Construction

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Robots are helping build new apartments in Seattle

The construction industry - has been having a hard time finding enough workers lately. The worker shortage can delay projects and push the cost of housing higher. That situation has led one contractor to try something new, at a project in Seattle. They’re bringing in a robot.
Joshua McNichols
Business

Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.
Scott Horsley
Bones and pipes are breaking across the Northwest with the cold, and now the warm up

Northwest ERs seeing lots of injuries, contractors seeing lots of frozen or burst pipes
Anna King
Health

Big city mosquitoes are a big problem — and now a big target

Africa's cities have become home to an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito. New research suggests vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take on the disease-bearing insects.
Ari Daniel
Woodinville staple Molbak's says its been pushed out of major development project

The Woodinville staple and beloved east side business of 67 years was supposed to be the centerpiece of The Gardens District.
KUOW Staff
Environment

'Good bones' from old homes help build Seattle's future

When homes are demolished, that wood usually ends up in the dump. But now, an investment by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to get that old wood into new Seattle houses.
Joshua McNichols
Business

Seattle gets $4M to create 'circular wood economy'
KUOW Staff
Business

These are 5 ways surging mortgage rates are reshaping the housing market

The housing market is showing a split: Sales of existing homes were down last month, but sales of newly built houses were up.
Scott Horsley
Business

A guided tour of Seattle's new waterfront

KUOW Growth and Development reporter Joshua McNichols sits down with Soundside host Libby Denkmann to talk about all the new construction at Seattle's Waterfront.
Libby Denkmann

Joshua McNichols

Jason Burrows
Business

Where does Amazon want Sound Transit to build a new Seattle light rail station?
Monica Nickelsburg

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