All Americas articles – Page 5
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NewsFreddie Mac finance chief found dead
Suicide the apparent cause of death as US lending giant remains under investigation for accounting methods
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NewsJoyriders crash 75-ton crane into ditch
Two teenagers were arrested after crane in Indiana was hijacked
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NewsDrugs make Mexico top investment risk
Fears grow that foreign cash could be put off as world's biggest companies warn about narcotics-related violence
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NewsCurrie & Brown strengthens US presence
Consultant sends former director of Southern region to America in belief that large part of global economic recovery will come from the States
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NewsEmpire State Building goes green
£13.6m green makeover to slash world-famous office building’s carbon footprint by 38%
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NewsAmec to buy Canadian consultant for £4.8m
Addition to firm's environmental division will be ninth such acquisition since January 2007
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Bovis Lend Lease announces plans to conquer Latin America
Bovis Lend Lease is planning to expand across Latin America over the next three years
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FeaturesThe market in Mexico: What are you afraid of, gringo?
The Mexican government is planning PFI projects worth more than £200bn. The problem is it doesn't really know how to do them, so it's desperate to find British firms to help it out - so far without much luck. Emily Wright took a little trip to find out why...
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NewsUS housing market shows signs of life
Government figures for February show monthly upturn, although levels still well below 2008
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NewsHadid and Gehry in small town ruckus
Politicians and residents of Elk Grove in California argue over 2012 aquatic centre architect’s suitability to civic centre
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NewsTurner & Townsend buys US cost consultant
Acquisition of Busby & Associates strengthens consultant's existing North American network of five offices
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FeaturesRivington Street Studio's York St John University: New York, New York
Rivington Street Studio’s flamboyant design for York St John University’s new quadrangle in England’s most complete medieval city provoked predictable outrage. Now that it’s built, its youthful verve frees it from the heritage vice
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FeaturesChilling and chilli in Mexico City
The relaxed attitude of Mexico's business community belies the huge opportunities here – and the dangers of the local delicacy
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NewsDead bodies on US building site could be prostitutes
Remains of 10 people unearthed at a housing development site in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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FeaturesMove over Dubai, here comes Mexico
With Mexico predicted to become a global economic leader by 2040, the Latin American nation is definitely one to watch for construction firms
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NewsBalfour Beatty buys RT Dooley Construction
Corporate fit-out and data centre specialist will complement US South-east division
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NewsCarillion wins £144m hospital expansion in Ontario
Contractor's PPP win will be its fourth Canadian hospital project
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NewsObama approves £548bn kick-start for US economy
Package includes massive funding for infrastructure projects to boost employment
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NewsDonald Trump’s casino company goes bankrupt
American billionaire’s Trump Entertainment Resorts has debts of $1.74bn as gambling revenues dropped last year
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NewsFoster's Las Vegas tower 'cut in half' after construction blunder
Its 49-storey hotel has to be topped out at 28 storeys after 15 storeys of rebar is installed incorrectly