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U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
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U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026
Construction workers build out the rooftop chillers and water lines feeding them atop Dallas TX4, which is under construction at the NTT Data center campus in Garland, Texas
Success
Google data center lead says ‘hundreds of thousands’ of skilled trade jobs are open across the U.S.—and they’re ‘just waiting to be filled’
By Preston ForeSeptember 29, 2026
Matt Panella
Success
This home-builder dropped out of high school and worked construction for $8 an hour—by 22, he was making $200K from his trade empire
By Emma BurleighMay 31, 2026
electrical engineer
Success
BlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage
By Preston ForeMarch 11, 2026
The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says
Real Estate
The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says
By Sydney LakeFebruary 12, 2026
The U.S. construction industry’s need for labor is soaring and will need half a million new workers next year while AI giants ramp up spending
Economy
The U.S. construction industry’s need for labor is soaring and will need half a million new workers next year while AI giants ramp up spending
By Jason MaFebruary 7, 2026
Gravis co-founders Dominic Jud and Ryan Luke Johns.
AI
Exclusive: Gravis Robotics raises $23M to tackle construction’s labor shortage with AI-powered machines
By Beatrice NolanNovember 28, 2025
Kraaft, the “WhatsApp for construction” that hopes to become a verb—has already won over giants like Bouygues and VINCI
Tech
Kraaft, the “WhatsApp for construction” that hopes to become a verb—has already won over giants like Bouygues and VINCI
By Anna HeimApril 28, 2025
Shrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs
Finance
Shrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs
By Sydney LakeJuly 15, 2024
builders standing outside new apartment building
Finance
Builders are pumping the brakes on new apartment construction—but landlords will keep ‘jacking up’ rental prices
By Sydney LakeJuly 10, 2024
Monumental co-founders Sebastiaan Visser and Salar al-Khafaji
Tech
Startup emerges from stealth with $25 million for robots that lay bricks as fast as humans—and fill the huge shortage of laborers
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 15, 2024
Women in construction could get a big boost from Biden’s infrastructure plan
MPW
Women in construction could get a big boost from Biden’s infrastructure plan
By Marie SolisApril 2, 2021
Barbara-Kavovit
MPW
‘I’ve had a lot of Harveys in my life’: Meet the female construction company owner who demolished the Weinstein Company’s old office
By Emma HinchliffeDecember 9, 2020
How robots are changing the construction industry
Tech
How robots are changing the construction industry
By Jennifer AlseverNovember 23, 2019
Martin Marietta CEO Says Strong Values are the Key to Great Leadership
Leadership
Martin Marietta CEO Says Strong Values are the Key to Great Leadership
By Susie GharibApril 17, 2018
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Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers—‘or you’re neurodivergent’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 10, 2026
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Nvidia built a $5 trillion company while making employees pay for their own lunch—but they get far more lucrative perks like stock discountsplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 10, 2026
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Jeff Bezos says a 3-day workweek and more single-income households are on the way thanks to AI: ‘It’s going to be difficult to hire people’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 9, 2026
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