Ontario records low housing starts, even using new ways of counting them
TORONTO – Ontario’s final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what’s needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford’s … Read more
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Austin’s recent economic slowdown a warning for regional construction
The Texas “economic miracle” has given the state plenty to brag about. From 2023 to 2024, the population grew by … Read more
Explosions at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave 1 dead, 1 missing, 10 injured
CLAIRTON, PA. — Explosions at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pittsburgh left one dead and sent … Read more
Economy lost 41,000 jobs in July but unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy shed some 41,000 jobs in July as young workers and the private sector bore the … Read more
Historic Montague Mines site to be remediated
MONTAGUE GOLD MINES, N.S. — The site of a former gold mine that operated approximately 100 years ago will be … Read more
BGC Engineering, McElhanney win award for B.C. flood recovery project
BGC Engineering Inc. and McElhanney have won a 2025 Award of Excellence from Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia … Read more