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US adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes
US adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes
WASHINGTON - America's employers added a sizzling 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%...
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Updated permit required to legalize bedrooms at Twitter HQ
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco building inspectors have given Twitter's construct...
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QCells brightens up Georgia economy with third solar panel manufacturing plant
Georgia’s plan to generate more electricity from renewable energy resources is t...
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Window plant provides a fresh view for Georgia’s Locust Grove
Construction is scheduled to get underway soon on a $420 million window manufact...
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US adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes
WASHINGTON - America's employers added a sizzling 517,000 jobs in January, a sur...
Economic , US News
Updated permit required to legalize bedrooms at Twitter HQ
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco building inspectors have given Twitter's construct...
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QCells brightens up Georgia economy with third solar panel manufacturing plant
Georgia’s plan to generate more electricity from renewable energy resources is t...
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Window plant provides a fresh view for Georgia’s Locust Grove
Construction is scheduled to get underway soon on a $420 million window manufact...
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OPG to use Percepto drone to monitor infrastructure
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Autonomous inspection provider Percepto has announced Transport...
Infrastructure , Technology , US News
Biden visits NYC to highlight grant for Hudson rail tunnel
NEW YORK - New day, new tunnel. President Joe Biden is ready to showcase a $292...
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FSU health care campus officially breaks ground and forges new path
A tractor-loader-backhoe, bulldozer and skid steer are parked next to a large si...
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For ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden, Baltimore rail tunnel visit personal
WASHINGTON - Ulysses S. Grant was still president when workers finished the Balt...
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U.S. Spotlight: Renewable energy goes big in Texas; N.Y. retrofit era; construction costs fall
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
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RINA acquires Chicago’s Patrick Engineering
GENOA, ITALY — Italy-based engineering firm RINA has announced it has bought Chi...
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Ecoplastic Corporation latest company to open $205M plant in Georgia
Automobile parts manufacturer Ecoplastic Corporation, a South Korean-based firm,...
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Study of Pittsburgh bridge collapse looking at leg fractures
PITTSBURGH - Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge near...
Government , OH&S , US News
U.S. architect Kohn honoured by ULI
WASHINGTON — Longtime Urban Land Institute (ULI) trustee Eugene Kohn has been el...
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New York City on brink of energy retrofit era
New York City is on the brink of a multibillion-dollar energy retrofit era as it...
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Virginia, Amazon announce $35 billion data center plan
ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data ce...
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U.S. construction costs fell sharply in December
ARLINGTON, VA. — Falling prices for diesel fuel, lumber and steel cooled inflati...
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Texas bets big on renewable energy for the future
Texas is in the midst of a population, investment and construction boom. State p...
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Roof collapse injury can’t stop Cole Bernier from inspiring others
In September 2015, on what had been an otherwise ordinary workday, a roof collap...
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University of St. Thomas receives $75 million donation
ST. PAUL, MINN. — The University of St. Thomas announced it has received a $75 m...
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U.S. Spotlight: Workforce diversification; historic Ford factory’s demise; Riverwalk San Diego
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
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AEM issues workforce diversification report, stresses new hiring perspectives
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have released...
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First phase of mixed-use development breaks ground in San Diego
The first phase of Riverwalk San Diego, a 200-acre transit-oriented mixed-use de...
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Florida’s historic and only Ford factory destined for the wrecking ball
In its glory days, the Ford Motor Co. plant in Jacksonville, Fla., was a bustlin...
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Equip Exposition marks 40th anniversary with 2023 show
LOUISVILLE, KY. - Equipment trade show and conference Equip Exposition is markin...
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Long-awaited Jacksonville bridge and rail spur projects to start this year
Construction work on two long-awaited and important transportation infrastructur...
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Top 10 major upcoming library and museum construction projects – U.S. – January 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming library and museum constr...
Economic , US News
North American Copper in Architecture Awards call for entries now open
MCLEAN, VA. — Submissions are now being accepted for the North American Copper i...
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U.S. Spotlight: Florida’s coastal construction; U.S. contractors banking on public spending; more than an interchange
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
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AEM highlights 2023 equipment manufacturing trends
MILWAUKEE - The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has drawn from expe...
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More than an interchange: Gordie Howe bridge’s Michigan connection
While construction of the massive $5.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge’...
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Canada cheers USMCA win as Trudeau wraps Mexico visit singing praises of free trade
MEXICO CITY - Canada and Mexico basked Wednesday in the glow of a major trade wi...
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Worker dies after partial collapse of Chicago building
CHICAGO - A construction worker trapped under debris when a Chicago residential...
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Slate unveils early projects in Stelco lands development
Slate Asset Management recently offered a first glimpse of plans for the redevel...
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U.S. construction costs fell sharply in December
ARLINGTON, VA. — Falling prices for diesel fuel, lumber and steel cooled inflati...
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Ottawa Hospital and building trade unions partner to build massive new campus
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Hospital recently announced a first in Ontario health care a...
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Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
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Crews work 55 consecutive hours to build new Hazel McCallion underpass
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — It took LIUNA Local 183 crews 55 hours straight under a busy...
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Residences to help solve McMaster’s housing crunch
With lack of student housing now a significant problem, Hamilton, Ont.’s McMaste...
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London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
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HOPA outlines long list of Hamilton port projects for 2023
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Au-thority (HOPA) executive Jonathan Wetselaar delivered th...