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Raid by federal investigators at Caterpillar is unusual move

by Dan Weissmann
Mar 8, 2017
The heavy-equipment company says it has the “highest integrity.”
Heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar got a surprise when federal agents came to dig for files, data and computer equipment on March 2.
Courtesy of Caterpillar
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The skyline of the future is made of wood

by Cerise Castle
Jan 4, 2017
The latest innovation in construction recalls Lincoln Logs.
Cross-laminated timber blocks.
Courtesy of Oregon Forest Resources Institute/flickr
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Can refugees and former inmates help fill the labor gap in Arizona?

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 30, 2016
Home developers are having a hard time keeping up with demand, stalling housing market growth in the area.
Nasrullah Shinwari works with Austin Electric to add electrical wire to a five-bedroom house before drywall is added.
Carrie Jung/KJZZ
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Texas program helps fill the ranks of construction management jobs

by Bill Zeeble
Dec 26, 2016
There's a construction boom in North Texas.
Jesse Johnson, (wearing hat), a student in construction management, at the Preston Hollow home job site.
Bill Zeeble
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Inside the new One World Trade Center

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 22, 2016
Judith Dupré takes us through the 1,776-foot-tall skyscraper and looks back at the dozen years it took to plan and develop it.
A view of the new World Trade Center. 
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace
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Last Ditch Effort: The Panama Canal and Peak Trade

Inching global trade growth, through the eyes of a Caterpillar

by David Brancaccio , Katie Long and Justin Ho
Jun 21, 2016
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar is facing declines on par with those it faced during the Great Recession.
The Port of Balboa on Panama's Pacific entrance, viewed from Ancon Hill.
Justin Ho/Marketplace
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Construction workers needed as building industry booms

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 1, 2016
With construction surging, nine out of 10 contractors say they can't find workers.
About 2.3 million construction jobs were lost during the housing crash, Great Recession and early years of the recovery.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Job fair encourages girls to get into trades

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 8, 2015
Teenage girls in California consider jobs in construction.
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Fast bridge construction helps keep drivers moving

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 23, 2015
Tennessee shaved its project from three years to two by pre-fabricating the spans.
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New York to rebuild LaGuardia Airport

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 27, 2015
The renovations will cost billions.
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