Federal and state governments should prioritize funding for construction training, and the private sector ought to create ...

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A severe shortage of construction workers is driving the nation's housing crisis, resulting in an estimated $10.8 billion annual loss linked to delayed projects and homes that never get built, and ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Los Angeles City Council introduced a motion to study raising the minimum wage to $32.35 per hour for residential ...

In April, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described President Trump’s trade policy approach as an exercise in “strategic uncertainty.” Regarding the administration’s stepped-up undocumented ...