FARGO — Work areas come in all varieties, but the spaces two men occupy on the Block 9 tower construction site downtown are wildly different than most. Jeff Jerde, 53, and Justin Beauchane, 41, ...

Get a view from the 155-foot-high seat of crane operator Michael Collins of Park Ridge, who works at the site of the new Zurich American building in Schaumburg .He says his job is like a "giant video ...

Nearly 200 feet above a busy South Lake Union street, Matt Haider is calmly swinging several tons of concrete with his construction crane, making sure not to touch the live power lines below or get ...

An RMS Cranes tower located at 21st and California in downtown Denver. It is operated by Aaron Genova. The highest-profile job in Denver these days might just be operating one of the many tower cranes ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Johnny Kooker had his share of high-risk and high-adrenaline pursuits — bull rider, surfer, downhill skier — before he came upon another high-wire career. Kooker, a young bricklayer, ...

The air conditioner was buzzing and blowing to keep up with the desert sun, but the small window unit had already lost its cool. My hands—shaky and slippery with sweat—were having trouble keeping a ...