Economic
Gap Between Bid Price Increases and Material Cost Increases is Narrowing
Gap Between Bid Price Increases and Material Cost Increases is Narrowing
In the Spring and Summer of this year, a huge gap opened between construction bid prices that were staying low on a year-over-year basis and material input costs, also y/y, that were soaring into the stratosphere. Graph 1 shows the comparisons. T...
Economic , US News
Surety Corner: Where have all the workers gone?
In this second guest column for FCA Insurance Brokers, I’d like to discuss labou...
Economic
Ferguson aims to break down gender biases in the trades by doing ‘A Woman’s Work’
It’s expected in the male-dominated construction industry that doors are not jus...
Economic , Labour
Acquisition makes Graham third largest Canadian builder
CALGARY, ALTA. - Graham Group of Companies is expanding its capacity in Western...
Economic , Resource
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Gap Between Bid Price Increases and Material Cost Increases is Narrowing
In the Spring and Summer of this year, a huge gap opened between construction b...
Economic , US News
Surety Corner: Where have all the workers gone?
In this second guest column for FCA Insurance Brokers, I’d like to discuss labou...
Economic
Ferguson aims to break down gender biases in the trades by doing ‘A Woman’s Work’
It’s expected in the male-dominated construction industry that doors are not jus...
Economic , Labour
Acquisition makes Graham third largest Canadian builder
CALGARY, ALTA. - Graham Group of Companies is expanding its capacity in Western...
Economic , Resource
Hadhad tells sweet tale of entrepreneurship, resilience and a fresh start
For Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur Tareq Hadhad, founder and CEO of Peace by Choco...
Associations , Economic
Quebec budget update: direct payments to offset inflation, deficit cut in half
QUEBEC - A year after Quebec reported a record deficit, the province's finances...
Economic , Government
Clock Winds Down on Homebuilding Parties in U.S. and Canada
The vertical bars in Graph 1 tell the story of housing starts in the U.S. The...
Economic
Turner & Townsend reports Q2 economic dip
LEEDS, U.K.—The latest construction market report from Turner & Townsend con...
Economic , Projects
The Construction-related Plot Twists in U.S. and Canadian Retail Sales
U.S. Retail Sales take Exuberant Route There are a lot of explanations for wh...
Economic
Fraser River flooding to dampen, but not drown, Vancouver’s economy
The major flooding in the Fraser Valley and the southern interior of British Col...
Economic
1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of November 20, 2021
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
Economic , US News
Further Slippage in U.S. Foreign Trade; Mega Projects to the Rescue?
The U.S. foreign trade deficit deteriorated further in the latest month, sinkin...
Economic , US News
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – October 2021
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
MPs return to House of Commons as Liberals get ready to unveil throne speech
OTTAWA—Members of Parliament have returned to the House of Commons for the first...
Economic , Government
CIB hits its stride with 20 projects in its portfolio
Just two months after a federal election campaign in which the Canada Infrastruc...
Economic , Government , Projects
Canadian Construction Starts and the Mega Projects for Exports Connection
Canadian construction starts year to date, as calculated by ConstructConnect, a...
Economic
Special to the DCN/JOC: The lingering impact of COVID-19 on eDiscovery
One of the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the change in business commu...
Economic
Broccolini reports brisk sales for Le Sherbrooke
TORONTO—Broccolini has announced its Le Sherbrooke residential project in Montre...
Economic
Six Nations corporation obtains refinancing for wind farm
TORONTO—Vancity Community Investment Bank and Six Nations of the Grand River Dev...
Economic , Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 15 to 19
This week’s top DCN headlines cover news the Ontario government is calling a pub...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Technology
U.S. home construction dips 0.7% in October, but permits jump
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Construction of new homes in the U.S. fell 0.7 per cent in Oc...
Economic , US News
Mid-November Economic Nuggets, With a Focus on Mega Projects, Inflation and Air Travel Statistics
Among ConstructConnect’s Top 10 project starts list for October are two t...
Economic
New Delhi’s air still ‘very poor’ despite emergency measures
NEW DELHI - Air pollution remained extremely high in the Indian capital on Thurs...
Economic , Government , OH&S
Surety Corner: Supply chain challenges — what went wrong in construction
I’m sure that like me, many of you have been following the numerous stories that...
Economic
U.S. Industry Snapshot – October’s Nonresidential Construction Starts -26% M/M, -9% Y/Y & -2% YTD
ConstructConnect announced today that October 2021's volume of construction star...
Economic , US News
Chandos issues 2040 net-zero pledge, CEO urges others to show leadership
Chandos Construction president Tim Coldwell has announced his firm’s commitment...
Economic
Canadian home sales set all-time record
OTTAWA—Statistics released Nov. 15 by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA...
Economic
Smog chokes Indian capital as air pollution levels soar
NEW DELHI - Sky obscured by thick, gray smog. Monuments and high-rise buildings...
Economic , Government , OH&S
No ‘magic bullet’ to solve Canada’s housing affordability crisis: panel
Home ownership remains out of reach for many Canadians living in major cities an...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – Canada – November 2021
The accompanying table show the top 10 major upcoming Private and Government O...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – U.S. – November 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Private and Government O...
Economic , US News
Economic horizon brighter, except for inflation cloud
Approaching the end of 2021, it is premature to say COVID-19 no longer poses a t...
Economic
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COVID complications cause new Ottawa library costs to skyrocket
Building a super library from scratch can be complicated and costly under the ve...
Infrastructure
Constructors marshal resources to tackle mental health
Ontario’s construction stakeholders identified shining examples of progress bein...
Associations , OH&S
Canadian Construction Starts and the Mega Projects for Exports Connection
Canadian construction starts year to date, as calculated by ConstructConnect, a...
Economic
Further Slippage in U.S. Foreign Trade; Mega Projects to the Rescue?
The U.S. foreign trade deficit deteriorated further in the latest month, sinkin...
Economic , US News
‘As soon as I sobered up, I realized why I had gone through that 16 years of insanity’
In the second part of this Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Us...
Labour , OH&S
Panellists identify growing pains with new P3 procurement models
Today’s project owners working in the P3 sector have an increasingly broad set o...
Associations , Projects
LIUNAcare tackles mental health from multiple angles
As Ontario’s construction sector grapples with mental health problems and addict...
OH&S
Affordable housing among throne speech priorities
OTTAWA — The Liberal government promised to make life more affordable for Canadi...
Government
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