Stories Tagged as
Construction
Texas program helps fill the ranks of construction management jobs
by
Bill Zeeble
Dec 26, 2016
There's a construction boom in North Texas.
Inside the new One World Trade Center
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 22, 2016
Judith Dupré takes us through the 1,776-foot-tall skyscraper and looks back at the dozen years it took to plan and develop it.
Inching global trade growth, through the eyes of a Caterpillar
by
David Brancaccio
, Katie Long
and Justin Ho
Jun 21, 2016
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar is facing declines on par with those it faced during the Great Recession.
Construction workers needed as building industry booms
Jun 1, 2016
With construction surging, nine out of 10 contractors say they can't find workers.
Job fair encourages girls to get into trades
Dec 8, 2015
Teenage girls in California consider jobs in construction.
Fast bridge construction helps keep drivers moving
Oct 23, 2015
Tennessee shaved its project from three years to two by pre-fabricating the spans.
New York to rebuild LaGuardia Airport
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 27, 2015
The renovations will cost billions.
For public good, not for profit.
A boom in new hotel construction
Jul 21, 2015
From Houston to Miami, cranes are busy erecting new hotels.
Women lag in well-paid blue-collar jobs
Mar 27, 2015
There are programs to train more women for those jobs, but progress is slow.
Women in construction: few and far between
Mar 24, 2015
Women make up fewer than 3 percent of construction workers.