• UK To Send Contractors Not Soldiers To Gaza Pier

    By Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) The UK will probably use contractors in the US-led operation to deliver humanitarian aid on the beaches of Gaza rather than deploying its own forces, Foreign Secretary

  • Donald Trump Blames 'Crappy Contractor' After Onstage Wobble

    Former President Donald Trump on Friday night blamed the stage contractor after appearing to momentarily wobble during his rally in St. Paul, Minnesota.A clip of the moment was posted by the X, formerly Twitter, account Biden-Harris HQ, which is associated with President Joe Biden's reelection campaign. In the footage, Trump leans on his podium and tips toward the left while addressing his supporters, moving the dais with him."You know, this is the worst platform," Trump said after his lurch....

  • Contractor injured after falling over 15 feet into hole under house

    Officials say a contractor was injured Thursday morning after he fell into a hole under a home in the Five Points area.

  • Officials and contractor in discussions about signing off on A6 road project

    Mr. O’Dowd said he could not go into any further details because of commercial sensitivities. SDLP MLA Mark H. Durkan asked the minister about Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald’s recent allocation of £85.6 million for the A6 and Belfast transport hub announced in Budget 2024-25. Mr. Durkan asked how much of that would be spent on the A6 and how exactly it would be spent. "Negotiations are continuing between my officials and the contractor. As you will know, the A6 completion works opened this...

  • BVSD contractor uses herbicide at 16 schools, alarming parents

    High Peaks Elementary parent Leah Cousin, who helps maintain the school garden through the Garden to Table program and has a background in organic farming, was dismayed to find herbicide granules in the garden over spring break.

  • MoD contractor hacked by China failed to report breach for months

    Exclusive: Defence ministry was told in recent days that staff details accessed but sources say SSCL knew in FebruaryThe IT company targeted in a Chinese hack that accessed the data of hundreds of thousands of Ministry of Defence staff failed to report the breach for months, the Guardian can reveal.The UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, told MPs on Tuesday that Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) had been breached by a malign actor and “state involvement” could not be ruled out. Continue...

  • Corby contractor named as one of the UK’s top places to work

    The company has been featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2024 listing, a prestigious guide to the country’s top employers published on Sunday, May 12. Describing the business, the top national newspaper said that as Kori Construction grows in the later living sector, its employees grow with it, pointing to the fact that five people were promoted within the business last year. The newspaper also gave the business credit for providing employees with an average of 30 hours of...

  • 'We never got paid': SpaceX contractors call out unpaid bills

    SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk‘s space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state. But a Reuters review of Texas property records shows that SpaceX and its contractors can be far slower to pay builders and suppliers than they are to break ground. Unpaid bills and finger-pointing among contractors, Reuters found, have led many construction-industry businesses to...

  • City contractor found dead at San Jose Animal Care Center

    The shelter was closed Friday but expected to reopen for normal activities Saturday.

  • Contractor involved in pool installation scam indicted on multiple theft, fraud charges

    A pool installation contractor previously arrested for theft by deceiving clients was indicted in Madison County this week.

  • City releases company from Town and Garden contract, will select a new contractor

    The Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety on Tuesday voted to approve the mutual release of a Columbus-based company from a contract with the city for work on an apartment complex for seniors. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • US contractors and former Afghan officials buy million-dollar properties in Dubai

    After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the United States poured billions of dollars into Afghanistan for reconstruction efforts. However, many U.S. contractors and former Afghan officials were accused of misusing these funds. Today, some contractors and former officials own luxury properties in Dubai. An investigative journalism organization has released a list revealing the […]