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Davenport officials: No deaths confirmed, no known people trapped in Iowa building collapse
DAVENPORT, IOWA — There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still t...
OH&S , US News
RJC Engineers shakes things up as part of massive tall wood seismic tests
A Canadian engineering company is participating in a landmark research project i...
Resource , US News
Highway worksites remain danger zones, AGC finds
ARLINGTON, VA. — Fifty-five per cent of U.S. highway contractors report motor ve...
US News
CIMA+ announces executive appointments
MONTREAL — Quebec-based engineering firm CIMA+ has announced two appointments to...
Economic
Chartright commissions new Waterloo hangar
WATERLOO, ONT. — Chartright Air Group has announced the grand opening of its new...
Infrastructure
Prince Edward Island government forecasts $98 million deficit in annual budget
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's budget forecasts a deficit this fiscal ye...
Government
IESO announces $136M in funding for new business energy efficiency program
TORONTO - The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) recently announced...
Economic
McMaster greenhouse to become a geothermal gem
Construction is underway on a massive, new, state-of-the-art greenhouse at the M...
Infrastructure
Kruger Construction owner highlights the power of social media for business growth
For Murray Kruger, owner of Kruger Construction, growing the company’s social me...
Economic
U.S. Spotlight: Iconic Chicago office park at center of debate; Oklahoma lures solar panel maker; Houston’s Helix Park
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
US News
Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles
ATLANTA - Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they wil...
Projects , Technology , US News
Houston’s Helix Park imagined as a national life science center
Key players in Houston’s life science sector have formed the Life Sciences Coali...
US News
New home market in GTA rebounded in April, starts return to normal levels
TORONTO — The GTA new home market rebounded in April with sales starting to retu...
Economic
Kitchener receives funding from feds for new net-zero library
KITCHENER, ONT. — The federal government is investing more than $5.9 million to...
Infrastructure
Industry has a ‘complete void of basic knowledge’ on carbon footprints
Owners, contractors and subs are eager to take meaningful steps to decarbonize t...
Infrastructure
Industry professionals get to the root of timber building through two-day course
A recent mass timber course provided industry professionals with practical and t...
Infrastructure
Ontario breaks ground on Huntsville LTC home
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - The Province of Ontario has announced construction is underwa...
Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: May 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week cover a Toronto mayoral debate with the top can...
Government , Labour , OH&S
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 272: The 2023 Alberta election
On this episode of The Construction Record podcast, digital media editor Warren...
Ontario WSIB workers threaten strike as deadline looms
TORONTO - Employees at Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board are threat...
Labour
Guckes: Is the banking industry failing to see the value of construction lending?
As the banking industry reels from some of the largest bank failures in history,...
Economic
Mayoral Debate: Candidates split on need for new Toronto housing agency
A clear philosophical split has emerged among the top-tier Toronto mayoral candi...
Government
Iconic Chicago-area office park the center of redevelopment fight
The Baxter International campus could remain a shining example of mid-century mo...
US News
Habitat for Humanity Canada’s Meaning of Home contest winners announced
TORONTO — In this year’s national writing contest, the Meaning of Home, three gr...
Projects
Ottawa announces plans to spend $6.3 million on Nova Scotia tourism projects
HALIFAX — The federal government said it plans to spend $6.3 million on 53 new t...
Government
Legal notes: Meet Leah and Harvey, your new virtual legal assistants
First, full disclosure: This column was not written by AI or ChatBot. That said...
Government , Technology
Multiple factors can bring right mix of housing: Toronto experts
Panellists gathered for a recent Urban Land Institute session on creating housin...
Infrastructure
Pieces of Prince of Wales Park shoreline puzzle coming together
Climate change and extreme flooding have been catalysts for a series of Toronto...
Infrastructure
Guckes: ConstructConnect’s Project Stress Index – May 20, 2023
ConstructConnect's Project Stress Index is a new resource that tracks ch...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – April 2023
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs ha...
Economic
First BC Embodied Carbon Awards celebrate industry innovation
A number of zero-carbon properties in British Columbia were recently recognized...
Projects
Inquest scheduled into helicopter crash deaths of workers near Tweed
TORONTO — The regional supervising coroner for Ontario’s East Region, Kington Of...