Economic
Michigan OKs tax incentives for Detroit projects, Amazon
Michigan OKs tax incentives for Detroit projects, Amazon
LANSING, MICH. — Michigan's economic development board awarded $618 million in tax incentives on Tuesday for a $2.1-billion development project in Detroit that includes a 58-storey building on the site of the iconic former J.L. Hudson department store — t...
Economic , Government , Projects
Crombie enters into joint ventures for Montreal and Oakville projects
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust based in New Glasgow, N...
Economic , Projects
Procurement Perspectives: Succeeding in the U.S. and Canadian marketplace
I had the opportunity to speak at an event recently in Dublin, Ireland to a larg...
Economic , Government
Quenching a thirst? Investing in water related funds
WASHINGTON — As natural resources go, oil tends to get more attention from inves...
Economic , Resource
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Singh says No to Trans Mountain, maybe to running in B.C. byelection
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he now opposes expanding the Trans Mounta...
Government , Resource
Michigan OKs tax incentives for Detroit projects, Amazon
LANSING, MICH. — Michigan's economic development board awarded $618 million in t...
Economic , Government , Projects
What’s new at theme parks: Wonder Woman coaster, Pixar Pier
NEW YORK — Orlando, Fla. doesn't have a lock on theme park news this summer. Su...
Projects
B.C. builds partnerships through new HousingHub
VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia has allocated $20 million to estab...
Government
$71-million Red Deer wastewater project wraps up
RED DEER, ALTA. — Construction has officially wrapped up on the new $71-million...
Infrastructure
B.C. government invests in STEM initiatives for women
VICTORIA — B.C. is betting that the future is female. The Government of British...
Government , Labour
B.C. puts $6.7 million toward Burnaby seismic school upgrade
BURNABY, B.C. — The Province of British Columbia is spending $6.7 million on a s...
Government , Infrastructure
Manitoba PLA legislation gets mixed reaction from industry stakeholders
Manitoba construction stakeholders have contrasting views on new legislation int...
Associations , Government
Sask Polytech launches construction management degree program
A Saskatchewan school is aiming to fill the gap left by the coming wave of retir...
Labour
$39.8-million announced for 50th Street railway crossing project
EDMONTON — Planned improvements to the railway crossing at 50th Street and the C...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Cone Zone catches careless drivers cruising past construction
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police and construction safety officials are once again co...
Associations , OH&S
Canada’s energy sector is being left behind: Brad Wall
The former premier of Saskatchewan is concerned Canada’s energy sector is being...
Economic , Government , Resource
Former SNC-Lavalin exec charged for illegal political contributions
MONTREAL — A former executive of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has been charged...
Government
Crombie enters into joint ventures for Montreal and Oakville projects
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust based in New Glasgow, N...
Economic , Projects
Municipal transit funding to support Quebec City, Trois-Rivieres
QUEBEC CITY — The federal government and the Government of Quebec have announced...
Government , Infrastructure
$87.1M training facility off icially opens at CFB Borden
CFB Borden, Ont. — Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan recently participated...
Projects
Pattern completes first Quebec wind facility
SAN FRANCISCO — Pattern Development has announced completion of its 147-megawatt...
Infrastructure
Design community dishes out for Canstruction
The design community has once again stepped up to the plate to help fill the hun...
Projects
Notley to skip premiers conference so she can focus on pipeline deal
EDMONTON — There won't be any fireworks between the premiers of Alberta and Brit...
Government , Infrastructure
Official: U.S. pullout from climate deal ‘dangerous nonsense’
NICOSIA, CYPRUS — The U.S. decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord last...
Government
Drilling rig topples near Phoenix airport, worker trapped
PHOENIX — Cranes, back hoes and other heavy equipment were set up to move a dril...
OH&S
U.S. judge scraps Oakland, California ban on coal shipments
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California struck down the City of Oakland's...
Government , Resource
Court vacates key federal permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, VA. — A federal appellate court vacated a key permit granted to the At...
Infrastructure
Procurement Perspectives: Succeeding in the U.S. and Canadian marketplace
I had the opportunity to speak at an event recently in Dublin, Ireland to a larg...
Economic , Government
CNL awards contracts for Port Hope cleanup
PORT HOPE, ONT. — Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has awarded two new contra...
Projects
Future residents preview 30-storey Laval retirement build
LAVAL, QUE. — Future residents of Laval’s 30-storey, $100-million residential to...
Projects
Quenching a thirst? Investing in water related funds
WASHINGTON — As natural resources go, oil tends to get more attention from inves...
Economic , Resource
Toronto plans construction for Martin Goodman Trail ‘missing link’
TORONTO — Construction will begin in mid-July to complete a section of the Marti...
Infrastructure
PHOTO: St. FX Edifice
Work continues at St. Francis Xavier University on Mulroney Hall in Antigonish,...
Projects
SNC-Lavalin consolidates nuclear business with major reno
SNC-Lavalin’s nuclear sector now has updated, modern facilities as part of a rec...
Infrastructure , Projects
U of T announces 14-storey wood tower
TORONTO — The University of Toronto has announced plans to build a 14-storey aca...
Projects
30-storey mixed-use tower will rise in Surrey
A new 30-storey mixed-use tower is set to rise in Surrey, B.C. — a project devel...
Projects
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Ontario expands women in skilled trades initiatives
TORONTO — The Government of Ontario recently announced it is expanding its Inves...
Government , Labour
Strong international immigration to fuel Canada’s population through 2020
Driven by the second largest net inflow of international immigrants on record pl...
Economic
Contract awarded for Finch West LRT project
TORONTO — Mosaic Transit Group has been awarded a $2.5-billion contract to desig...
Infrastructure
Stay ahead of the game, advises TCA Members’ Day panel
Construction has been one of the slowest industries to adopt new technology and...
Associations , Technology
Shoreline cleanup no small task for partner organizations
Clean Water — Our Future, the first-ever shoreline cleanup taking place from the...
Associations , Projects
Advisory panels to ensure data security at Quayside
TORONTO — In moves to stem fears of intrusive data collection at Sidewalk Labs’...
Technology
Health and safety advocates alerted to new WSIB claims suppression protocols
Ontario has new tools to prevent employers from illegally suppressing claims to...
OH&S
As If Nothing Happened in Canada’s Labour Market in April
At least with respect to the big jobs picture, it’s as if nothing happene...
Economic
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