lubrication controller and Auto Lube app can operate across diverse operating environments ranging from industrial plants to heavy-duty construction sites.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Horwath HTL Industry Report: ITALY - Construction & Renovation Costs in Hospitality
  
  With this latest report from Horwath HTL Italy, we shed light on the world of CapEx in Italian Hospitality. The report covers in detail the cost of building, converting and renovating hotels and resorts in Italy. ...
  Hsyndicate.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site following 9/11 have a greater risk of LEUKAEMIA
  
  Police officers, firefighters and construction workers who inhaled toxic fumes at Ground Zero in Manhattan are 40 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with the blood cancer than the average person.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Corncob pipe and button nose: Giant snowman towers over Alberta acreage
  
  Tarps, cardboard and an excavator were used by a Warburg, Alta., family in their construction of the friendly frosty giant.
  CBC News.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Sand mining is threatening lives along the Mekong River
  
  It's a resource used in global construction and mined from rivers and coasts across the world. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making
  
  Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.
  NPR.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Lanes close as tollbooth removal begins on Chesapeake Bridge
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Construction to remove toll booths on a major bridge linking coastal Virginia to the Delmarva Peninsula has begun as Maryland's transportation department transitions to a cashless tolling system. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• Massive fire torches several buildings, no injuries reported
  
  BOUND BROOK, N.J. (AP) - A large fire that started in an apartment building under construction spread to several other buildings late Sunday in a downtown district, but no injuries were reported. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.

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