The massive worldwide pouring of concrete as developers densify cities could be transformed, eliminating heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere, by switching to a new kind of cement created in Colorado — cement that is "grown" by harnessing tiny sea organisms.

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Workers began pouring the concrete foundations and footings for Foxconn Technology Group's nearly 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday.

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A new report from the American Concrete Pavement Association is shedding some light on how technological advances and economic trends could shape how companies and agencies perform roadway construction two decades from now.

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Relying on data compiled by various industry observers, a large trades group reported Tuesday that the price of cement is likely to rise significantly next year while that of various other building materials will remain flat or increase only slightly.

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