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A skills shortage and tight budgets are slowing gains as Australian builders boost weekly use of construction tech to 48 per cent.
The funding will help Axle expand beyond 50 insurance segments as businesses seek faster verification and fewer manual checks.
The Scarborough station is set to boost hospital access and ease rush-hour transfers for more than 5,000 riders once the extension opens.
With more than 600 delegates expected, the event will put transport, procurement and pipeline concerns in front of election-year politicians.
The rise in graduates has not kept pace with demand, as New Zealand still needs up to 2,300 extra engineers a year.
One in five large contractors have missed UK work because supplier documents could not be produced fast enough, a survey found.
The state is seeing jobs and seller sales boost from the retailer's logistics, cloud and community spending since 2010.
Homeowners could face slower claims and lower payouts depending on which 10-year warranty they choose, NZIBS has found.
Rising power bills are pushing many households to dry clothes indoors, with 62% of Australians avoiding dryers in winter, survey data shows.
Concerns over infrastructure and costs have not deterred foreign investors, with two-thirds planning to expand in Ireland over the next year.
UK regulated firms are rethinking customer service as AI cuts routine work and pushes more complex queries back to human teams.
The deal broadens Wise's customer reach beyond payments, tying its cross-border banking tools to advice for millions of people moving abroad.
Wellington landlords face higher vacancy and weaker rents as Budget 2026 triggers a public sector office shake-up and slower growth.
The honour spotlights TELUS's CAD $70 billion British Columbia investment as the company faces pressure to link spending with jobs and access.
Avoided flood losses in Manhattan's Rockaway Peninsula could hit USD $800 million, strengthening the case for resilience spending.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
The Dublin event drew 450 delegates as Ireland's infrastructure planners turned to location data for housing, transport and utilities decisions.
Consumers will soon get faster access to deposited funds, while banks face new fraud rules and stablecoins enter a regulated Canadian framework.
British Business Bank pledges up to GBP £50 million to SuperSeed's new Physical AI fund targeting early-stage industrial tech start-ups.
Construction and manufacturing fuel a second straight quarter of growth for Australian SMEs, narrowing the gap with the wider economy.
