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1,000-Word Charts: U.S. Construction Material Costs
1,000-Word Charts: U.S. Construction Material Costs
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy requires detailed editorial commentary, often supported by relevant tables and graphs. At the same time, though, there are many topics (e.g., relating to demographics, housing start...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of April 10, 2021
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
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U.S. Industry Snapshot – March Nonresidential Construction Starts +60% M/M But -8% Y/Y and -20% Ytd
ConstructConnect announced today that March 2021’s volume of construction starts...
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Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
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1,000-Word Charts: U.S. Construction Material Costs
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of April 10, 2021
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
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U.S. Industry Snapshot – March Nonresidential Construction Starts +60% M/M But -8% Y/Y and -20% Ytd
ConstructConnect announced today that March 2021’s volume of construction starts...
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Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of April 3, 2021
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Put-in-Place Construction Spending
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
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Anchorage officials say home plan could ease housing crisis
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Anchorage officials said a new five-unit condo development b...
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March’s U.S. Jobs Report Delivers What’s Needed
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. total employment...
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U.S. approves $47.5M to build new Alaska airport, repair two
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved about $47...
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Work to ease Sterling Highway congestion starts this summer
KENAI, ALASKA — A road project designed to alleviate congestion on the Sterling...
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Letter to the Editor: Another Canadian pipeline cannot be arbitrarily written off
This is a letter from the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada...
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Alaska files to defend Tongass exemption from Roadless Rule
JUNEAU, ALASKA — The state of Alaska and several other groups have filed to defe...
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Ritchie Bros. panellist warns of new-equipment disruption
COVID-related disruptions to the construction-equipment manufacturing sector are...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of March 20, 2021
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Inside Innovation: Electrification makes worksites both ‘green’ and not heard
New electrified construction machinery has the obvious benefit of reducing GHGs...
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Sweet and Sour Spots for Jobs in Suite of 28 Graphs
You can probably learn more about what is happening in an economy by following...
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CP Rail/KCS rail merger to unite loading and unloading links for bitumen transport
CALGARY — A partner in a project designed to allow more oilsands bitumen to be s...
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U.S. EPA settles for $130K with Alaska company over disposal well
KENAI, ALASKA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a $13...
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First Notice: U.S. jobs; CF appointment; new chair of Inter Pipeline
Construction jobs drop in the U.S. in January Construction employment in the...
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U.S. Construction Material Cost Shock Escalates
Input Cost Increases Migrate Beyond Lumber At the same time as the depth of t...
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Officials: A dam in Oregon could fail in a large earthquake
SALEM, ORE. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that a large earth...
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Alaskan construction worker faces federal charges in U.S. Capitol breach
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — An Alaska man faces federal charges in the January breach of...
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Legal Notes: Modular construction growth will alter the insurance risk scenario
The shift towards increased prefabrication and modularization is vital to improv...
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U.S. Industry Snapshot – February 2021 Nonresidential Construction Starts -30% YTD Versus ‘Normal’
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of construction...
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First Notice: AGC releases pandemic report; Winnipeg Transit master plan; O’Regan addresses critical minerals
AGC to release pandemic report one year in This afternoon the U.S.-base...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of March 6, 2021
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Unemployment Headline Rate and Broadest Measure
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Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Shopping Center construction projects – U.S. – March 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Sh...
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1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Total Employment
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Infographic: Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
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First Notice: Calgary elevator completion; World Plumbing Day; Via acquires Remix
Elevator installation complete at Calgary highrise TK Elevator Canada a...
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First Notice: Chandos gets NAIT role; Ritchie Bros. host forum; U.S. construction’s January dip
Plan Group named St. Paul’s contractor Plan Group Inc. has been named a...
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EDC economist revises 2021 forecasts, expects dramatic jumps in U.S. and Canadian growth
The chief economist for Export Development Canada (EDC) has revised his economic...
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Canadian designers, developers have ‘a lot to learn’ from Asian cities, says panellist
The Canadian design and development world can see the future if it looks to Asia...
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Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
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From shell shock to Anglicans: Four interesting facts about the səmiq̓wəʔelə site
The latest chapter in the long history of səmiq̓wəʔelə, an iconic site in Coquit...
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Proponent selected for Cariboo Memorial Hospital project
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Graham Design Builders LP has been selected as the project...
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4 Graphs that Capture U.S. and Canadian GDP Growth
ConstructConnect-OE’s GDP Projections on the Mark Government statistica...
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Construction sector included in new WorkSafeBC hearing test submission system
Constant exposure to noise generated by ongoing activity and heavy equipment tha...
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Saskatchewan budget spends $830 million on highways
REGINA — Saskatchewan plans to spend $830 million on highway infrastructure in t...