🎙️ Episode Title: June 4, 2025: ICE Raids, Crane Collapse, Employment Trends
Host: Jared S. Taylor
Description:
In this episode, host Jared S. Taylor brings you the latest U.S. construction news and policy updates as of June 4, 2025. Key topics include:
- ICE raids at construction sites in San Antonio, New Orleans, and Tallahassee, highlighting labor shortages and workforce uncertainty.
- A tragic crane collapse in Florida that claimed two workers' lives.
- National construction spending declines for the third consecutive month, with employment data showing mixed results across 360 metro areas.
- Regional project updates in West Tennessee, Middletown (NY), Round Rock (TX), Golden (CO), Auburn (AL), and Arlington (TX).
- Economic caution amid rising equipment inventories and high inflation forecasts for construction.
- New technology and innovation updates: Buildots’ AI-powered Portfolio Dashboard launch, Sika’s strategic investment in Giatec Scientific, and RIB Software’s global campaign.
- JRM Construction Management’s completion of the biochemistry lab renovation at New York Tech, and Cokinos | Young’s recognition as a top construction law practice.
If you have any construction news to share, send Jared a message on LinkedIn. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s updates—and let’s keep building together!