The construction industry entered 2025 facing another year of persistent and, in many cases, intensifying headwinds. Tariffs on key materials and elevated interest rates drove project costs up, while ...

Recent college graduates complain they can’t find entry-level jobs because artificial intelligence is taking over. Yet, tech recruiter Matt Walsh and other experts say the growth of AI and the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in May as imports of capital goods surged to a record high, suggesting that trade remained a drag on gross domestic product in the second quarter.

President Donald Trump and his advisers are promoting a draft Federal Reserve paper as proof of a claim he has pressed for years: that a surge of illegal immigration under President Joe Biden made ...

Five months after the demolition of the White House‘s East Wing, President Donald Trump claimed that the project to construct a massive ballroom and a bunker in its place would cost up to $400 million ...

The global economy — tested by years of war, pandemic and trade tension — is beginning to fray, as fallout from the U.S.-led war on Iran dents prospects for growth, the World Bank said in a new ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing activity increased more than expected in May, hitting the highest level in four years, likely driven by businesses front-loading orders amid rising prices and shortages ...

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing forward with planned renovations on two veterans home campuses in the Twin Cities now that the legislature has agreed to repurpose funding ...

A 2023-built warehouse property in Shakopee has been bought by Swervo Development Corp., according to a recently released certificate of real estate value. Swervo bought the building from Inland ...

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Schools across the state are facing a budget crunch and are having to get creative to keep their programs running. With support from the Wisconsin construction industry, a skilled ...

Jobs can feel precarious right now as well-known companies keep slashing workers. The latest is Meta, which promised it would cut jobs this month and on Wednesday sent layoff notices to about 10% of ...

Electricity colossus NextEra plans to buy Virginia-based Dominion Energy as the utility industry struggles to build all the power needed for data centers amid the nation’s artificial intelligence boom ...