“If you look at the end market for this product, it's all in the northern U.S., and we sit on top of the Great Lakes at the Michigan border, immediately adjacent to and above the I-75 (highway),” Provenzano said. Add to that available rail and barge access at the Algoma Steel... read more →

Doosan Infracore North America, LLC has introduced three models to its mini excavator lineup: the DX35-5, DX42-5 and DX50-5, weighing 3.5-, 4- and 5-tons, respectively. Customers can choose between a standard arm or a long-arm option. The long-arm option aims to provide more dig depth and reach and reduce the... read more →

"The project will use high quality asphalt that meets industry specifications for a parkway like the Red Hill, and will also include additional safety measures such as new guardrails to ensure the safety of motorists traveling on the road. The resurfacing project will begin this spring, but details related to... read more →

First Cobalt acquired the refinery in 2017 and wants to position it as a toll milling operation, processing cobalt hydroxide from global producers. The company said they have the only permitted facility in North America capable of extracting cobalt to produce battery-grade material. They’re considering production of a finished cobalt sulphate product... read more →

The U.S. Army has added $21 million to its contract for JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEE), the company said in a press release. Although no specific number of machines was attached to the figure, the company said it with keep production lines busy through 2021. “This add-on to our existing... read more →

The withdrawal of services began at various worksites on May 6. Darryl Stewart, executive director of the Ontario Sheet Metal Contractors Association (OSMCA), said there were rotating strikes at a handful of shops and the OSMCA offices were targeted on the first day but by the third day (May 8)... read more →

Following a “very intense” endeavour requiring a series of drafts and revisions by the erosion subcommittee which wrote it, the standard reached the semi-approved stage last October. After its own review and a 60-day public review process it was “unanimously approved” by the parent technical committee. If a municipality or other... read more →

Plans to start work on a replacement for the Pattullo Bridge that connects Surrey to New Westminster, B.C. took a step forward May 2 as the province’s ministers of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Municipal Affairs and Housing signed off an environmental assessment for a new four-lane bridge. Along with... read more →

The vertical farm will create training and research opportunities in a variety of fields including waste management, clean energy, sustainable building design, water conservation, and urban agriculture, among others, indicates a release. U of T Scarborough and Centennial College signed a memorandum of understanding in early 2019 and have already undergone... read more →