The midyear reports from three of the industry’s most influential contractors—Skanska, DPR, and Gilbane—read like a snapshot of a construction economy wrestling with headwinds. Tariffs, policy ambiguity, and immigration enforcement fears dominate the headlines,...
When you develop communities, you quickly learn that the buildings are just the shell—the true infrastructure is resilience. Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast, the lesson is still painfully clear: when disaster strikes, communities can’t...
When Hurricane Ian tore through Florida, the damage was immediate and visible—flooded homes, devastated communities, billions in losses. What’s less visible, at least for now, is the second wave of impact: what happens when the real costs of living in high-risk areas...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure before, but few periods compare to the barrage of attacks he endured from Donald Trump. Schoolyard nicknames, public threats of termination, and constant political interference became part of his day-to-day reality....
The Federal Reserve minutes from their late-July meeting offered a telling snapshot of where monetary policy is headed. Most policymakers leaned toward treating inflation as the bigger threat than the labor market—even as signs of softening employment started to creep...
Every major tech company has promised us a smarter, more capable digital assistant. Google is infusing Assistant with generative AI, Amazon is retooling Alexa, and Apple keeps talking up Siri’s evolution. The marketing pitch is that these tools are getting more...
