Construction News

UNITED Kingdom-based Bovis Homes Group Plc yesterday said it completed 11 percent fewer homes in the first half of this year compared with the same period a year ago, with prices of private homes down 19 percent.

A window and door maker is closing its Fall River plant, putting nearly 300 people out of work.

A Tampa steel company employee was among those onboard a twin-engine plane that crashed in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday afternoon.

Sen. Byron Dorgan says the parent company of the JLG Industries, Inc., plant in Oakes is taking another look at plans to close it.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Infosys Technologies Ltd., PriceSmart Inc.

Fluor Corp. plans to add more than 100 jobs in South Carolina under a new contract to build and operate military bases in Afghanistan.

As debate grows about a possible second stimulus package for the flagging American economy, at least one legendary investor is giving the idea his guarded approval.

Two U.K. homebuilders complained about constraints on mortgage financing in Britain's battered housing market as they reported subdued sales on Thursday.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Wednesday 8th July 2009 - 12:42pm Donaghy report into construction industry deaths welcomed by unions A government-commissioned report on deaths in the construction industry was published today, making a series of recommendations for improving safety.

State police have arrested 17 people trying to stop a logging operation on the Elliott State Forest outside Reedsport.

Tractor Supply Co. said it's raising its profit target for fiscal 2009, pegging earnings in a range of $2.78 to $2.92 a share.

OMAHA, Nebraska - A Canadian investment firm paid $1.68 million in last month's charity auction to win lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Michael J. Mack Jr., the new president of John Deere's Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division, has prepared for this leadership position through a variety of assignments at Deere in finance, engineering, marketing and operations.

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is widely expected to announce Wednesday that the rusting, leaking nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont., source of nearly half of the world's medical isotopes, will be offline at least through 2009 while the Crown corporation repairs the unit.

A group of local business leaders and citizens say Peoria needs a Math, Science and Technology Academy.

A Phoenix-based real estate developer with multiple projects in North Texas has filed for bankruptcy protection while it tries to complete ongoing financial restructuring.

The Shaw Group Inc. will perform up to $100 million in solar power work funded through this year's economic stimulus package, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Fluor Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. engineering and construction company, said on Tuesday it won a contract to build infrastructure and facilities for the first phase of Imperial Oil's Kearl oil sands project in Alberta.

Forestry Weyerhaeuser slashes dividend CEO Dan Fulton says cut to 5 cents from 25 cents is one of many steps, including possible conversion to a real estate investment trust.

LAS VEGAS, NV - July 2009 - Potential homebuyers have many reasons to purchase a home now: low pricing, homebuilder incentives and government tax credits.