Pay gap between sexes widens in construction industry
Pay inequality between the sexes has for a long time been a point of tension for the gender rights and
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Weipa to receive $25 million birthing unit
There’s been good news for women in western Cape York, who will shortly be receiving a brand new birthing unit
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German court allows Tesla to continue deforestation for new factory (UPDATE: higher court reverses decision)
A German court ruled today that Tesla has the right to cut down hundreds of acres of pine trees, destroying
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New figures from Dodge Data & Analytics paint dismal picture for construction sector
In my last post I shared new figures from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), which indicate an impending contraction for
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New construction projects decline as pandemic spins way out of control
The chief economist of Associated Builders and Contractors, Anirban Basu, recently detailed the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has had,
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Work has begun on solar farms to power new Facebook data centre
McCarthy Building Companies (St Louis, Missouri) has started working on two big time solar projects in Georgia after being contracted
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CASE launches new excavator for Indian market
CASE Construction Equipment, an American manufacturer of heavy construction machinery and subsidiary of CNH Industrial, has introduced a new excavator—the
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American contractors accused of hiring armed Mexicans to guard border wall construction sites
When Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, he incessantly claimed that he was going to build the most
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Say hello to the Next Gen M316, Cat’s latest wheeled excavator
According to Cat, its new M316 Next Generation wheeled excavator has 14 percent more swing torque than previous models. The company
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John Deere fits compact track loaders with new upgraded tracks
Compact track loaders from John Deere, a leading manufacturer of equipment in the construction sector as well as others, will
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