Construction

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's mysterious decision to give $1 million to a politically connected private school hit another glitch Wednesday when city officials said new elementary classrooms built with the money were not fit for students. Hours after the...

Business leaders, trade unions, community activists and the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency say they are on the verge of an agreement that could help provide access to middle-income construction jobs for disadvantaged Angelenos. Under a policy...

With progress stalled on the $110 million school construction plan, education administrators and city officials want to decide soon whether the project should move ahead or be canceled. Educators are frustrated that negotiations with property owners in...

Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday that he was directing state agencies to ramp up construction projects already in the pipeline in an effort to offset news that Florida's economy -- and tax revenues -- are in a deep slump. State economists plan to meet...

After serving the golfing buffs of the Lehigh Valley for nearly two decades, Joe Tersigni has decided to close Players Club Discount Golf in Bethlehem. Tersigni, who grew up in Warren County, N.J., has decided to return to the Garden State to pursue a...

A Brooklyn construction company has been fined in the electrocution of a worker earlier this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $15,000 in fines to CKR Construction in the death of 44-year-old John Rodriguez. He was...

Historically, leaders have recognized that a solid infrastructure was the foundation of economic and sovereign stability. They acted firmly and decisively to preserve that stability. In response to the Great Depression, our region primed the pump of...

The University of Chicago Medical Center, preparing to build a $700 million hospital pavilion, has amassed ample cash to pay for the project, according to a financial analysis of the South Side teaching hospital. The medical center increased its...

The Anne Arundel County Board of Education has elected Enrique M. Melendez as president and Edward P. "Ned" Carey as vice president for the 2008-2009 school year. The meeting Wednesday was the first of the new board, which was expanded from eight to...

Almost two centuries ago, Irish immigrants who fled the poverty of their native island for the promise of the New World would do almost anything to put food on the table, but thousands who turned up in Maryland got more than they bargained for. Recruited...

In an effort to curb what prosecutors described as brazen and systemic bribery, City Hall will no longer accept phone calls to schedule appointments with building inspectors. Anyone who needs to set up inspections of plumbing, electrical and other work...