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Men Who Work in Construction and Mining Have the Nation’s Highest Suicide Rate, Says CDC Report

Measured by occupation, librarians and teachers have the lowest suicide rates. For females, the highest suicide rate of any occupational group in the United States was in the arts, design, entertainme.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneNov 15th, 2018

India has a farmer suicide epidemic - and farmers are protesting new laws they fear will make things worse

India already has some of the highest farmer suicide rate.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 7th, 2021

Houston leads nation in lost construction jobs, Associated General Contractors report finds

Between November 2019 and November 2020, the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area lost about 22,500 construction jobs, a decline of about 9%......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 6th, 2021

Shell halts work at big construction site to Covid test entire workforce

The rapid antigen tests found only 1.9% positivity rate — 141 workers — among 7,833 tested in the last five days; work resumed Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 6th, 2021

Tennessee declared "ground zero" for a US surge in COVID-19 cases, after it recorded the nation"s highest rate of new coronavirus infections

"We are in the darkest part of this pandemic in Tennessee," Gov. Bill Lee said, as cases conti.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytDec 24th, 2020

Report: S.F. Dept. of Building Inspection flooded with construction complaints

San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection has been hit with a slew of complaints of nonessential construction in violation of the shelter in place, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The city received 730 complaints of unauthorized work.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2020

Tampa among markets with the most people working from home

Tampa residents work from home more than those in almost any other city, a recent report found. The report from MoneyPenny, an outsourced communications provider, identified the cities with the highest percentage of its population working from home b.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 24th, 2020

Economic Report: Home permits soar to highest level in 13 years in January, even as new construction dips slightly

‘Mortgage rates should remain low for some time,’ says Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 19th, 2020

Government Buildings Sector Giants Report for 2019 [Updated]

AECOM, HOK, Jacobs, and Turner Construction top the rankings of the nation's largest government buildings sector architecture, engineering, and const.....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkJan 24th, 2020

Honolulu has third-highest local economy in the nation, Yelp report finds

Honolulu has third-highest local economy in the nation, Yelp report finds.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 23rd, 2020

Report: Honolulu residents outspend most of the country on food expenses

Honolulu residents have the second-highest grocery spending and third-highest out-of-home food spending in the nation, according to federal data via a new report by finance website creditcards.com. According to spending data from the U.S. Bureau of La.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 16th, 2020

UN Orders Canada To Halt Work On Trans Mountain Pipeline

Blue River BC — A new United Nations report orders Canada to cease construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline until informed consent is obtained from... The post UN Orders Canada To Halt Work On Trans Mountain Pipeline appeared first on ValueWalk......»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkJan 9th, 2020

Top 215 Green Building Sector Design Firms for 2019

Gensler, Jacobs, Stantec, HOK, and AECOM head the rankings of U.S.-based architecture and engineering firms reporting revenue from green building-related work in 2018, according to Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.  .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkDec 26th, 2019

Top 100 Design-Build Firms for 2019

Jacobs, Clayco, Swinerton, Hensel Phelps, and ARCO Construction top the rankings of the nation's largest design-build firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.  .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkDec 26th, 2019

Top 150 International Design and Construction Firms for 2019

AECOM, Jacobs, JLL, Fluor, and BL Harbert top the rankings of U.S.-based AEC firms reporting the most revenue from international design and construction work in 2018, according to Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.  .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkDec 26th, 2019

Top 45 Religious Facilities Sector Engineering Firms for 2019

Jacobs, SGH, KPFF, and OLA head the rankings of the nation's largest religious facilities sector engineering and engineering architecture (EA) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.  .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkDec 26th, 2019

Top 70 Religious Facilities Sector Architecture Firms for 2019

Gensler, GFF, and Kirksey Architects top the rankings of the nation's largest religious facilities sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.  .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkDec 26th, 2019

Top 90 Sports Facilities Architecture Firms for 2019

Populous, HKS, HOK, Gensler, and HNTB top the rankings of the nation's largest sports facilities sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.  .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkDec 23rd, 2019

Tampa metro area among top U.S. markets for residential construction permits in 2019

Tampa ranks among the top 20 metros for the number of residential building permits issued to developers, according to a recent report by Apartment Guide. As of July 2019, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, leads the nation with 36,073 permi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 16th, 2019

Denver among top U.S. markets for residential construction permits in 2019

Denver ranks among the top 20 metros for the number of residential building permits issued to developers, according to a recent report by Apartment Guide. Year to date as of July 2019, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, leads the nation wi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 12th, 2019

Economic Report: Consumer inflation rises again as 12-month rate hits one-year high, CPI shows

U.S. households paid more for energy, health care and rent in November, pushing the rate of consumer inflation up to the highest level in a year. The consumer price index rose 0.3% last month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 11th, 2019