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Amazon Takes Stake In Prefab Homebuilder
Amazon // September 26, 2018

The Amazon Alexa Fund has invested in Plant Prefab, a leading home design and prefabrication company. The Southern California startup announced it has raised a $6.7 million Series A funding round that also included participation from Obvious Ventures. The funds will be used towards new...

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US Construction Spending Sees Unexpected Drop in March

May 01, 2024
Construction spending in the U.S. declined unexpectedly in March after being unchanged in February. Data from the Census Bureau released Wednesday (May 1) showed spending at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.083 trillion, 0.2% below the revised February estimate of $2.087 trillion. A report by Reuters notes the dip was unexpected, as economists polled by the news organization had […]

Amazon Takes Stake In Prefab Homebuilder

September 26, 2018
The Amazon Alexa Fund has invested in Plant Prefab, a leading home design and prefabrication company. The Southern California startup announced it has raised a $6.7 million Series A funding...