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NBBJ unveiled plans for Amazon's Seattle Headquarters back in the fall of 2012 - but they just announced plans to add three striking biospheres to the heart of the 3-block downtown campus.

Shares of Dycom Industries were up 9.6 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday shortly after its announced its fiscal third quarter results, which included revenue of 47.8 percent.

Memphis City Council members said Tuesday they were surprised to see a $3.5 million request in Mayor A C Wharton's public works capital improvement budget for upgrades to International Paper's campus and said surprising requests like it were "like a gun to our heads." The budget includes a project that would add a pedestrian overpass and ... (more)

Mayfield Heights will bring URS Corp. back as its engineering services provider for another year at virtually the same cost.

Quebec's Coalition party, which promises a zero-tolerance approach to political corruption, has suddenly suspended one of its own members.

Cramer noted the company "finally did the blowout quarter that people have been waiting for and people suddenly love it." was downgraded by Sterne Agee.

The Civil Contractors Federation claims key players in the industry are looking for work interstate due to a looming shortage of public and private work in South Australia.

The Kohler Co. has been ordered to pay $9.6 million to a marine engine and generator manufacturer in Massachusetts for infringing on two of its patents.

In this image released on Thursday, May 9, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett dips bonbon's with Victoria Melena , on Saturday May 4, 2013 during a visit to the See's Candies display at the 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.

With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional equipment.

Texas Industries traded down 1.71% on Monday, hitting $73.40. Texas Industries has a 52-week low of $30.10 and a 52-week high of $74.92. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $63.36. The company has a market cap of $2.087 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.61. Texas Industries last released its earnings data on Wednesday, March ... (more)

While the need for infrastructure development in Africa is growing, the lack of skills and workforce required to bridge the project-preparation gap continues to hinder development.

CEOs Peter Davoren of Turner Construction, Tony Mann of subcontractor E-J Electric and Bruce Fowle of architect FXFowle urged women to "stretch" into new company roles but acknowledged firm "blockers" who impede culture change.

A federal jury has told the Kohler Company to pay $9.6 million to a Massachusetts firm, for infringing on two patents.

Tesoro Logistics LP said Monday that it will acquire Chevron Pipe Line Co.'s northwest products system for less than previously expected, citing a March diesel fuel spill involving the system.

The meeting in Golden on Monday will also recognize successes in dealing with the devastation caused by beetles, including Brookfield Homes, which plans to use the blue-stained wood to build homes in Clear Creek.

Ohio lost the second-most number of construction industry jobs in the past month, down 9,200 jobs, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.

Bazja is the owner of Joe's Wallboard, which supplies drywall and supplies to the construction business.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Liberum Capital in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

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