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U.S. home construction posted moderate 3.6% gain in May

WASHINGTON—U.S. home construction rose 3.6 per cent in May as builders battled a...

Projects , US News June 18, 2021

Protests continue at Minnesota Line 3 oil pipeline project

PARK RAPIDS, MINN. - Opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline projec...

Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , US News June 18, 2021

1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of June 12, 2021

Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...

Economic , US News June 17, 2021

Latest PPI Results Show Construction Material Cost Increases Still Alarming

The most accessible single-source resource on construction material price moveme...

Economic , US News June 17, 2021

GM to spend more on electric vehicles, add two battery plants

DETROIT - General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehi...

Projects , Resource , Technology , US News June 17, 2021

Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse

MEXICO CITY - A preliminary report by experts into the collapse of a Mexico City...

Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , US News June 17, 2021

1,000-Word Charts: U.S. Foreign Trade

Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...

Economic , US News June 16, 2021

Texas bullet train group inks deal with Milan design firm

DALLAS—The developer of a long-planned and controversial high-speed rail line th...

Projects , US News June 16, 2021

Keystone XL failure reveals a broken U.S.-Canada trade relationship: PCA

The final nail has been hammered into the Keystone XL pipeline expansion’s coffi...

Associations , Infrastructure , Resource , US News June 16, 2021

Big-D Construction completes fitness centre remodel

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Utah-based Big-D Construction has announced the completio...

Projects , US News June 15, 2021

U.S. Industry Snapshot – May’s Nonresidential Construction Starts -2.0% M/M & -14% YTD

ConstructConnect announced today that May 2021’s volume of construction starts,...

Economic , US News June 14, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: June 7 to 11

This week’s top DCN headlines feature major news that the Keystone XL pipeline p...

Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , US News June 11, 2021

Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains

WASHINGTON - The Joe Biden administration has completed a 100-day review of supp...

Government , Resource , US News June 10, 2021

Western Archrib provides mass timber how-tos for creating memorable projects

A mass timber manufacturer has advice for anyone new to the growing building sec...

Projects , US News June 10, 2021

Keystone XL pipeline project cancelled by TC Energy after over a decade of delays

CALGARY—Another Canadian oil pipeline has bitten the dust after TC Energy Corp....

Projects , US News June 9, 2021

Katerra files for Chapter 11

HOUSTON, TEXAS - Construction technology firm Katerra has voluntarily filed for...

Economic , Resource , US News June 9, 2021

Pipeline exec to face Congress as U.S. recovers most of ransom

WASHINGTON - The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware...

Government , Technology , US News June 9, 2021

Hundreds gather to protest Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota

SOLWAY, MINN. — Hundreds of protesters vowing do whatever it takes to stop a Can...

Resource , US News June 8, 2021

Does Canada need another pipeline, feds ask days after Biden cancels Keystone XL

OTTAWA—Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines does Canada r...

Projects , US News June 8, 2021

Pipeline foes gear up for large northern Minnesota protests

SOLWAY, MINN. — Environmental and tribal groups opposed to Enbridge Energy's ong...

Resource , US News June 7, 2021

Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

CHEYENNE, WYO.—A next-generation, small nuclear plant will be built at a soon-to...

Projects , US News June 7, 2021

Big-D breaks ground on The Reserve at Sono Cottages

MINNEAPLOIS, MINN.—Big-D Midwest Construction, along with Collage Architects and...

Projects , US News June 7, 2021

Are we so hung up on new and novel that we ignore the tried and true?

Tired of hearing how the latest app is going to raise your bottom line or solve...

Technology , US News June 7, 2021

U.S. Half Million Jobs Increase in May still only Drop in Bucket

Big Grin Greets Big Pickup in Youth Employment In any pre-pandemic month, May...

Economic , US News June 4, 2021

Wash Station Challenge to provide hygiene capacity for Navajo communities

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWS...

OH&S , US News June 4, 2021

1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of May 29, 2021

Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...

Economic , US News June 3, 2021

California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly...

Projects , US News June 3, 2021

1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Put-in-Place Construction Spending

Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...

Economic , US News June 2, 2021

Top 10 major upcoming Northeast and Southeast construction projects – U.S. – June 2021

The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Northeast and Southeast...

Economic , US News June 2, 2021

The Unexpected Tie-in Between Airline Travel and the Price of Lumber

The economic world is full of odd connections these days. A case in point is th...

Economic , US News June 2, 2021

Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuacan pyramids

MEXICO CITY - Mexico sent in 250 National Guard troops and 60 police officers on...

Government , Projects , US News June 2, 2021

$11 billion New York rail tunnel gets key federal approval

NEWARK, N.J.—A planned $11 billion rail tunnel seen as a key to train travel up...

Projects , US News June 1, 2021

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