Government of Canada announces investment in women entrepreneurs
BAIE-COMEAU, QC, July 3, 2019 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities,…
Let’s talk procurement
By Toon Dreessen, Architects DCA This article was originally published in Supply Professional magazine. Suppose your company needs to hire someone. You know you need the employee to have specific education, training and experience. When you hire this person, you have…
US construction spending falls 0.8% in May
As reported on Yahoo Finance, spending on U.S. construction projects fell in May, the first drop in six months, as home building fell for a fifth straight month. The Commerce Department reported Monday that spending fell 0.8% in May,…
B.C. government buildings go green with $58 million in funding
As reported on CTV News, students and government officials were on-hand at BCIT in Burnaby on Friday to showcase technology that will be used in the CleanBC Government Buildings Program. The program plans to retrofit over 1,000 government facilities…