US News Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:41:27 +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 Lawsuit by New Orleans truck attack victims says city, contractors failed to implement safety /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/lawsuit-by-new-orleans-truck-attack-victims-says-city-contractors-failed-to-implement-safety /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/lawsuit-by-new-orleans-truck-attack-victims-says-city-contractors-failed-to-implement-safety#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:55:05 +0000 /?p=423632 NEW ORLEANS — Six people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack filed a lawsuit against the City of New Orleans and two contractors, claiming they failed to protect revelers from an Army veteran who sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/lawsuit-by-new-orleans-truck-attack-victims-says-city-contractors-failed-to-implement-safety/feed 0 Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/winds-that-have-fueled-la-fires-are-expected-to-calm-giving-firefighters-a-chance-to-corral-flames /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/winds-that-have-fueled-la-fires-are-expected-to-calm-giving-firefighters-a-chance-to-corral-flames#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:27:56 +0000 /?p=423625 LOS ANGELES  — Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge. The fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures since Tuesday, when they first began popping up […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/winds-that-have-fueled-la-fires-are-expected-to-calm-giving-firefighters-a-chance-to-corral-flames/feed 0 What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles area fires /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/what-to-know-about-thousands-of-evacuations-and-homes-burned-in-los-angeles-area-fires /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/what-to-know-about-thousands-of-evacuations-and-homes-burned-in-los-angeles-area-fires#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:45:15 +0000 /?p=423052 LOS ANGELES — At least five people were killed and nearly 2,000 structures were destroyed as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said. Fast-moving flames burned through homes and businesses as residents fled smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home to many celebrities. Many of the towering fires began Tuesday and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/what-to-know-about-thousands-of-evacuations-and-homes-burned-in-los-angeles-area-fires/feed 0 Rays commit to Tropicana Field repairs, but time is ticking for 2026 opener /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/rays-commit-to-tropicana-field-repairs-but-time-is-ticking-for-2026-opener /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/rays-commit-to-tropicana-field-repairs-but-time-is-ticking-for-2026-opener#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:30:55 +0000 /?p=422789 ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — After some uncertainty, the Tampa Bay Rays now support a $55.7 million city plan to repair hurricane-shredded Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 season opener, while the team prepares to play this year at the New York Yankees’ spring training home in nearby Tampa. Matt Silverman, the Rays’ co-president, said […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/rays-commit-to-tropicana-field-repairs-but-time-is-ticking-for-2026-opener/feed 0 Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control in and around Los Angeles and homes are destroyed /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/thousands-flee-as-wildfires-burn-out-of-control-in-and-around-los-angeles-and-homes-are-destroyed /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/thousands-flee-as-wildfires-burn-out-of-control-in-and-around-los-angeles-and-homes-are-destroyed#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:26:13 +0000 /?p=422744 LOS ANGELES — Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/thousands-flee-as-wildfires-burn-out-of-control-in-and-around-los-angeles-and-homes-are-destroyed/feed 0 Corpus Christi moves ahead with desalination plant /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/corpus-christi-moves-ahead-with-desalination-plant /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/corpus-christi-moves-ahead-with-desalination-plant#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:10:42 +0000 /?p=422510 The City of Corpus Christi is turning to the Gulf of Mexico for a solution to its water shortage. The city announced in October it will move forward with what could be the state’s first municipal ocean desalination project. In an October media release, it was announced the evaluation committee had completed its review of […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/corpus-christi-moves-ahead-with-desalination-plant/feed 0 Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/jimmy-carter-raised-climate-change-concerns-35-years-before-the-paris-accords /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/jimmy-carter-raised-climate-change-concerns-35-years-before-the-paris-accords#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:00:20 +0000 /?p=422501 PLAINS, GA. — When Jimmy Carter chose branding designs for his presidential campaign, he passed on the usual red, white and blue. He wanted green. Emphasizing how much the Georgia Democrat enjoyed nature and prioritized environmental policy, the color became ubiquitous. On buttons, bumper stickers, brochures, the sign rechristening the old Plains train depot as […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/jimmy-carter-raised-climate-change-concerns-35-years-before-the-paris-accords/feed 0 Trump threatens to use ‘economic force’ to make Canada 51st state /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trump-threatens-to-use-economic-force-to-make-canada-51st-state /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trump-threatens-to-use-economic-force-to-make-canada-51st-state#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:54:26 +0000 /?p=422532 WASHINGTON — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st state and doubled down on his tariff threats as he criticized Canada’s military spending and trade with the United States. “You get rid of that artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trump-threatens-to-use-economic-force-to-make-canada-51st-state/feed 0 Undocumented construction workers essential to building America: Reports /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/undocumented-construction-workers-essential-to-building-america-reports /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/undocumented-construction-workers-essential-to-building-america-reports#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:00:50 +0000 /?p=422099 The U.S. construction industry is heavily dependent on immigrant labour as well as undocumented workers who pay tens of billions of dollars in federal, state, local and payroll taxes, in addition to mortgage payments and rent. The statistics are especially relevant in light of the pledge by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to use the 1798 […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/undocumented-construction-workers-essential-to-building-america-reports/feed 0 Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/biden-rejects-nippon-steels-proposed-deal-to-acquire-u-s-steel /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/biden-rejects-nippon-steels-proposed-deal-to-acquire-u-s-steel#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:05:29 +0000 /?p=421456 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his vow in March to block the acquisition. “We need major U.S. companies representing the major share of U.S. steelmaking capacity to keep leading the fight on behalf of America’s […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/biden-rejects-nippon-steels-proposed-deal-to-acquire-u-s-steel/feed 0 Michigan State planning P3 ‘Olympic’ sized arena with hotel /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/michigan-state-planning-p3-olympic-sized-arena-with-hotel /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/michigan-state-planning-p3-olympic-sized-arena-with-hotel#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:55:35 +0000 /?p=421420 Michigan State University (MSU) is proceeding with an RFQ for qualified firms for a major arena development on the campus’s west side in what is now a natural park like setting. The university plans to build an arena as part of an enclave that would include a hotel, market rate housing, academic space, offices and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/michigan-state-planning-p3-olympic-sized-arena-with-hotel/feed 0 Trump’s top priorities: Experts watching for how president-elect uses Day 1 powers /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trumps-top-priorities-experts-watching-for-how-president-elect-uses-day-1-powers /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trumps-top-priorities-experts-watching-for-how-president-elect-uses-day-1-powers#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:53:52 +0000 /?p=421054 WASHINGTON — A new year will bring Donald Trump back to the White House and start a fresh wave of anxiety as America’s closest neighbours prepare for the Republican’s disruptive agenda and looming threats of massive tariffs. It’s long been tradition for the incoming president to have an ambitious 100-day plan. Republicans say Americans, who […]

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