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Persistent Workforce Shortages Challenge Commercial Construction Industry as U.S. Building Demands Continue to Grow

Persistent Workforce Shortages Challenge Commercial Construction Industry as U.S. Building Demands Continue to Grow

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

To Offset the Lack of Skilled Workers, Contractors Increase use of Efficient Building Approaches The Q1 2018 USG Corporation + … Read more

Categories Doge Data and Analytics
What Makes Hardwood Flooring Stand Out From Other Flooring Types?

What Makes Hardwood Flooring Stand Out From Other Flooring Types?

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

Hardwood flooring is popular among homeowners and interior designers for its unparalleled beauty, durability, and versatility. This flooring type is … Read more

Categories World Construction Today
Neilcott expands as ex-Jarvis CEO joins

Neilcott expands as ex-Jarvis CEO joins

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

The strategic northern base opens this month and will extend Neilcott’s presence around the capital and the surrounding counties. Neilcott … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
FAO releases report on women in Ontario’s labour market

FAO releases report on women in Ontario’s labour market

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

May 16, 2023 – The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released a report that analyzes labour market trends of … Read more

Categories Canadian Contractor
More money from Ontario needed to end 'stalemate' over Stellantis battery plant: Feds

More money from Ontario needed to end ‘stalemate’ over Stellantis battery plant: Feds

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

OTTAWA — Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Ontario needs to bring more money to the table to end the “stalemate” … Read more

Categories Daily Commercial News
Cone Zone campaign pushes roadside safety

Cone Zone campaign pushes roadside safety

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

(Image courtesy of Road Safety at Work) British Columbia’s 13th annual Cone Zone campaign is underway. The effort is aimed … Read more

Categories OnSite Magazine

News Roundup for May 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

The former headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 69 Yonge, is now at the centre of the residential conversion conversation, … Read more

Categories Urban Toronto
When school is out, construction is in

When school is out, construction is in

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

Just beyond the schoolhouse doors of Shiwi Ts’ana Elementary School in Zuni, New Mexico, stand tall buttes with flat tops, … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
Dodge Expands Coverage of Canadian Construction Projects

Dodge Expands Coverage of Canadian Construction Projects

May 16, 2023 by builderkp

Strategic alliances with Canadian provincial construction associations augment depth and breadth of project coverage NEW YORK – March 6, 2018 … Read more

Categories Doge Data and Analytics
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Directors jailed and firms fined £1.6m after wall collapse kills five

May 15, 2023 by builderkp

Wayne Anthony Hawkeswood and Graham John Woodhouse ran a Birmingham metal recycling business where a wall toppled over and killed … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
New home construction soars in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in April

New home construction soars in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in April

May 15, 2023 by builderkp

May 15, 2023 – Housing starts skyrocketed in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick last month compared with April 2022, fueled … Read more

Categories Canadian Contractor
Stellantis stops construction on Windsor, Ont., EV battery plant amid fed dispute

Stellantis stops construction on Windsor, Ont., EV battery plant amid fed dispute

May 15, 2023 by builderkp

WINDSOR, ONT. — One of the world’s largest automakers said Monday it has stopped construction on a $5-billion electric vehicle … Read more

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