US News Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:31:28 +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 Major storm pounds California’s central coast, blamed for man’s death and partially collapsing pier /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/major-storm-pounds-californias-central-coast-blamed-for-mans-death-and-partially-collapsing-pier /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/major-storm-pounds-californias-central-coast-blamed-for-mans-death-and-partially-collapsing-pier#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:31:28 +0000 /?p=418935 SANTA CRUZ, CALIF.  — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds and waves up […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/major-storm-pounds-californias-central-coast-blamed-for-mans-death-and-partially-collapsing-pier/feed 0 Former top aide to New York City’s mayor charged in a bribery conspiracy /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/former-top-aide-to-new-york-citys-mayor-charged-in-a-bribery-conspiracy /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/former-top-aide-to-new-york-citys-mayor-charged-in-a-bribery-conspiracy#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:01 +0000 /?p=418862 NEW YORK — The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were charged recently in a bribery conspiracy, charges that come as the mayor himself faces a separate corruption case and a series of criminal investigations roils City Hall. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/former-top-aide-to-new-york-citys-mayor-charged-in-a-bribery-conspiracy/feed 0 A 20-year-old blind cat is rescued from an icy Massachusetts pond by construction workers /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/a-20-year-old-blind-cat-is-rescued-from-an-icy-massachusetts-pond-by-construction-workers /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/a-20-year-old-blind-cat-is-rescued-from-an-icy-massachusetts-pond-by-construction-workers#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:05:53 +0000 /?p=418088 WESTFORD, MASS. — Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in. He has an alert passerby and a couple of nearby construction workers to thank for his rescue. “The crackling […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/a-20-year-old-blind-cat-is-rescued-from-an-icy-massachusetts-pond-by-construction-workers/feed 0 Michigan’s largest timbered building will have unique power system /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/michigans-largest-timbered-building-will-have-unique-power-system /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/michigans-largest-timbered-building-will-have-unique-power-system#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:50 +0000 /?p=418079 Not only will it be Michigan’s largest timbered residential complex but it’s the first in the world with an alternative energy system converting natural gas to electricity and using carbon storage. Ann Arbor-based Synecdoche, with a history of looking at alternative construction techniques to create sustainable buildings, has designed an eight-storey 220,000-square-foot residential structure with […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/michigans-largest-timbered-building-will-have-unique-power-system/feed 0 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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