Professor Paul Newman, the co-founder of Oxbotica, the autonomous vehicles software company, spoke on behalf of Volvo CE regarding what “automation” might mean in terms of construction equipment in a... read more →
The terminal renovations are needed because the already heavily subsidized ferry service out of Yarmouth, N.S., is shifting ports in the U.S. state. Work at the terminal will see a... read more →
Open-pit mine development at Côté Lake is on hold, but IAMGOLD’s exploration program at the northeastern Ontario site continues to produce encouraging results. The Toronto precious mineral explorer reports the... read more →
PCL Partners With Edmonton Machine Learning Firm AltaML In Latest Drive Into Artificial Intelligence
The partnership deal will focus on co-developing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, and is expected to bolster PCL’s in-house smart construction platform, Job Site Insights. “By applying advanced analytics... read more →
PolyMet and its supporters say the projects near Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt would create hundreds of jobs in northeastern Minnesota. Environmentalists have long fought the project because the vast but... read more →
Volvo Construction Equipment is adding the P7110B and P7170B asphalt pavers to the company’s Lifetime Frame and Structure Warranty program, and expanding the pavers’ extended warranty. These warranties come standard... read more →
Between January 2010 and January of this year, the annualized rate of increase of ready-mix concrete prices in Canada has been only +1.4%. (The comparable number for the U.S. has... read more →
The new Terex CTT 541-24 flat top tower cranes are explicitly designed for the needs of contractors in Singapore, adhering to government regulations that restrict crane jobs from extending beyond... read more →
More mining companies are seeking to do business with First Nation businesses to take care of supplying services. Waubetek Business Development Corporation in the Whitefish River First Nation is making... read more →
In November, Chicago-based Invenergy announced it was buying the project from Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners. That deal should bolster the financing, but Invenergy said the sale still needs regulatory... read more →