Special Feature
Infrastructure
Below are articles from the latest Infrastructure Special Feature Newsletter, published March 26, 2021 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Infrastructure
What’s the deal with megaproject delays and cost overruns?
“The megaprojects paradox consists in the irony that more and more megaprojects...
Infrastructure
Engineering begins on $4-billion Lake Diefenbaker project in Saskatchewan
Engineering work has started for the initial stage of the massive $4-billion Lak...
Infrastructure
Highway 91C upgrade in Delta, B.C. far from normal
A $260-million upgrade project along Highway 91C near Highway 17 in Delta, B.C.,...
Infrastructure
First Nations playing greater role in Canadian infrastructure development
Engagement with Canadian First Nations has been a long and winding road that tak...
Government , Infrastructure
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Jacob Bros acquisition comes down to culture and strategic growth: Bird CEO
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‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
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Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
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Labour
Calgary’s can-do construction industry keeps dry during water emergency
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Infrastructure
Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change
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