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UPDATE: Six rescued after building partially collapses near Yale medical school
UPDATE: Six rescued after building partially collapses near Yale medical school
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven partially collapsed Friday, injuring several people who were pulled from the debris. Officials, however, said there were no fatalities. City firefighters and o...
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‘Do I have regrets? Hell yeah,’ says Davenport mayor after partial collapse of Iowa building
DES MOINES, IOWA — A structural engineer's report issued last week indicated a w...
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Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast growing parts of Phoenix
PHOENIX — Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing...
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ADF signs deal to supply, erect U.S. industrial building
TERREBONNE, QUE. — ADF Inc. Group has announced it’s been awarded of a series of...
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UPDATE: Six rescued after building partially collapses near Yale medical school
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicin...
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‘Do I have regrets? Hell yeah,’ says Davenport mayor after partial collapse of Iowa building
DES MOINES, IOWA — A structural engineer's report issued last week indicated a w...
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Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast growing parts of Phoenix
PHOENIX — Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing...
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ADF signs deal to supply, erect U.S. industrial building
TERREBONNE, QUE. — ADF Inc. Group has announced it’s been awarded of a series of...
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3 residents of partially collapsed Iowa building still unaccounted for, police say
DES MOINES, IOWA — Three residents of an Iowa apartment building that partially...
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AEC Cares plans San Francisco ‘blitz build’ in support of Larkin Street Youth Services
Industry, charity and elbow grease are coming together next week in San Francisc...
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Toyota to invest $2.1 billion more in N.C. battery plant, will build big SUV at factory in Kentucky
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle batter...
Technology , US News
ULI foresees slow but positive economic growth for U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Positive but slow growth is in store for the U.S. economy ove...
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Officials plan to demolish partially collapsed building in Iowa
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Officials in Iowa are making plans to demolish a six-storey ap...
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AEM survey highlights construction equipment technologies critical to advancement
A recent study by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) identifies fo...
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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...
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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...
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Highway worksites remain danger zones, AGC finds
ARLINGTON, VA. — Fifty-five per cent of U.S. highway contractors report motor ve...
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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...
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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...
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Iconic Chicago-area office park the center of redevelopment fight
The Baxter International campus could remain a shining example of mid-century mo...
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Hoskins appointed global chair of ULI
WASHINGTON — Diane Hoskins, co-CEO of Gensler, has been appointed as the new glo...
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EarthGrid reaches over $1.35M in crowdfunding campaign for infrastructure technology
RICHMOND — EarthGrid, an infrastructure technology company, has reached a major...
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Oklahoma lures Enel solar panel manufacturing facility with $180M incentive package
OKLAHOMA CITY - Enel North America announced Monday it plans to build a solar ce...
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U.S. Spotlight: the Bronx Design and Construction Academy; future unknown for two historic Chicago skyscrapers; Philly’s Franklin Tower makeover
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
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Top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and P...
Economic , US News
Franklin Tower makeover a prime example of office-to-residential conversion
Climbing office vacancies combined with housing shortages in many U.S. cities is...
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10K bridges similar to Pittsburgh one that collapsed should be checked for corrosion, report says
Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportati...
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Fire chief: 2 missing after massive blaze at North Carolina construction site
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two construction workers are unaccounted for after a massive,...
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Will two historic ‘Chicago Loop’ skyscrapers be saved or scrapped?
Two, more than 100-year-old buildings, emblematic of the “Chicago School” of sky...
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AGC of California to stand down for mental health awareness on May 19
It’s May and it’s mental health awareness month. To mark the occasion, the Asso...
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Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead
TEXAS CITY — A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caus...
OH&S , US News
Bronx Design and Construction Academy helps prepare New York’s next construction generation
Every year students at an inner-city high school in the south Bronx build a full...
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U.S. Spotlight: Build Beyond Today/The Construction Economy Outlook; radioactive waste for roadbuilding; AEM Hall of Fame 2023 nominee search
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
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Texas State House close to biting the hand that feeds its power grid
Texas lawmakers don’t seem to have much love for renewable power, if the list of...
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U.S. construction unemployment hits record low for April
ARLINGTON, VA. — The U.S. construction sector added 15,000 jobs in April while t...
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New building in Niagara Falls could become tallest condo in Canada
The applicant for the new 77 Niagara project in Niagara Falls, Ont. is calling i...
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Hamilton shooting victim identified as IBEW apprentice
Members of IBEW Local 105 in Hamilton are currently reeling from the news that a...
Labour
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
PEO takes the lead as Ontario removes work-experience condition
TORONTO — In a move intended to boost the ability of immigrant professionals to...
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Employers required to have naloxone kits on construction sites as of June 1
VAUGHAN, ONT. — New legislation requiring employers to have naloxone kits on con...
OH&S
‘Trust but verify’ cautions technician who survived powerline contact
“I literally felt like I just had fought for my life while stuck on that cable.”...
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Cardus report supports open bidding on City of Toronto projects
TORONTO — New research from Cardus shows the City of Toronto could save $347 mil...
Economic , Projects
Dream, Kilmer and Tricon launch Toronto’s Maple House
TORONTO — Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Group and Tricon Residential, working together...