NYC Parking Garage Employees Removed Bricks Before Fatal Collapse, Report Finds
In the weeks before the fatal partial collapse of a lower Manhattan parking structure in 2023, employees of garage operator Little Man Parking removed damaged bricks and mortar from a load-bearing pier without shoring or a permit for the
Construction Economics for May 5, 2025
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Lawsuit Alleges Price Collusion Among United Rentals, Sunbelt, Rental Ratings Firm
Zags Roofing, a small roofing contractor based in Northbrook, Ill., filed a lawsuit in federal court April 2 against equipment pricing and information services Rouse Services and its corporate parent Ritchie Bros. Global, the auctioneer/data provider; as well as
Job Openings Down Amid Economic Uncertainty
Available job openings in the construction sector showed month-to-month and year-over-year declines. Economists point to caution from investors and owners taking a wait-and-see approach—at least in the near term—as tariff rates remain unresolved and wariness over the economic outlook
Balfour Beatty Mobilizes for 1M-sq-ft Miami Beach Hotel
Balfour Beatty is preparing to begin construction on the Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Hotel, a 996,130-sq-ft development that will serve as the central anchor of the city’s Convention Center District. Approved by voters in 2018, the project will serve
Confronting Racial Bias Was a Heavy Lift for Construction
*This is part two of a two-part series. Read part one here. In the summer of 1969, protesters shut down over a dozen projects in Chicago, resulting in the Builders Association of Chicago and the unions holding a closed, five-hour