August’s Expansion Pace Remains Steady Yet Fewer Areas Report +20% Expansion
ConstructConnect’s Expansion Index, a monthly measure of the dollar value of con...
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RAIC cites travel uncertainty, health concerns in cancelling in-person 2022 congress
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced it is...
Associations
Saskatchewan in lead of all provinces for building construction investment
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan has leapt into first place in building c...
Economic
Calgary crunches data on new procurement approach
After more than a year in place, Calgary's Benefit Driven Procurement (BDP) appr...
Government
Snye dredging underway near Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — Crews in Alberta are conducting work dredging the Snye to...
Resource
Vancouver airport’s healthy building mark nothing to sneeze at
Even before COVID-19, indoor air quality was on the radar of forward-thinking or...
Projects , US News
Construction begins on $6.5M McGrath Family Mountain Center in Utah
PARK CITY, UTAH — Construction is underway for the National Ability Center’s (NA...
US News
Quebec mechanical contractor chooses Procore for digital transformation
TORONTO — Alex Leclerc, a mechanical contractor based in Donnacona, Que., has se...
Technology
Feds funding infrastructure upgrades at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Park
WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE, ONT. — The Government of Canada and the Federal Economic...
Government , Projects
Trades students invited to apply for CAWIC bursaries
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC), a...
Associations
Mining company says Nova Scotia approves bid to raise tailings dam at Gold mine
HALIFAX — The owners of the Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia say they have recei...
Resource
U.S. Spotlight: New York’s Carlos’ Bill has strong critics; major moves for Georgia’s 316 freeway; historic Alaska theater couldn’t be saved
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
US News
Conestoga Skilled Trades Campus will be among the largest trade schools in Canada
A building once owned by BlackBerry in Cambridge, Ont. is undergoing a retrofit...
Labour
Moderna says vaccine facility in Montreal suburb could be operational by end of 2024
MONTREAL - Moderna says construction of its new mRNA vaccine factory in the Mont...
OH&S , Projects
Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign hydrogen deal in Newfoundland
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are se...
Government , Resource
TransEd announces Edmonton Valley Line delay due to damaged piers
EDMONTON, ALTA. - TransEd CEO Ronald Joncas announced on Aug. 10 the Valley Line...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
PHOENIX - U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrast...
Infrastructure , US News
B.C. builders urge action from province in budget report
VICTORIA – A report detailing hundreds of recommendations for B.C.’s 2023 budget...
Associations , Government
UPDATE: Toronto power restored after crane slams transmission lines
Hydro One has reported that power has been restored to Toronto Hydro after an up...
Infrastructure
$30M in disaster resilience funding coming to B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. — More than $29.5 million in joint funding has been secured to decr...
Government , Infrastructure
Construction changed my life – Russell Hixson reflects on time at JOC
Eight years ago, I began reporting for the Journal of Commerce (JOC). While it...
Labour
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature the first procurement stages for the Su...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
WSP Canada announces carbon-neutral Olympic training support for budding engineer
MONTREAL — WSP Canada has announced it has formed a partnership with Canadian Ol...
Economic
Gerard Geoffrion new chair of CIMA+
MONTREAL — Canadian engineering consulting firm CIMA+ has announced the appointm...
Economic
Billions more in tech investment is coming to Texas
The traditional image of Texas as a cattle-and-oil state has been cast aside ove...
US News
GTA apartment rents reach record levels
TORONTO — Apartment rental market conditions have tightened dramatically over th...
Economic
RioCan posts second quarter net income of $78.5 million
TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reported second-quarter net income...
Economic
Toronto council signs off on more than 24,000 new homes
At its final full meeting this term, Toronto City Council approved more than 24,...
Government
Massive tower developments to transform Pickering into more ‘dynamic living area’
The Pickering skyline will look a little different in a few years, as eight towe...
Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 8 to 12
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a tragic trench collapse in Ajax, Ont....
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
Georgia plans $68.5M overhaul of football stadium
ATLANTA - A year after the University of Georgia's football team won a national...
Projects , US News
BREAKING: Hydro One investigating crane on barge as cause of Toronto power outage
TORONTO — Toronto Police and Toronto Hydro reported a large power outage in down...