Special Feature
General and Trade Contracting
Below are articles from the latest General and Trade Contracting Special Feature, published May 29, 2020 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - General and Trade Contracting
Western Canada contractors leading Indigenous partnerships and hiring
Western Canada contractors are leading the rest of the nation in engagement of I...
Labour
Upgrading of Alberta’s skilled workers must evolve: report
Innovation is rapidly changing the construction industry and if Alberta is to re...
Labour , OH&S
COVID-19 and mental health: Construction is not immune
As both a medical pandemic and a scary idea inside our heads, COVID-19 is unprec...
Labour , OH&S
First phase of Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment completed
General contractor Bird Design-Build Construction Inc. has delivered on the firs...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Retail Sales Strong Growth!
Strong job growth = more spending U.S. vs. Canada Retail Sales (Summer 2017)
Global Currency Values Moving into Better Balance!
The world economy is in better balance and the U.S. and Canada are doing well.
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Inflation - What's Costing You More!
Consumer Price Index - Inflation U.S. & Canada What's costing you more!
Retail Sales Strong Growth!
Strong job growth = more spending U.S. vs. Canada Retail Sales (Summer 2017)
Global Currency Values Moving into Better Balance!
The world economy is in better balance and the U.S. and Canada are doing well.
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Latest Musings on the U.S. Construction Outlook
U.S. GDP Bounce Back After a change of -5.0% annualized in ‘real&rsqu...
Economic , US News
Manitoba leads Canada heading into 2021
Manitoba’s ability to quickly flatten its COVID-19 curve in mid-April enabled fi...
Economic
$140-million City Gardens development looking to take root in Kamloops
A massive, $140-million residential development that would transform a one-and-a...
Projects
CCA calls for freer interprovincial trade, more stimulus
OTTAWA - The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has released a statement ur...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure
My own private COVID-19 Part Three – ‘One of the worst things about the pandemic is the anxiety’
Canadians are constantly being told, “We’re all in this together.” “This” being...
Others
Performance versus prescriptive: The 2020 NBC raises housing industry concerns
Attempts to incorporate a tiered energy Step Code into Canada’s National Buildin...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
13 Mid-October Economic Nuggets
The Presidential election is less than three weeks away and it will be hard to f...
Economic , US News
Alberta spending $812 million on irrigation infrastructure
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta is pouring $812 million into modernizing its irrigation...