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Home construction in the U.S. jumped 6.3% in June, another big swing in a volatile year.
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US home construction jumps 6.3% in June
Construction spending posts modest 0.2% gain in April
June 1, 2021
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U.S. construction spending rose a modest 0.2% in April as strength in housing offset further weakness in nonresidential construction.
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Read More »Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program
May 19, 2021
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday reinstated an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minorities and disadvantaged people by ensuring local hiring for public works construction projects, reversing a decision by the Trump administration.
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Read More »US home construction falls 9.5% in April amid higher lumber costs
May 18, 2021
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U.S. home construction fell a surprisingly sharp 9.5% in April, and economists attributed that partially to builders who delayed projects because of a surge in lumber prices and other supply constraints.
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Read More »Baltimore historic commission rejects Fells Point apartment design
The developer behind a controversial proposal to build apartments in Fells Point will pursue alternative uses for the site after Baltimore's historic commission disapproved of the project's design.
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Read More »Report: National housing construction weak, Northeast not as bleak
Construction of new homes nationally remains slow as a lack of supply continues to drive up housing prices, but there’s some encouraging numbers for the Northeast.
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Read More »Baltimore construction worker killed in trench collapse
June 6, 2018
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A construction worker who was buried when a trench collapsed has died in Baltimore.
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Read More »Hogan vetoes school construction oversight bill
April 4, 2018
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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday vetoed a bill that would remove a 50-year old process of school construction oversight, replacing it with one that gives the legislature more say and eliminates the Board of Public Works’ oversight role. Hogan ...
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Read More »Why we need resilient building materials
April’s massive five-alarm fire at an apartment complex under construction in College Park left the building at risk of collapse and came on the heels of another fire in Fort Washington that injured four people, including a firefighter, and displaced ...
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Read More »Md. schools seek more construction money, mandate relief
July 21, 2016
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ANNAPOLIS — Leaders of school systems from around the state say state aid for school construction is not keeping pace with costs and legislative mandates. As school construction costs rise, local school officials say they are increasingly squeezed by state ...
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