1. 10 Ecuadorians and three Chinese construction workers died in an accident at the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric power plant site (Ecuador’s largest infrastructure project to date).

  2. China’s construction and railway stocks rise with mounting speculation that the government may increase support of country’s economic prosperity. Among infrastructure-related companies, China State Construction Engineering Corp and China Railway Group are leading with more than 7% gains.

  3. The largest construction project ($70 million) in Oklahoma’s history will dramatically improve the highway system in Norman, Oklahoma.

  4. Surpassing all other Latin American countries, Colombia is experiencing a mini construction boom as home building and public works projects increase.

  5. The music and construction worlds collide. This man composes music from the crane he operates on the job site.