Economic
Is Copper’s Price Plateau Signaling a Future Decline in Overall Construction Material Prices?
Is Copper’s Price Plateau Signaling a Future Decline in Overall Construction Material Prices?
Copper’s June spot price marked a 15-month low for the commodity and its lowest price since rebounding from its early COVID-19-induced nadir. Although the price of the commodity is still historically high, the directional movement of the price of copper h...
Economic
August’s Expansion Pace Remains Steady Yet Fewer Areas Report +20% Expansion
ConstructConnect’s Expansion Index, a monthly measure of the dollar value of con...
Economic , US News
WSP Canada announces carbon-neutral Olympic training support for budding engineer
MONTREAL — WSP Canada has announced it has formed a partnership with Canadian Ol...
Economic
Gerard Geoffrion new chair of CIMA+
MONTREAL — Canadian engineering consulting firm CIMA+ has announced the appointm...
Economic
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Is Copper’s Price Plateau Signaling a Future Decline in Overall Construction Material Prices?
Copper’s June spot price marked a 15-month low for the commodity and its lowest...
Economic
August’s Expansion Pace Remains Steady Yet Fewer Areas Report +20% Expansion
ConstructConnect’s Expansion Index, a monthly measure of the dollar value of con...
Economic , US News
WSP Canada announces carbon-neutral Olympic training support for budding engineer
MONTREAL — WSP Canada has announced it has formed a partnership with Canadian Ol...
Economic
Gerard Geoffrion new chair of CIMA+
MONTREAL — Canadian engineering consulting firm CIMA+ has announced the appointm...
Economic
GTA apartment rents reach record levels
TORONTO — Apartment rental market conditions have tightened dramatically over th...
Economic
RioCan posts second quarter net income of $78.5 million
TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reported second-quarter net income...
Economic
Some Grudging PPI Indications of Construction Material Cost Declines
Changes are happening quickly with respect to costs and prices in the economy....
Economic
Avison Young reports 20 industrial buildings delivered in GTA in Q2
TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area industrial market remains a hotbed of activit...
Economic
PROREIT, Crestpoint close deal on Eastern industrial properties
MONTREAL — PRO Real Estate Investment Trust (PRO REIT) has announced the complet...
Economic
Bird Construction earns $14.1 million in Q2; construction revenue up year over year
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Bird Construction Inc. says it earned $14.1 million in the s...
Economic
WSP Global to buy U.K. environmental firm as rapid-fire acquisitions continue
MONTREAL - WSP Global Inc. is extending its buying streak, as the Montreal-based...
Economic
Modest construction growth expected next year for Canada
DUBLIN — The construction industry in Canada registered annual growth of 6.1 per...
Economic
Insurance Essentials: Don’t cut corners hiring subcontractors because of labour shortages
The current labour shortage issue compounds an already tough economic en...
Economic
Health Canada issues recall for DeWalt saw due to laceration hazard
OTTAWA — Health Canada and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Economic
Brivia, Olymbec purchase Montreal Griffintown land for development
MONTREAL — Brivia Group and its partner Olymbec have announced the acquisition o...
Economic
Schindler Elevator acquires AED of New Brunswick
TORONTO — Swiss-based Schindler Elevator Corporation has announced it has acquir...
Economic
Is the News from July’s U.S. Jobs Report Too Good?
It’ll be hard for anyone to find much fault with July’s Employment Situation rep...
Economic
Improving Office Outlook Faces Risk of Recession
With the national office vacancy rate at a 25-year high of 15.5%, Canada's offic...
Economic
July a Surprisingly Good Month for Stock Markets
It seems everyone is talking about recession. Are we already in one? Should we p...
Economic
The Facts on the Current Recessionary (?) Economy
U.S. ‘real’ (i.e., inflation adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) contracted b...
Economic
Canadian economy avoids contraction, holds steady in May
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy stayed flat in May, with real gross domestic produ...
Economic
Aecon Group’s second quarter profit falls as revenue jumps
TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc.’s reported profit fell in its latest quarter, while r...
Economic
US economy shrank 0.9 per cent last quarter, its 2nd straight drop
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straig...
Economic , US News
Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn
The world's most influential banks need to substantially accelerate climate effo...
Economic , Government , Resource , US News
VIDEO: Summer 2022 project highlights across Canada
While the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic but faces a possibl...
Economic , Projects
A new way to manage lumber cost exposure comes available in August
According to CME Group, an American global markets company and exchange operator...
Economic , US News
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – June 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
Surety Corner: Legal insight for contractors during challenging times
As noted in previous Surety Corner columns, contractors across Canada are facing...
Economic
2 of the Key Aspects of Housing Affordability – Mortgage Rates & Price
You’ll often hear that the residential real estate market will be the first amon...
Economic
U.S. domain debt contracts for only 3rd time since 2011, 2nd time since COVID-19
Excluding the extraordinary events of mid-2020 caused by the onset of COVID-19,...
Economic , US News
New home sales in GTA continue to decline in June
TORONTO — GTA new home sales continued to ease in June with total sales of 1,694...
Economic
GWL announced industrial purchases in Montreal, Calgary, GTA
TORONTO—GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA) recently announced it has acquired six Class...
Economic
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Condolences pour in over those lost in Ajax trench collapse
The workers who were injured and died in the trench collapse on an Ajax, Ont. co...
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UPDATE: Rescue crews recover two bodies from construction site trench collapse in Ajax
AJAX, Ont. — The bodies of two men have been recovered from a construction site...
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BREAKING: Hydro One investigating crane on barge as cause of Toronto power outage
TORONTO — Toronto Police and Toronto Hydro reported a large power outage in down...
Infrastructure
Health Canada issues recall for DeWalt saw due to laceration hazard
OTTAWA — Health Canada and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Economic
Gordie Howe bridge deck and access ramps taking shape
The first signs of roadway connecting the two towers of the new Gordie Howe Inte...
Infrastructure , US News
Bruce Power’s $13B refurbishment nears next phase of completion
When the project is as big as the Bruce Power nuclear reactor refurbishments, it...
Infrastructure
New website aims to be a one-stop plethora of trades information
In order to address the demand for tradespeople in the industry in the coming ye...
Labour
UPDATE: Workers injured in scaffolding collapse at Courtice jobsite
COURTICE, ONT. — Days after two workers died and two others were injured in a tr...
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