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Harris-Trump US presidential debate offers different visions for America’s future

Journal of Commerce — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:59:55 +0000

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their case to American voters during a debate in Philadelphia, during which the Democratic vice president and former Republican president laid out different visions for America’s future. Tuesday’s matchup saw Harris push forcefully against the former president on his record, while also prodding at Trump’s crowd sizes and 2020 […]

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US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view

Journal of Commerce — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:37:54 +0000

NEW YORK – The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced this year with presidential campaign politics. Sept. 11 – the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 — falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it […]

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Remember the Sky on 9/11

Sharon Gough — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:09:55 +0000

NEW YORK CITY – As the construction community across North America prepares to mark 9/11 with a moment of remembrance, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City asks mourners to commemorate the anniversary of the day that changed the world forever by joining together to Remember the Sky. Simply post a photo of […]

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Grand Canyon’s main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?

Journal of Commerce — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:52 +0000

PHOENIX, AZ. – On a scorching day in June 2013, the Grand Canyon discouraged hikers from making a long trek to the bottom because there would be no potable water. A set of historic cabins and bunks also would be closed overnight because of a water pipeline break. The incident was one of more than […]

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U.S. Spotlight: Rate cuts; U.S. construction employment; Chicago’s United Center area transformation

Lindsey Cole — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:03:33 +0000

This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News features an article about how U.S. and Canadian rate cuts may brighten up the future for the province of Ontario; construction is underway on a 303-unit apartment complex by Big-D Midwest; we take a look at U.S. construction numbers for July; Chicago’s United Center area […]

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Dallas-Fort Worth defies national office development slump

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:52 +0000

There has been a notable decline in the United States of new commercial project construction, but one would never know it seeing what is happening in Texas, particularly in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). While U.S. commercial construction spending has declined 13.5 per cent year-over-year as of June 2024, more than six million square feet in new […]

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U.S. construction employment rises in two-thirds of jurisdictions July-to-July

Journal of Commerce — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:00:46 +0000

ARLINGTON, VA. – Construction employment rose in 232, or 65 per cent, of 358 metro areas between July 2023 and July 2024, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted that their latest workforce survey shows contractors are still eager to hire more employees […]

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Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse

Journal of Commerce — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:32:33 +0000

BALTIMORE – Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span collapsed under the impact of a massive container ship that lost power and crashed into one of its supporting columns. In the immediate aftermath of the deadly March 26 collapse, officials quickly […]

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Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve

Sharon Gough — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:20:13 +0000

Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical systems across North America have hit a snag. Last October, gas and construction trade groups moved to overturn the proposed New York State ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings, arguing the law violates federal government rules around how gas appliances […]

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PWC NY salute to Women of Achievement

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:13 +0000

NEW YORK CITY—The New York Chapter of Professional Women in Construction (PWC NY) will hold its annual Salute to Women of Achievement, which honors professionals at the highest levels of the architecture/ engineering/construction industry, on Sept. 18. The dinner will take place in New York City at The View at Battery Park from 5:30 to 8:30 […]

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Solarbank plans N.Y. State solar project

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:00:12 +0000

TORONTO—Ontario-based SolarBank Corporation has announced it intends to develop a 6.41-megawatt DC ground-mount solar power project known as the East Bloomfield project on a site located in East Bloomfield, N.Y. The project is expected to be eligible for incentives under the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority NY-Sun Program, stated a release. The […]

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Chicago’s Fulton Market now attracting white collar tenants

Journal of Commerce — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:00:01 +0000

Chicago’s Fulton Market office submarket is burgeoning with a 25-storey tower to open this fall. It marks a new phase for the former warehouse district, which up to now has seen warehouse conversions into office complexes. And it marks a change in the type of tenants leasing in the district, from tech and information businesses […]

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