contractor
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Three years ago, the older brother retired from his second career as a contractor, sold his home and moved several states away to a ski town.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The sale by the GEO Group, a Florida-based government contractor, follows an initial $1.5-billion sale over the summer of two other California detention facilities by GEO’s competitor, CoreCivic of Tennessee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Higgins Homes was the principal contractor and designer of the project to build a block of flats.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Israeli military has identified five deaths in its ranks over the same period, as well as the death of one civilian contractor.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Olmsted’s road contractor deployed a force of eight hundred men and one hundred teams of horses to begin regrading the roads and laying new gravel.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
The BBC spoke with defence contractors who specialise in AI and have worked closely with the Pentagon, as well as former US defence officials and others familiar with the Pentagon's use of artificial intelligence.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The companies are also being asked to disclose any claim-related elements of compensation packages for employees and others, such as contractors and adjusters, involved in determining payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The site employs local contractors and businesses and pays royalties to over 3,000 people who own mineral rights, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Infrastructure projects, hospitals and healthcare facilities are also powering the need for workers, said Lovett, who recruits for general contractors and large subcontractors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
After the bicycle, my mom hired contractors she knew through the real-estate business to build her a separate house in the backyard, like a little servants’ quarters, and she moved in there with Isaac.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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