contractors

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Many say they can’t afford to lose momentum on their rebuild, concerned about losing contractors, rising construction costs or how additional delays could further shrink their already-dwindling insurance payouts for temporary housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Since most smallholders do not hold titles to their land, they cannot access bank finance, which also carries interest rates at more than double the 15 percent offered by contractors, according to industry insiders.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

To ensure that those pathways lead to jobs, it would encourage federal contractors to develop apprenticeship programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

Why pay through the nose for contractors when you can do it yourself? he always said.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman