Pine Island has settled a lawsuit over Google’s proposed $1 billion Project Skyway data center, requiring Ryan Cos. and Google to develop an environmental mitigation plan subject to state review ...

Nonresidential construction input costs rose 11.9% year-over-year through September 2026. Diesel fuel prices surged 115%, while aluminum, steel and copper costs climbed sharply. Union construction ...

Broadway Street Development plans a $100 million, 208-unit affordable housing project in St. Louis Park. The project would replace a vacant 55,000-square-foot former Bremer Bank building at 8800 State ...

Trump ordered FHFA to pilot mortgage insurance cancellation based on current homeowner equity. FHFA will permanently waive title insurance requirements for certain mortgage refinancings. New task ...

NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index fell to 29, the lowest reading since June 2012. Average 30-year mortgage rate climbed to 7.40%, pressuring home sales and buyer demand. Builders cited labor ...

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Minnesota-based architecture and engineering firm TKDA has acquired CNA Consulting Engineers, a Minneapolis-based firm specializing in underground and geotechnical engineering. The acquisition, ...

U.S. import prices rose 1.1% in September, exceeding economists’ 0.8% forecast. Annual import-price inflation reached 8.1%, the largest increase since July 2022. Imported fuel prices climbed 4.8%, ...

Dean Baker and other economists warn the AI-driven stock surge shows signs of a bubble. Michael Burry and James Chanos compare today’s AI boom to the dot-com era. Massive AI data center investments ...

U.S. aluminum prices have surged 40% since tariffs were raised to 50%. Midwest aluminum premium hit a record as inventories fell sharply. Global supply shortages and higher LME prices are compounding ...

Claremore, Oklahoma, offers 29 preapproved housing plans to reduce permit approvals times. Housing advocates see preapproved plans as a way to speed construction. Studies show permitting delays can ...