Dec 19th, 2008 · Robert Gates was ready to say farewell to the Pentagon when President-elect Obama asked him to stay on. The once-controversial spymaster has reinvented himself as a consensus builder. He's not the Gates people recall from a generation ago.
Dec 17th, 2008 · A Miami home builder is seeking approval for a 7,000-house development in the midst of the biggest housing downturn since the Depression. And the new community would be built in an area that now is off-limits to big development, just three miles from the Everglades.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Washington's National Mall will regain a star attraction Friday, when the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History reopens after a two-year renovation. It took $85 million and a horde of curators, builders, architects and advisers to reframe space for the museum's 3 million historic objects.
Sep 10th, 2008 · Perched above the Pacific Ocean, California's Hearst Castle is a monument to its builder, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. An invitation to stay in one of its 56 bedrooms was highly coveted. Now, you can join the ranks of Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant and Winston Churchill. To raise money, the Hearst Castle — now a state park — will auction off a night's stay, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Aug 19th, 2008 · An index tracking prices that companies pay for goods jumped up sharply in July, which means inflation is a growing threat. Meanwhile, the housing market continues to slump, with home-builders sharply cutting back on construction projects.
Aug 5th, 2008 · WCI Communities, a Florida home builder run by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, is the latest to file for bankruptcy.
Jun 6th, 2008 · Karachi is attracting huge investments from wealthy Persian Gulf developers whose luxury projects seem to multiply along the city's coastline. But some local builders say developers should do more to help the city's poor with housing.
May 20th, 2008 · A stressed builder in Los Angeles County managed to dodge the bullet and sell almost two dozen houses in single day, with an old-fashion strategy: an auction.