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CALGARY, March 5, 2018 /CNW/ – Stuart Olson Inc. (TSX: SOX, SOX.DB.A) (“Stuart Olson” or the “Company”) is honoured to have been shortlisted as one of Canada’s Top 100 employers, and recognized as one of Alberta’s Top 70 Employers in 2018 for the second consecutive year. Published by Mediacorp…

ACTON, ON, March 6, 2018 /CNW/ – Superior Glove, which develops and manufactures industrial safety gloves and protective sleeves, announced today the launch of its newly revamped website. The primary goal of this redesigned website is to offer easy access to essential information for…

The construction industry for decades has been known for its lethal combination of hazardous work culture and cutting-edge technology. But it is also an indicator of economic development and is one of the most booming industries across the world. This industry…

Ontario, Calif. (March 5, 2018) – For its 89th annual Education and Business Conference, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is moving from “The Last Frontier” to the “Athens of America.” Attendees last year gathered in Anchorage, Alaska…

As blogged in The Atlantic, Ekke Piirisild can move walls with just a flick of his wrist. He’s known to lift chairs with a finger, instantly teleport, and turn off light switches on the other side of the room. Piirisild doesn’t…

RICHMOND, BC, March 5, 2018 /CNW/ – After welcoming nearly ten million shoppers since opening in July 2015, the award-winning McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport is announcing the start of construction on Phase II. Scheduled to open in Spring 2019, Phase II will deliver 84,000…

As reported on Bloomberg.com, for the past 18 months, Eddie Martin has been trying to find ways to keep the affordable homes he builds, well, affordable. About 40 percent of the Texas homebuilder’s framing lumber comes from Canada. The Trump administration…

GE Renewable Energy (NYSE:GE) today unveiled its plan to develop the largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine: the Haliade-X. Featuring a 12 MW direct drive generator and an industry leading gross capacity factor of 63 percent1 the Haliade-X will produce 45 percent…

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada – Today American Biltrite announced an industry breakthrough which changes the paradigm for pressed rubber floor tiles. American Biltrite ABPURE® rubber flooring tiles with its new Nfuse technology are ready to use right out of the box. What this means is that…

Greetings, Below are links to the top news items posted on the Construction Links Network over the past week. Network members are invited to send company news items and press releases for the next issue before March 9 to be included…

TORONTO, March 2, 2018 /CNW/ – Toronto Mayor John Tory and Cinespace Film Studios (Cinespace) today announced the signing of a multi-year lease with PortsToronto to occupy and develop Marine Terminal 51 and the Cruise Ship Terminal into film and TV production facilities. Video of the current…

A construction site in Charlottetown is turning heads for its unique approach to building an apartment building. There’s a roof — but no walls — on what will be a four-storey building on Malpeque Road. Workers are building the roof on the ground first, then…

Toronto – (March 2, 2018) – On February 22, the Ontario Court of Justice fined a Toronto-area man $15,625 (including a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge of $3,125) after his guilty plea to four counts of breaching the Professional Engineers Act…

Over the past few months, as the issue of sexual harassment has been thrust to the forefront of the national conversation and industries have been rocked by allegations of misconduct, a question has circulated in quieter corners of Twitter and Facebook: Will architecture face a reckoning of…

With contracts between Brockville General Hospital (BGH), Infrastructure Ontario, and EllisDon Corporation anticipated to be finalized shortly, construction is scheduled to start early in March. The first phase of construction includes the demolition of all buildings between Charles Street and the…