Honolulu tied for fewest construction cranes on Rider Levett Bucknall Q1 index

Bowers + Kubota has given $75,000 to the Asphalt and Pavements Lab Fund at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering, which will name a classroom after the Honolulu-based architecture, engineering and construction management firm. “.....»»

The wholesale cost of U.S. goods and services posted the biggest decline in February in five years, reflecting a large drop in oil prices likely tied to disruptions in global travel due to the coronavirus. The producer price index sank 0.6% last month......»»

The developer of the Mandarin Oriental Honolulu quietly began construction on the $1 billion hotel and condominium project near the Hawaii Convention Center last month. Manaolana Partners held a small, private groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 20 at the.....»»

Stock-index futures point to a higher start for U.S. equities Wednesday, with support tied to signs of a continued slowdown in the number of new cases of COVID-19 in China......»»

Stock-index futures point to a lower start for Wall Street Friday, with pressure tied to continued concerns over the spread of a coronavirus outbreak that began in China and a round of softer-than-expected economic data in Europe......»»

The FTSE 100 index, heavily made up of companies whose fortunes are tied to the Chinese economy, took a sharp hit on Monday as the coronavirus escalated......»»

Confidence among U.S. construction industry leaders increased in November 2019 with respect to sales, profit margins, and staffing, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Confidence Index. .....»»

Construction cranes aren't the only things going up amid Orlando's boom. This year, Orlandoans spent $4.6 billion on rent, up 83.9% compared to what the city's renters spent in 2010, according to Zillow. That puts Orlando in the No. 5 spot for th.....»»

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The cost of imported goods rose in November at the fastest pace in six months, but the increased was tied entirely to oil and unlikely to add much pressure to U.S. inflation. The import price index advanced 0.2% last month......»»

Time flies when you have the confidence, cash and parade of concrete trucks to fill an excavated city block and erect four tower cranes — the most of any construction site in Nashville. Not even 10 months ago, the Broadwest site at 1600 West En.....»»

The Howard Hughes Corp. said Monday that it has sold 72% of the units in its sixth Honolulu tower, Koula, and that Aalii, the fifth tower at Ward Village that is currently under construction, is 83% sold. The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) said th.....»»

Mayor Kirk Caldwell has allowed to become law without his signature a bill requiring the City and County of Honolulu to create project labor agreements for city infrastructure construction projects of $2 million or more, essentially requiring general c.....»»

The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday voted to pass a bill to require the city to create project labor agreements for infrastructure projects of $2 million or more after hearing more than an hour of testimony from representatives of nonunion contractors .....»»

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The monthly Architecture Billings Index (ABI) from the American Institute of Architects fell to 47.2 from 50.1 in July. Any score below 50 indicates a decrease in architecture firm billings......»»

Construction is coming along on the Mauka Concourse at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Pacific Business News recently stopped by the airport for an update on the project, and you can view photos in the slideshow above. “Things.....»»

Three high-rise projects requiring cranes are under construction in downtown Phoenix......»»

The City and County of Honolulu, along with members of the Honolulu Rotary Club, broke ground on a previously unused plot of Waikiki land Monday to begin construction on the new Centennial Park. To see images of the groundbreaking ceremony, click throug.....»»

Manaolana Partners expects to open a sales office in Waikiki and break ground on the project in October or early November......»»