Economic

Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 12 to 16

This week’s top JOC headlines take a look at projects progressing and some that...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects November 16, 2018

Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 12 to 16

This week’s top DCN headlines take a look at megaprojects and major announcement...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects November 16, 2018

Investigators seeking men dressed as construction workers involved in home invasion

TORONTO — Hold Up investigators are seeking three suspects wearing construction...

Others November 16, 2018

Stelco reports earnings of $125 million in Q3 in sharp jump from last year

HAMILTON, ONT. — Stelco Holdings Inc. says it earned $125 million in the third q...

Economic November 16, 2018

Work begins on remodel of Kenai Municipal Airport terminal

KENAI, ALASKA — Workers have begun the remodel of the 52-year-old terminal at th...

Infrastructure November 16, 2018

Kwantlen Polytechnic’s Spruce Building reopens after $22-million reno

SURREY, B.C. — Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Spruce Building officiall...

Projects November 16, 2018

Manitoba predicts steady job growth in near future

WINNIPEG — The Province of Manitoba is forecasting job growth in the coming year...

Economic November 16, 2018

How does Vancouver’s tallest office building ‘Stack’ up?

The skyline of Vancouver, already dotted with roughly 650 highrise buildings, is...

Projects November 16, 2018

Planners, architects and engineers share resources

OTTAWA — The Canadian Institute of Planners, the Canadian Society of Landscape A...

Associations November 16, 2018

Built Green Canada launches partnership with Green Builder Coalition for water conservation certification

EDMONTON — Built Green Canada has announced it is partnering with the Green Buil...

Resource November 16, 2018

Amazon’s growing pains in Seattle offer lessons to new hosts

SEATTLE — As Amazon turns its attention to setting up new homes in Long Island C...

Economic November 16, 2018

Enbridge CEO counsels patience as western oil glut ‘screams’ for solutions

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. is looking at options to help clear a glut of oil in Wes...

Resource November 16, 2018

Green Acre partners with The Friendly Stranger for cannabis expansion

TORONTO — Green Acre Capital (GAC) is committing $10 million to a partnership wi...

Projects November 16, 2018

CISC delegation urges government to take action on steel issues

OTTAWA — Members and associates from the Canadian Institute of Steel Constructio...

Associations November 16, 2018

Symes Road Destructor transformed into a brewing ‘jewel’

The transformation of a former garbage incinerator in Toronto’s west end into th...

Projects November 16, 2018

LIUNA keenly eyes transportation P3s, says Mancinelli

The Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) is bullish on new On...

Infrastructure November 16, 2018

Alberta energy firms split on call for government-imposed production cuts

CALGARY - Oilsands and refining giants Suncor Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc....

Economic , Resource November 16, 2018

Ford government’s first fiscal update shows Ontario cut deficit to $14.5 billion

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it has cut the prov...

Government November 15, 2018

10 Mid-November Economic Nuggets

There’s good reason to feel comfortable based on how well the U.S. economy is do...

Economic November 15, 2018

EllisDon secures Penticton hospital contract

PENTICTON, B.C. — EllisDon Facility Services Inc. is taking full control of a fa...

Infrastructure November 15, 2018

Buildex Calgary workshop integrates all facets of the IPD model

Published in June 2018, Integrated Project Delivery: An Action Guide for Leaders...

Associations November 15, 2018

Chinese premier says reforms, not stimulus, vital for growth

SINGAPORE — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says the country needs reforms to support...

Economic November 15, 2018

Gov: Amazon ‘largest jobs commitment’ in Tennessee history

NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam said an Amazon operations hub expected to create 5,...

Economic November 15, 2018

Toronto creates Transit Expansion Office to oversee large projects

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is establishing a new Transit Expansion Office tha...

Government November 15, 2018

Keystone XL setback will cost Canadian industry ‘millions’ says petroleum producers association

CALGARY — Bitterness and frustration were the reactions from the Canadian oil in...

Associations November 15, 2018

Stantec reveals firm sold for lower than expected

TORONTO — Canadian engineering-design firm Stantec Inc. says it will record a no...

Economic November 15, 2018

CCPPP panellists compare optimal dispute strategies

The size and complexity of public-private partnership (P3) projects multiplies t...

Associations November 15, 2018

First Crosstown station build an exercise in precision

Underneath the bustling intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue West in...

Infrastructure November 15, 2018

How high is up (for interest rates)?

As many expected, including ourselves in the Snapshot titled “No Short Term Fix...

Economic November 14, 2018

Majority of Calgary voters say ‘no thanks’ to 2026 Olympics

CALGARY — Calgary's bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics was rebuffed on Tuesday...

Government November 14, 2018

West Fraser to curtail production at two B.C. mills, affecting 135 employees

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will permanently curtail about 3...

Resource November 14, 2018

Big question for Amazon’s two chosen cities: Will it pay off?

WASHINGTON — The awarding of Amazon's second headquarters to two affluent locali...

Economic November 14, 2018

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