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- 1Caterpillar showcases technology for safer, more efficient jobsites▼Caterpillar showcases how technology can make jobsites safer, more efficient
Caterpillar, headquartered in Illinois, is highlighting how its technology can make construction jobsites safer and more efficient. The company is demonstrating tools aimed at protecting workers and improving productivity on work sites. The showcase underscores the equipment maker's push to position itself as a technology company as well as a heavy machinery manufacturer.
- 2Homebuilders group breaks with Trump over ICE detentions halting projects▼NAHB breaks with Trump as ICE detentions cancel home builds
The National Association of Home Builders has publicly broken with the Trump administration, saying ICE detentions of construction workers are forcing builders to cancel or delay residential projects. The industry group argues that aggressive immigration enforcement is worsening labor shortages and undermining housing supply, putting it at odds with a president it has traditionally supported.