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Top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects – Canada – October 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec constr...
Economic
Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine
One day after announcing it will exit the oilsands business by selling its stake...
Economic , Resource
B.C rejects bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER - The B.C government has decided not to support a bid to host the 2030...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
Suncor to acquire Teck Resources’ stake in Fort Hills oilsands project for $1B
CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. will buy out Teck Resources Ltd.'s 21.3 per cent st...
Economic , Resource
Top 10 major upcoming Water Treatment Plant and Manufacturing & Warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Water Treatment Plant and...
Economic , US News
EllisDon’s Becker named one of WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Power Women
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – EllisDon chief strategy officer and executive vice-president...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – September 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
‘Saviour for the world:’ Saskatchewan fills resource gaps caused by war in Ukraine
SASKATOON - Cameco Corp. is in a position to grow, the president of the Saskatoo...
Economic , Resource
Guckes: Balancing supplies relative to sales
The relationship between manufacturers, wholesalers, and end customers has been...
Economic
Guckes: Navigating inflation and rising costs
In mid-2022, overall inflation by some measures was approaching 9%, a 40-year hi...
Economic
Boomtown no more: How Alberta’s economy has changed, in spite of sky high oil prices
CALGARY, ALTA. - To take the temperature of the local economy, Lloydminster May...
Economic , Government , Labour , Resource
Shortage of Construction Workers Boosts Risk of Labour Hoarding
The fact employment in the construction industry has contracted in four of the p...
Economic
Global uncertainty prompts cautious project planning for Canadian builders: T&T
More and more Canadian companies are turning their attention to creating sustain...
Economic
Annual pace of housing starts up in September, hitting highest level since Nov. 2021
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing start...
Economic
Insurance Essentials: Contractor insurance is vital during recessions
Amidst the spectre of a looming recession, builders and contractors are...
Economic
Interest Rate Hikes and Slower U.S. Economy to Sideline New Brunswick in 2023
Consumer spending, housing and exports fueled 2021 growth New Brunswick’s econo...
Economic
A Discordant Juxtaposition of the Latest Jobs and JOLTS Reports
September’s Employment Situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS...
Economic
DIRTT co-founder returns to company
CALGARY — Geoff Gosling is returning to DIRTT, the company he co-founded nearly...
Economic
Turner & Townsend appoints new Vancouver cost centre leader
VANCOUVER – Global construction firm Turner & Townsend has appointed Nick Ra...
Economic
Precast concrete answering construction industry’s needs
Floods, fire, COVID-19 and Canada's housing shortage have combined to push preca...
Economic
Surety Corner: Interest rates and the Canadian construction industry
In a press release dated Sept. 7 the Bank of Canada announced they would be rais...
Economic
Not All Stock Prices Sinking: Buoyant Energy Shares Good for Construction
With the Federal Reserve putting on a grim face and expressing a firm resolve to...
Economic
Enbridge’s Al Monaco to retire Jan. 1, board chair Greg Ebel named next CEO
CALGARY, ALTA. - Al Monaco, who led Enbridge Inc. through a tumultuous decade an...
Economic , Resource
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Construction sector has a role to play
OTTAWA — September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honours th...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
ConstructConnect, Togal.AI partner to expand use of AI in construction
MIAMI — As a provider of software solutions for the preconstruction industry, Co...
Economic , Technology
Red hot steel prices expected to cool by year end
Steel-price watchers are predicting that the red-hot price increases that shot w...
Economic , Resource
Foreign Trade Balance & Value of Greenback Moving Counter-Intuitively
A strange thing is happening with the U.S. foreign trade balance. It’s improving...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming educational and medical c...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest con...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
Guckes: Large domestic banks grow their loan portfolios at fastest pace in 14 years, can it last?
Large U.S. domestic banks at the start of September 2022 had $1.46 trillion* in...
Economic
Making the Case for Not Overreaching with Interest Rate Increases
There are aspects to the current inflation problem that deserve an airing. Firs...