The Switzerland-based chemical company and building materials supplier said March 7 that it has agreed to buy Oakville, Ont.’s King Packaged Materials Co. for an undisclosed price. The family-owned Ontario firm is currently part of KPM Industries Ltd. and has a workforce of about 180. It manufactures a range of... read more →

The Sault Ste. Marie Airport will play host to an international cross-country air race this summer. The Air Race Classic is a women's air racing event that goes back 90 years to the first air derby event beginning with Amelia Earhart. Sault Ste. Marie will be one of the stops... read more →

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will issue a permit authorizing construction of a $2 billion copper mine in southern Arizona. The Tohono O’Odham, Pascua-Yaqui and Hopi tribes oppose the project over concerns it would damage their ancestral homelands. An attorney for the tribes has requested further consultation... read more →

“Screen Machine and Diamond Z both have a strong history of product quality, innovation and customer service. As we continued to get to know one another and discuss potential opportunities, it became clear this would be a great partnership,” said Steve Peel, former CEO and owner of Diamond Z READ HERE

A group of northwestern Ontario communities and businesses want the province to resurrect a forgotten route into the Ring of Fire. The newly formed East-West Ring of Fire Road Coalition appeared at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada mining conference, March 5, to advocate for an east-west road into... read more →

The national program, Women in Mechanical Construction (WiMC), officially launched last month and invites female professionals in mechanical construction to connect, interact, share experiences, explore new opportunities, learn new skills and support and promote women in leadership roles READ HERE

A recent report shows spending on construction in Alaska is expected to increase by 10 per cent this year, a sign the state’s struggling economy is on the rebound. The Anchorage Daily News reports that a forecast from the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska shows the... read more →

Laurentian University’s Goodman School of Mines (GSM) and Core Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to create new eras of knowledge, discovery and innovation in Latin America, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aiming to promote Goodman educational and research activities in Peru, Chile and Brazil READ HERE

Menkes Developments Ltd. has announced that industry sales data shows its Sugar Wharf development now under construction at Toronto’s waterfront was the best-selling condominium project in Canada in 2018. Located in the East Bayfront at the northeast corner of Queens Quay East and Freeland Street, Sugar Wharf will be the... read more →

Ottawa’s second-stage Light Rail Transit (LRT) project will cost more than $1 billion than its original budget, meaning that the projected $4.7 million cost will require at least $700 million in additional municipal debt financing READ HERE