Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 14 to 18
Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 14 to 18
This week’s top headlines pertain to pacts, politics and potholes. Canadian architects sign a pact with Europeans that could change how the sector operates; a LIUNA training centre takes shape in Ontario; Toronto Mayor John Tory announces work could be ac...
Associations , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Technology
Western U research aims for tornado-resistant communities
Improved engineering and better roofing supplies could help ensure that up to 95...
Technology
Underfunding and bad repairs cited for why Canadian roads are breaking down
OTTAWA — Municipal and provincial governments in Canada are all looking for bett...
Infrastructure
Ontario proposes to boost housing supply by changing Toronto area growth plan
TORONTO — Ontario is proposing changes to the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s growth...
Government
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Series (3 of 7): Rankings of States by Industrial Sub-Sector Jobs – Information Services
Construction spending in various type-of structure categories is driven by econ...
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Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 14 to 18
This week’s top headlines pertain to pacts, politics and potholes. Canadian arch...
Associations , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Technology
Unbearable stench: Giant sewage spill befouls Peru’s capital
LIMA, PERU — Amid an unbearable stench, thousands of workers, police and soldier...
Infrastructure
Pearl Harbor submarine museum begins $20M update project
HONOLULU — The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park is undergoing a $20 million...
Projects
Home sales down in December to cap weakest annual sales since 2012: CREA
OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) says the number of home sal...
Economic
Airfield upgrade complete at Webequie First Nation
WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION, ONT. — The federal government has announced completion of...
Infrastructure
PHOTO: Building The Arc
Work is progressing on The Arc Condos at the Daniels Erin Mills development in M...
Projects
Report predicts strength in Canadian commercial real estate
TORONTO — Avison Young predicts the 10-year bull market in commercial real estat...
Economic
SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins awarded US$36M Florida bridge contract
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business was selected as the prime consultant to...
Infrastructure
Ontario proposes to boost housing supply by changing Toronto area growth plan
TORONTO — Ontario is proposing changes to the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s growth...
Government
Underfunding and bad repairs cited for why Canadian roads are breaking down
OTTAWA — Municipal and provincial governments in Canada are all looking for bett...
Infrastructure
Western U research aims for tornado-resistant communities
Improved engineering and better roofing supplies could help ensure that up to 95...
Technology
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – December 2018
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
20 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2019
The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming Oil & Gas and Elect...
Economic
20 major upcoming library and museum construction projects – U.S. – January 2019
The accompanying tables show 20 of the largest upcoming library and museum cons...
Economic
Toronto could accelerate work on downtown relief line
TORONTO — Toronto's mayor says city staff have found a way to speed up work by t...
Infrastructure
Regulators: Dakota Access company complied with settlement
BISMARCK, N.D. — The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline has planted ten...
Government
China’s 2018 trade surplus with US hits record high $323B
BEIJING — China's politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States sur...
Economic
Police, ministry investigate after fatal industrial incident in Caledon
CALEDON, ONT. — Provincial police say they're investigating after a man died in...
OH&S
Kenora gets a boost for downtown project
KENORA, ONT. — The City of Kenora is receiving $1 million from the Ontario gover...
Projects
Infrastructure Bank hires new head of public affairs
TORONTO — The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced its latest hire, wi...
Government
Joint funding supports water systems and roads in Yukon village
HAINES JUNCTION, YUKON — The federal and territorial governments as well as the...
Infrastructure
Casino-resort Circa expected to open in downtown Las Vegas in late 2020
LAS VEGAS — Downtown Las Vegas will see its first casino-resort built from the g...
Projects
Funding supports Halton pipe insulation
OAKVILLE, ONT. — Three levels of government including the Regional Municipality...
Infrastructure
Airbus open to a fighter plane assembly plant in Quebec ahead of federal bids
MIRABEL, QUE. — Airbus is not ruling out the possibility that Quebec will host a...
Economic , Projects
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Revolutionizing the architecture industry
Less than 50 per cent of architecture firms survive their first five years in bu...
Associations
LIUNA training centre to promote lesser-known trades
The Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 506 Training C...
Labour , Projects
Infographic: U.S. large project starts – high-tech data centers and hotels
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy requir...
Economic
Ontario reviewing 82 municipalities, raising possibility of amalgamations
TORONTO — Ontario is reviewing 82 municipalities, a move that raises the possibi...
Government
8 Mid-January Economic Nuggets
Well this is a fine pickle, I must say. I’m about to try writing a Nugget...
Economic
West Virginia: Proposal to give $10M for Trump’s border wall
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Some West Virginia lawmakers want to pitch in millions of do...
Government , Infrastructure
Google considers building $600M data centre in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Google is looking into building a $600 million data centre in cent...
Economic , Projects
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Geotechnical specialist surprised by Order of Canada nod
An influential civil engineer with small-town Quebec roots and significant inter...
Government
New National Defence HQ could cost over $1 billion
With the completion of one $792-million, multi-year phased move of thousands of...
Government , Projects
Industrial robotic exoskeleton — the best of human and machine combined
An American robotics company has developed an all-electric, battery powered, ful...
Technology
Latest State Population Statistics, Maps & Tables – Six Dark-Horse Winners
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released updated population counts for U.S. sta...
Economic
Ottawa LRT ready to roll by March 31
The consortium building Ottawa’s $2.1-billion phase-one LRT line has confirmed i...
Infrastructure
Minnesota OKs final major state permits for PolyMet mine
ST. PAUL, MINN. — State pollution regulators issued the last major state permits...
Resource
RioCan CEO places bets on building rental housing as retail sector lags
TORONTO — For the past 25 years, Edward Sonshine has been known as Canada’s shop...
Economic
U.S. 2018 Large Project Starts by Type of Structure
The dollar volume of ConstructConnect’s ‘grand total’ constru...
