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Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade

6:00am July 21, 2024

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.

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Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade

6:00am July 21, 2024

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.

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Hiring accelerated in the U.S. in March, adding 303,000 jobs, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%, staying under 4% for more than two full years. People walk past a Home Depot in San Rafael, Calif.

Economy

Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March

5:23pm April 05, 2024

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.

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Manmade pits at construction sites are providing nurseries for malaria-carrying mosquitoes, new research finds.

Big city mosquitoes are a big problem — and now a big target

7:04pm December 04, 2023

by Ari Daniel

Africa's cities have become home to an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito. New research suggests vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take on the disease-bearing insects.

This photo provided by Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force shows rescuers inside a collapsed road tunnel where 40 workers were trapped by a landslide in northern in Uttarakhand state, India,on Sunday.

World News

Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India

10:13am November 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

The workers were trapped by a landslide at a construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water.

A maintenance worker sweeps the street in front of a row of new homes in Fairfax, Va., on Aug. 22. Sales of new homes are taking off as current homeowners are reluctant to sell their houses, because they would face a higher mortgage for their next one.

Economy

These are 5 ways surging mortgage rates are reshaping the housing market

5:00am August 25, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The housing market is showing a split: Sales of existing homes were down last month, but sales of newly built houses were up.

Economy

Boom Supersonic announces new milestones at Paris Air Show

2:52pm June 22, 2023

by David Ford

Boom Supersonic is on track to complete its Overture Superfactory at Piedmont Triad International Airport by next summer.

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Economy

April home sales dip in Greensboro

3:28pm May 31, 2023

by David Ford

Home sales have dipped across the country, region and Triad due to a variety of factors including interest rates, construction costs, and changing demographics.

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An ironworker scales a column during construction of a municipal building in Norristown, Pa. on Feb. 15, 2023.

Economy

Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce

8:59am April 06, 2023

by Mary Yang

Biden administration stimulus money pledged billions in funding for public works projects across the U.S. But contractors say they can't find enough workers to fix all the roads and bridges.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits the city center destroyed by last the Feb. 6 earthquake in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, on Feb. 8.

World News

Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes

2:10pm February 13, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

Videos have surfaced in Turkish media of the president in 2019 praising a policy that let builders off the hook for skirting safety codes that could have made buildings more quake resistant.