contractors

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PHOENIX—As officials and contractors working in border security milled around a convention-center hall this week, artificial intelligence analyzed their threat potential in real time, displaying the results on computer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, three of the world's biggest defence contractors, have each reported having record order backlogs at the end of the first quarter of 2026.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

At the same time, building contractors have been quick to remove trees that stand in the way of construction, while debris removal crews have cut down living trees that they mistakenly identified as dead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Jacobs: For my skill set, building-products distribution — supplying construction materials to contractors and builders — is the best opportunity right now.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“Many contractors were paid and didn’t deliver. At least I did.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie