Feces, noose drawing left at Black Bechtel employee’s worksite, suit claims
Dive Brief: A federal lawsuit filed in Texas Thursday alleges Bechtel and ExxonMobil fired a Black foreman as retaliation for … Read more
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Construction Data Briefs JUN 2023 « Construction Analytics
Nonresidential Buildings spending is leading Construction spending growth. For the first four months of 2023, total construction spending year-to-date (ytd) … Read more
Housing slowdown forces Travis Perkins profit warning
The UK’s largest builders’ merchants said other sectors like commercial, industrial and infrastructure were proving “more resilient”. A stock exchange … Read more
Ontario issues zoning orders to push through nursing homes despite opposition
TORONTO — Ontario has used its powers to push through the redevelopment of three long-term care homes run by a … Read more
Wajax expands Hitachi equipment options in Canada
Wajax has announced an exclusive distribution partnership with Kenki Technology Group (KTEG) that will expand the array of Hitachi equipment … Read more
Festival Condominiums Joining VMC Skyline as Forming Continues
While a number of developers have had a hand in transforming Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) into a dense urban community … Read more
Semiconductor company plans $600M investment in Colorado
Project: Entegris Manufacturing Center of ExcellenceValue: $600 millionLocation: Colorado Springs, ColoradoContractor: N/AMilestone: Groundbreaking Tack on another $600 million investment to the … Read more
Government vetoes project bank account proposal
Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, had tabled a new clause to the Procurement Bill that aimed … Read more
VIDEO: AEC Cares blitz build transforms the Lark-Inn shelter in San Francisco
AEC Cares #projectSanFrancisco blitz build at the Lark-Inn shelter for homeless young adults in San Francisco took a day but … Read more
Residential investment holds back overall construction gains
(Source: Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0175-01–Investment in Building Construction.) Investment in Canadian building construction went up slightly in April, reaching $20.3 … Read more
City, Developer Settle on Single Tower to Replace Downtown Novotel
In the heart of Downtown Toronto, a revised development proposal is set to replace the Novotel Hotel at 45 The … Read more
Supreme Court concrete strike ruling likely to have minimal impact
While some have lambasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling about a Washington state concrete truck driver labor dispute, legal experts … Read more