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This artist's rendering provided by architecture firm NBBJ on May 21, 2013 shows Amazon's plans for a futuristic greenhouse-style headquarters "where employees can work and socialize in a more natural, park-like setting." This artist's rendering provided by architecture firm NBBJ on May 21, 2013 shows US online giant Amazon's plans for a ... (more)

Growing optimism among a number of surveyed executives in the global construction industry suggests that 2014 will be a better year for construction than 2012.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at TheStreet in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports.

A Canada-U.S. trade war is apparently looming as Ottawa threatens "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a continuing dispute over meat labelling.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama A A A' Trinity Medical Center lit up its future hospital location on Hwy 280 with the 4 floor tall letters "THX". The Alabama Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in the fight over Trinity Medical CenterA A ATMs plan to relocate, clearing the way for Trinity to move to the unfinished HealthSouth hospital building on U.S.

Sales of new U.S. homes climbed in April to the second-highest level in almost five years as lower borrowing costs and job gains drew more buyers into the market.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway likely has the power to block a plan to restructure ResCap that Ally plans to submit today to a bankruptcy-court judge.

The Business Real Estate Weekly of Arizona reported today that Lennar Multifamily Investors LLC - a newly-formed subsidiary of Lennar Corp.

Victoria's Police Minister says he will look at changing laws to stop debt collection standover tactics in the construction industry.

Toll Brothers, Inc. , the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today announced results for its second quarter and six months ended April 30, 2013.

MarketResearchReports.Biz announces addition of new report "Global Construction Industry Survey 2013 - 2014: Market Trends, Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies in the Global Construction Industry" to its database - The report provides data and analysis on contractor and developer expenditure, procurement and developments within the global ... (more)

Seeding Our Future by R. L. Crouse. Artwork will be on display beginning Friday, June 7 at the CACE Gallery of Fine Art.

Zale Corp. said on Wednesday its new chairman would be the former chief executive of its biggest rival, and shares of the mid-tier jeweler jumped 30 per cent.

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.