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A 43-year-old construction worker died after a roof collapse during unpermitted demolition at a former Brooklyn, N.Y., steakhouse, prompting multiple city and federal investigations.

If you’re a prime contractor for a job, you have more to worry about than ensuring it’s done on time. Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese explains prime contractor obligations and how to mitigate safety liability.

Aluminum and steel tariffs doubled on June 4, spiking prices 54% and straining construction budgets. Contractors face rising costs, labor shortages and shrinking margins amid the most aggressive trade stance in decades.

The department suddenly closes regional offices nationwide, scrambling to find accommodations for those enrolled in Job Corp.

A federal court struck down Trump’s broad “Liberation Day” tariffs, ruling that they exceeded his emergency powers and reaffirmed Congress’s authority over trade policy, thereby bolstering stable global trade dynamics.

Florida roofing contractors must update their contracts following a new law that redefines cancellation rules, expands contractor responsibilities, and adds required insurance language.

ICE agents arrested 11 workers at a Massachusetts roofing company and five more in East Boston as part of a federal crackdown on alleged unauthorized hiring and immigration violations.

QXO Inc. unveiled its growth plan for the former Beacon Roofing Supply when CEO Brad Jacobs delivered a keynote at Wolfe Research's 18th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference in New York. 

Walmart’s tariff warning underscores how U.S. businesses — not foreign exporters — absorb costs, driving up prices and straining construction and roofing supply chains.