Shortage of Construction Workers as Housing Market Improves
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Construction jobs are coming back, but where are the workers? The revival of the housing market and commercial real estate has many contractors scrambling to find qualified workers. “The crunch is a…
Construction of Tennessee Mosque Halted
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Construction of a suburban Nashville, Tenn., mosque that was supposed to have been completed in 2010 has been halted and could be stopped for good after Chancellor Robert Corlew ruled Tuesday that the public …
Builders Take Up US-Made Homes Pledge
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The American-made home that Anders Lewendal set out to construct in October 2011 is complete — and has started quite a movement across the U.S.”We’re amazed. We’ve had calls and emails and hundreds and hundred…