US News Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:21:14 +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 US News Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Tariff threats cast a shadow over U.S. reliance on Canada for the majority of its oil imports /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/tariff-threats-cast-a-shadow-over-u-s-reliance-on-canada-for-the-majority-of-its-oil-imports /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/tariff-threats-cast-a-shadow-over-u-s-reliance-on-canada-for-the-majority-of-its-oil-imports#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:25:08 +0000 /?p=417810 NEW YORK — The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump. More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in 2013. The increase follows a jump in production […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/tariff-threats-cast-a-shadow-over-u-s-reliance-on-canada-for-the-majority-of-its-oil-imports/feed 0 $1.3B Tampa Bay Rays ballpark project goes to extra innings /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/1-3b-tampa-bay-rays-ballpark-project-goes-to-extra-innings /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/1-3b-tampa-bay-rays-ballpark-project-goes-to-extra-innings#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:20:25 +0000 /?p=417793 The on-again, off-again deal to build a new, $1.3-billion ballpark for Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball in St Petersburg, Fla., has gone to extra innings. After two earlier delays, on Dec. 17 the Pinellas County board of commissioners approved $312.5 million in bonds to finance its portion of the stadium, but a final […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/1-3b-tampa-bay-rays-ballpark-project-goes-to-extra-innings/feed 0 About three dozen highrise buildings in South Florida are sinking /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/about-three-dozen-highrise-buildings-in-south-florida-are-sinking /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/about-three-dozen-highrise-buildings-in-south-florida-are-sinking#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:10:33 +0000 /?p=417509 SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — Almost three dozen highrise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new study. The 35 buildings surveyed along an almost 12-mile stretch from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach have […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/about-three-dozen-highrise-buildings-in-south-florida-are-sinking/feed 0 Japan’s Softbank plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/japans-softbank-plans-to-invest-100-billion-in-u-s-projects-over-the-next-four-years /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/japans-softbank-plans-to-invest-100-billion-in-u-s-projects-over-the-next-four-years#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:10:45 +0000 /?p=417151 PALM BEACH, FLA.  — President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump announced the planned investment Dec. 16 at his Mar-a-Lago resort with Son at his side, along with Howard Lutnick, head of investment […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/japans-softbank-plans-to-invest-100-billion-in-u-s-projects-over-the-next-four-years/feed 0 Reaching new heights: Big-D Signature completes its highest-elevation project /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/reaching-new-heights-big-d-signature-completes-its-highest-elevation-project /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/reaching-new-heights-big-d-signature-completes-its-highest-elevation-project#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:10:42 +0000 /?p=416850 PARK CITY, UTAH — Big-D Signature has completed construction of the Sugarloaf Patrol Building, the highest-elevation project in the company’s history. Situated at 10,550 feet at Alta Ski Resort, the 600-square-foot, two-storey ski patrol hut provides Alta’s ski patrol team with a critical vantage point over the Sugar Bowl area, states a release. Not surprising, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/reaching-new-heights-big-d-signature-completes-its-highest-elevation-project/feed 0 C-plus: Old and new threats plague Georgia infrastructure, states report from ASCE /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/c-plus-old-and-new-threats-plague-georgia-infrastructure-states-report-from-asce /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/c-plus-old-and-new-threats-plague-georgia-infrastructure-states-report-from-asce#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:10:13 +0000 /?p=416914 Significant improvements have been made to some areas of infrastructure in Georgia, but old challenges still exist and new threats have emerged, states a report prepared by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The report is the fifth of its kind and covers 14 categories. A committee of experts gave the state a grade […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/c-plus-old-and-new-threats-plague-georgia-infrastructure-states-report-from-asce/feed 0 Enbridge reports 265,000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/enbridge-reports-265000-litre-oil-spill-in-wisconsin /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/enbridge-reports-265000-litre-oil-spill-in-wisconsin#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:27 +0000 /?p=416809 WISCONSIN — Calgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge says it has cleaned up about 60 per cent of a nearly 265,000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin that was discovered last month. Enbridge says the spill was discovered by an employee conducting a visual inspection of its Line 6 at the Enbridge Cambridge Station, west of Milwaukee, on Nov. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/enbridge-reports-265000-litre-oil-spill-in-wisconsin/feed 0 Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/meta-to-build-10-billion-ai-data-center-in-louisiana-as-elon-musk-expands-his-tennessee-ai-facility-2 /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/meta-to-build-10-billion-ai-data-center-in-louisiana-as-elon-musk-expands-his-tennessee-ai-facility-2#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:30 +0000 /?p=416609 NEW ORLEANS — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of the state. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry called it “game-changing” for his state’s expanding tech sector, yet some […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/meta-to-build-10-billion-ai-data-center-in-louisiana-as-elon-musk-expands-his-tennessee-ai-facility-2/feed 0 Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/southern-california-water-agency-votes-to-keep-funding-state-tunnel-plans /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/southern-california-water-agency-votes-to-keep-funding-state-tunnel-plans#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:10:31 +0000 /?p=416483 LOS ANGELES — A Southern California water agency has approved key funding needed to support plans for a giant underground tunnel that would reroute a big part of the state’s water supply. The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which along with local agencies provides water to 19 million people, voted to […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/southern-california-water-agency-votes-to-keep-funding-state-tunnel-plans/feed 0 Making a $1B investment in the US? Trump pledges expedited permits /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/making-a-1b-investment-in-the-us-trump-pledges-expedited-permits /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/making-a-1b-investment-in-the-us-trump-pledges-expedited-permits#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:57 +0000 /?p=416467 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion. But like other Trump plans, the idea is likely to run into regulatory and legislative hurdles, including a landmark law that requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impact before deciding on major projects. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/making-a-1b-investment-in-the-us-trump-pledges-expedited-permits/feed 0 The Offices in Texas highlights innovative hybrid MTC concepts /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/the-offices-in-texas-highlights-innovative-hybrid-mtc-concepts /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/the-offices-in-texas-highlights-innovative-hybrid-mtc-concepts#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:05:50 +0000 /?p=416535 Mass Timber 鶹ýion (MTC) is ramping up in Texas as more multi-family, commercial and institutional project proposals come forward. Only California has more MTC projects either underway or in the design phase, according to September 2024 data produced by the Woodworks Innovation Network. In fact, Texas is home to one of the largest MTC office […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/the-offices-in-texas-highlights-innovative-hybrid-mtc-concepts/feed 0 Women’s monument planned for Ohio Statehouse grounds receives anonymous $1 million donation /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/womens-monument-planned-for-ohio-statehouse-grounds-receives-anonymous-1-million-donation /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/womens-monument-planned-for-ohio-statehouse-grounds-receives-anonymous-1-million-donation#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:36 +0000 /?p=416376 COLUMBUS, OHIO — The organization spearheading installation of a monument to women’s suffrage at the Ohio Statehouse has received a $1 million contribution toward the project from an anonymous donor, the group announced recently. Charles Moses, who chairs the Capitol Square Foundation, called the donation to support construction of the Ohio Women’s Monument “transformational.” It […]

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