DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 17Թ's construction news Fri, 16 May 2025 12:56:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Construction magnate surrenders on negligence charges over Bangkok building collapse in earthquake /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/construction-magnate-surrenders-on-negligence-charges-over-bangkok-building-collapse-in-earthquake /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/construction-magnate-surrenders-on-negligence-charges-over-bangkok-building-collapse-in-earthquake#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 12:56:13 +0000 /?p=462501 BANGKOK  — A construction magnate, builders, designers and engineers surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the deadly collapse of a Bangkok high-rise in the March 28 earthquake that hit Myanmar. Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Co, the main Thai contractor for the building project, as well as designers and engineers […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/construction-magnate-surrenders-on-negligence-charges-over-bangkok-building-collapse-in-earthquake/feed 0 U.S. tariffs cast pall over Ontario budget with $14.6B deficit, slower growth /dcn/news/government/2025/05/u-s-tariffs-cast-pall-over-ontario-budget-with-14-6b-deficit-slower-growth /dcn/news/government/2025/05/u-s-tariffs-cast-pall-over-ontario-budget-with-14-6b-deficit-slower-growth#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 12:48:37 +0000 /?p=462493 TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs cast a pall over Ontario’s budget Thursday (May 15), dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit projected this year. Now is the time to spend on infrastructure and job creation in Ontario so the province can come out […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/u-s-tariffs-cast-pall-over-ontario-budget-with-14-6b-deficit-slower-growth/feed 0 Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed /dcn/news/government/2025/05/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed /dcn/news/government/2025/05/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 10:15:36 +0000 /?p=462190 OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Honda 17Թ remains “fully committed” to major electric-vehicle investments in 17Թ after the company announced May 13 that it was pausing a multibillion-dollar EV project in Ontario. Joly said in a statement she spoke with Honda 17Թ’s president and CEO, Dave Jamieson, who assured her that “no jobs […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed/feed 0 AEC Cares ‘blitz build’ to renovate Boston’s The Catholic Charities Teen Center /dcn/news/projects/2025/05/aec-cares-blitz-build-to-renovate-bostons-the-catholic-charities-teen-center /dcn/news/projects/2025/05/aec-cares-blitz-build-to-renovate-bostons-the-catholic-charities-teen-center#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 10:10:42 +0000 /?p=462179 BOSTON — ConstructConnect, a leading provider of software solutions for the construction industry and a presenting sponsor and founding partner of not-for-profit organization AEC Cares, has announced that this year’s project will benefit Catholic Charities Boston. The charitable organization serves thousands of vulnerable individuals and families of all faiths and backgrounds across eastern Massachusetts, explains a release. On Wednesday, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2025/05/aec-cares-blitz-build-to-renovate-bostons-the-catholic-charities-teen-center/feed 0 Newfoundland construction worker Jacob Lewis wins $1-million ‘17Թ’s Got Talent’ prize /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/newfoundland-construction-worker-jacob-lewis-wins-1-million-canadas-got-talent-prize /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/newfoundland-construction-worker-jacob-lewis-wins-1-million-canadas-got-talent-prize#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 10:05:07 +0000 /?p=462156 BUTLERVILLE, N.L. — Jacob Lewis, an offshore oil and gas construction worker from Butlerville, NL, is the $1-million winner of this season’s “17Թ’s Got Talent.” He captivated both the judges and the audience with his rendition of “The Best” by Tina Turner during the two-hour finale on Citytv earlier this week. A press release says […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/newfoundland-construction-worker-jacob-lewis-wins-1-million-canadas-got-talent-prize/feed 0 Ontario electricity produced with rising percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/ontario-electricity-produced-with-rising-percentage-of-greenhouse-gas-emitting-power /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/ontario-electricity-produced-with-rising-percentage-of-greenhouse-gas-emitting-power#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 10:00:48 +0000 /?p=462153 TORONTO — Ontario’s electricity is now being produced with the highest percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power since coal plants were operating in the province. The Independent Electricity System Operator recently posted its 2024 year in review, which contains a breakdown of how much electricity was produced from various sources.  It shows that last year 16 per […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/ontario-electricity-produced-with-rising-percentage-of-greenhouse-gas-emitting-power/feed 0 New Ontario legislation hopefully enough to get the homebuilding ball rolling /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-ontario-legislation-hopefully-enough-to-get-the-homebuilding-ball-rolling /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-ontario-legislation-hopefully-enough-to-get-the-homebuilding-ball-rolling#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 08:10:13 +0000 /?p=462236 New legislation introduced recently by the provincial government to reduce the cost of building and speed up construction of new homes is a step in the right direction and adopts many of the ideas that builders across Ontario have been proposing over the past couple of years. The changes will cut red tape, streamline approvals […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-ontario-legislation-hopefully-enough-to-get-the-homebuilding-ball-rolling/feed 0 Cosm immersive experience adding to an entertainment-focused Detroit /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/cosm-immersive-experience-adding-to-an-entertainment-focused-detroit /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/cosm-immersive-experience-adding-to-an-entertainment-focused-detroit#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 08:05:44 +0000 /?p=462229 Cosm is adding to downtown Detroit’s drive to be an entertainment-hospitality destination district. The Inglewood, Calif.-based “shared reality” company will open its fourth immersive experience dome in the heart of downtown Detroit next year or in early 2027. Think of it as a planetarium-like environment taken up a few notches. In fact, Cosm is the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/cosm-immersive-experience-adding-to-an-entertainment-focused-detroit/feed 0 Skills Ontario competition a beehive of activity, showcasing the next generation of tradespeople /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/skills-ontario-competition-a-beehive-of-activity-showcasing-the-next-generation-of-tradespeople /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/skills-ontario-competition-a-beehive-of-activity-showcasing-the-next-generation-of-tradespeople#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 08:00:08 +0000 /?p=462217 Consisting of 77 competitions and numerous conferences, the Skills Ontario Competition at the Toronto Congress Centre earlier this month was a bustling beehive of activity. More than 40,000 people attended the two-and-a-half-day event which provides a unique opportunity for elementary, high school and college students to demonstrate their skills in, what may be, their chosen […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/skills-ontario-competition-a-beehive-of-activity-showcasing-the-next-generation-of-tradespeople/feed 0 Ontario budget to favour spending over balance amid tariff impacts /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-budget-to-favour-spending-over-balance-amid-tariff-impacts /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-budget-to-favour-spending-over-balance-amid-tariff-impacts#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 12:20:03 +0000 /?p=462122 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is signalling that his government’s budget will favour spending over balanced books, as a way to keep the economy afloat in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is set to table the 2025-26 budget later today. Ford has said the province can always balance […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-budget-to-favour-spending-over-balance-amid-tariff-impacts/feed 0 17Թ needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says /dcn/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says /dcn/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:20:46 +0000 /?p=461934 OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says 17Թ needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister said less than half the capacity of 17Թ’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being used. His […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says/feed 0 Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:15:13 +0000 /?p=461926 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have signed an agreement to boost the movement of goods and labour between the provinces. The premiers signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday. Ontario recently signed similar deals with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Ontario has also tabled legislation to do away with all […]

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