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FlatironDragados, Acciona turn dirt on $4.6B P3 highway project

Construction Dive (USA): The State Route 400 Express Lanes project in Georgia will add tolled express lanes along the thoroughfare over the course of three segments of construction.

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Worker misclassification in construction leads to competitive imbalance: report

Construction Dive (USA): The Economic Policy Institute put a spotlight on how worker misclassification can cost individuals thousands in benefits while distorting the bidding process.

Guardian Business (UK)

Nationwide should give its boardroom challenger a fair run

Guardian Business (UK): James Sherwin-Smith’s candidacy is a test of the building society’s commitment to mutual valuesJames Sherwin-Smith, who is aiming to become the first customer to be voted onto the board of Nationwi

BBC Business (UK)

Greggs removes cabinets in shoplifting hotspots

BBC Business (UK): Greggs is removing display cabinets in London stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.

BBC Business (UK)

Claire's closes all 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs

BBC Business (UK): All of the chain's standalone stores have stopped trading in the UK and Ireland.

Construction Enquirer (UK)

Balfour gets start date for £54m Middlewich bypass

Construction Enquirer (UK): Work starts next month on 2.5km Cheshire road job

BBC Business (UK)

Which airlines are cancelling flights to the UK - and what can you do?

BBC Business (UK): Airlines are putting up prices and cancelling flights in response to higher jet fuel prices.

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Small, connected data centers will power AI, a builder says

Construction Dive (USA): The days of big facilities are over because computing is transitioning from training to inferencing, which requires a decentralized model, according to Pete Sacco of PTS Data Center Solutions.

BBC Business (UK)

Why Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting over OpenAI

BBC Business (UK): Musk, who co-founded the company that created ChatGPT with Altman, wants more than $130bn in damages.

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NABTU, Microsoft partner on AI training for construction trades

Construction Dive (USA): The effort will incorporate a tech-forward curriculum into apprenticeship programs, teaching real-world applications from safety compliance to jobsite problem-solving.

BBC Business (UK)

China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus

BBC Business (UK): It comes after months of scrutiny by Chinese regulators over deal struck with Facebook owner.

Construction News (UK)

Ex-staff at failed Scottish timber firm awarded 90 days’ pay

Construction News (UK): More than 50 former employees of National Timber Group Scotland (NTGS) have been awarded 90 days’ pay by an employment tribunal. Judge Lesley Murphy ruled the collapsed firm had breached labour law