PHOTO: Globe and Mail Glass
Glass installation is moving up on the Globe and Mail Centre on King Street East in Toronto.
View ArticleOGCA launches League of Champions
Hockey motifs were rampant at the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) Leadership Day and COR Open House on Feb. 19 as six construction industry health and safety all-stars donned hockey...
View ArticleSteel company that received $56.3 million in funding is shutting down
TRENTON, N.S.—A steel manufacturing facility in northeastern Nova Scotia that received $56.3 million in provincial money is shutting down, ending an ambitious plan to create hundreds of jobs in the...
View ArticleFive charged in deadly 2015 N.Y. gas explosion
NEW YORK—A building owner and four others were arrested Feb. 11 on manslaughter, negligent homicide and other charges in connection with a gas explosion last year that killed two people and levelled...
View ArticleTeams shortlisted for CAMH project
TORONTO—Three teams have been shortlisted for a contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Phase 1C redevelopment project in Toronto.
View ArticleLiberals project $18.4 billion deficit next year
OTTAWA—The federal government is projecting a deficit of at least $18.4 billion next year, a shortfall that's nearly five times projections from just three months ago and well past the $10-billion...
View ArticleLatest Annual U.S. and Canadian City Housing Starts (Part 1)
This Economy at a Glance (EAAG) will look at home starts in major U.S. and Canadian cities, according to ‘totals’ (Part 1), plus single-family (Part 2) and multi-family (Part 3) markets.
View ArticleLatest Annual U.S. and Canadian City Housing Starts (Part 2)
In the previous Economy at a Glance, there was an examination of ‘total’ housing starts in the largest urban centers in the U.S. and Canada.
View ArticleLatest Annual U.S. and Canadian City Housing Starts (Part 3)
The multi-family market is where the excitement is to be found in the U.S. and Canadian city housing starts markets.
View Article$137 billion over 10 years for infrastructure: Ontario budget
TORONTO — Ontario’s 2016 budget is building upon much of what was announced in 2015 with regards to infrastructure funding.
View ArticleHip-hop, country: music videos sell heavy equipment
“When I first laid eyes on it, I knew I found the one for me (one for me), Climbed inside and sat down in the lap of luxury (luxury). It’s been great, in the weeks since then, Honk when u see me...
View ArticlePHOTO: The X Project
Window installation reaches the top floor of the new Hotel X Toronto at Exhibition Place in Toronto.
View ArticleCONSTRUCTION CORNER: Creating cities that repair themselves
It was interesting to see that Chris Tuan has received funding from the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to pursue research in his conductive concrete.
View ArticleNova Scotia crossing demo a complex, co-ordinated effort
Now that construction of the new $19 million East River Bridge has been completed, the adjacent crossing that served the tiny community of Sheet Harbour, N.S. for more than 60 years is coming down.
View ArticleDecember sees rise in building permit value
OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities rose 11.3 per cent to $6.9 billion in December.
View ArticleRitchie Bros. acquires global online service
VANCOUVER —Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. has acquired a global online service for listing heavy machinery and trucks.
View ArticleSuncor CEO says 1,700 jobs cut over past year
CALGARY—The CEO of Canada’s biggest oilsands player says about 1,700 jobs were shed over the past year or so —far surpassing its original target.
View ArticleDiesel market completing transition to Tier 4 Final emissions standards
The first Tier 4 Final emissions standards for off-road diesel equipment came into effect in Canada on Jan. 1, 2014 for engines in the 130 to 559 kW power class and gradually expanded to other power...
View ArticleWestney Road widening crucial to traffic flow
Judged from a strictly dollar perspective, a $5.6-million, 15-month road expansion in the central north portion of Ajax, Ont. would seem rather routine.
View ArticleNew tools assess pavement condition and what lies beneath
Vans equipped with sophisticated sensing equipment are the latest tool municipal engineers can use to assess the condition of pavements.
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