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Texas, at Half Speed, Still Leads all States in Total Nonresidential Construction Starts
Texas, at Half Speed, Still Leads all States in Total Nonresidential Construction Starts
Texas the Leader, but Accolades for Missouri and Indiana According to ConstructConnect, U.S. nonresidential (NR) construction starts year to date in 2020 have been -26.9% compared with January-August of last year. Table 1 ranks the Top 20 states by their...
Economic , US News
August U.S. homebuilding slides 5.1% after months of gains
WASHINGTON — U.S. housing construction fell a surprising 5.1% in August after th...
Economic , US News
More than 20 injured in crane incident in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Two cranes collided and at least partially collapsed at a constr...
OH&S , US News
Three Mid-September Economic Nuggets Focusing on State and City Labor Markets
Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City & Austin Top City Labor Market Rankings A r...
Economic , US News
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Plan approved for new care tower at hospital in Prince George, B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia's Health Minister Adrian Dix says a significant step...
Infrastructure
Worker dies after hit and run at construction site northeast of Montreal
STE-EULALIE, QUE. — A construction worker is dead after he was hit by a driver e...
OH&S
COVID delay costs calculated for Vancouver-based Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile
VANCOUVER — Construction delays related to a COVID-19 shutdown of its Quebrada B...
Projects , Resource
B.C. charts path for economic recovery
Premier John Horgan has released Stronger BC for Everyone: BC's Economic Recover...
Economic , Government
Grants help recover logging waste destined for slash piles
KELOWNA, B.C. — Grants of $3.9 million awarded to Pinnacle Renewable Energy by t...
Resource
B.C. to build $58-million long-term care facility for Surrey seniors
SURREY, B.C. — More long-term care beds for seniors are coming to Surrey. B.C....
Projects
60-storey Vancouver skyscraper to become world’s tallest Passive House project
A landmark, 60-storey skyscraper that will be the tallest Passive House in the w...
Projects
CanaData 2020 to tackle ‘extraordinary’ uncertainty, change in COVID-19 era
This is a time of extraordinary challenge and extraordinary uncertainty, says Al...
Economic
CP opens Montreal transload facility
MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific (CP) officially opened its new multi-commodity trans...
Projects
DPI Construction Management joins Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
TORONTO — DPI Construction Management (DPI) is the first in commercial construct...
Economic , Labour
Altus Group CEO to retire, successor appointed
TORONTO — Altus Group Limited’s CEO Robert Courteau is retiring and Michael Gord...
Economic
PHOTO: Formwork Team
Workers hoist a section into place at the Litho rental building and retail proje...
Projects
CDCO creates full-time position to help veterans become carpenters
The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) has created a new full-time p...
Labour
Stantec team of young professionals a good fit on Stella’s Place project
At a time when mental health resources are needed more than ever, a team of youn...
Projects
Google receives $25M tax break from Nevada to build facility
RENO, NEV. — Google will receive more than $25 million in tax breaks after pledg...
Economic , Projects , US News
Ivanhoe Mines confirms third death from falling bucket in South African mine shaft
VANCOUVER — Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. is confirming a third death after an underground...
Others
Infrastructure Ontario names Michael Lindsay new president and CEO
TORONTO — Michael Lindsay, president of project delivery at Infrastructure Ontar...
Government , Infrastructure
‘Not funny inside’: Edmonton’s renovated, ridiculed library opens to the public
EDMONTON — Some Edmontonians who got a peek inside the city's new downtown libra...
Infrastructure , Projects
Vancouver city manager announces departure
VANCOUVER — Vancouver city manager Sadhu Johnston has announced he will step dow...
Government
Three Way Builders constructing Selkirk EMS facility
SELKIRK, MAN. — A new emergency medical services (EMS) facility is being built f...
Infrastructure
Basket-weaving tradition inspires Indigenous housing design
A Passive House social housing project for Indigenous people that will feature a...
Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 14 to 18
The top JOC headlines this week cover the arrest of a former Kiewit manager in M...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
Windsor affordable housing developments get $5.5M from governments
WINDSOR, ONT. — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $5.5 million...
Government , Projects
Ministry of Transportation posts Greater Golden Horseshoe survey
TORONTO — The Ontario government has launched an online survey seeking feedback...
Government
New OPP detachment opens in Parry Sound
PARRY SOUND, ONT. — A new, $20 million Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachmen...
Infrastructure
Ontario constructors ramp up anti-Black racism efforts
The groundswell of Ontario construction stakeholders condemning racism in the se...
Associations
Female-led condo development puts community at forefront of design
Reina, a nine-storey, 200-unit boutique condominium in the Toronto suburb of Eto...
Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 14 to 18
This week’s top DCN headlines cover Ontario’s first cross-laminated timber manuf...
Associations , Government , OH&S , Projects , Resource
New PBS film probes construction boom on Latino workers
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Since the Great Recession, cities like Dallas, Houston, Phoen...
Labour , US News
Texas, at Half Speed, Still Leads all States in Total Nonresidential Construction Starts
Texas the Leader, but Accolades for Missouri and Indiana According to Construct...
Economic , US News
Sea to Sky Gondola cable line purposely cut again
SQUAMISH, B.C. — Squamish RCMP are investigating damage to the Sea to Sky Gondol...
Others
First Notice: Greening of Nova Scotia; Next-Gen automated parking
Green infrastructure for Nova Scotia Representatives of three levels o...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Technology
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Former Kiewit manager arrested in Montana in relation to B.C. worker’s death
A former manager for Peter Kiewit Sons facing criminal negligence charges for th...
Government , OH&S , US News
Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2020
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming educational and medical...
Economic
Inside Innovation: Building officials in Ontario and B.C. lead drive to e-permitting
The professional associations representing building officials in Ontario and Bri...
Technology
A Deeper Dive into the U.S. PIP Construction Statistics Reveals a Deeper Dive
PIP Stats Ride in the Wake of ‘Starts’ From an overview perspective, the Census...
Economic , US News
B.C. to spend $10 million on hydrogen fuel infrastructure
VANCOUVER — B.C. officials have announced $10 million in funding to build and op...
Infrastructure
Passive House project aims to make affordable housing energy efficient
A new Passive House project in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood is r...
Projects
B.C. construction industry helps shape COVID-19 mental health toolkit
The BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA) has partnered with the BC Constructi...
Associations , OH&S
Alberta announces $6.3 million for construction sector innovation
EDMONTON — Joint funding of $6.3 million is going to Alberta’s construction sect...