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Trump reverses course on some tariffs but won’t change duties on Canada

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:49:19 +0000

WASHINGTON 鈥� U.S. President Donald Trump partially reversed course Wednesday on his global trade war following days of market turmoil 鈥� but he’s not offering any changes to the tariffs hitting Canada. Trump announced an immediate 90-day pause on the levies on nations slapped with the highest duties under his “reciprocal” tariff regime. A White […]

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New U.S. import tariffs an additional challenge for Los Angeles fire recovery

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:34:21 +0000

The U.S. government has declared sweeping tariffs of 10 per cent on all imports, plus what it called reciprocal tariffs on a host of countries. According to The Economist newspaper, imports will now face a weighted average tariff rate of nearly 24 per cent. Canadian and Mexican goods that comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada free […]

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The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline continues its troubled history

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:40:23 +0000

NORTH DAKOTA 鈥� The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline in North Dakota on Tuesday (April 8) continues the troubled history of the 15-year-old pipeline. The 2,700-mile-long pipeline originates in Alberta, Canada, and carries heavy tar sands crude oil south across the Dakotas and Nebraska before splitting to carry oil both to refineries in […]

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Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become gas-powered data center campus

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:05:38 +0000

HARRISBURG, PA. 鈥� The owners of what was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant have said they will turn it into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on the fast-growing energy demands of Big Tech companies to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing applications. The former Homer City Generating Station, […]

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City to spend $22.5M to fix hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field roof, aiming for Rays return in 2026

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:05:41 +0000

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. 鈥� The once and possibly future home of the Tampa Bay Rays will get a new roof to replace the one shredded by Hurricane Milton with the goal of having the ballpark ready for the 2026 season, city officials decided in a vote recently. The St. Petersburg City Council voted 7-1 to […]

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U.S. energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:49 +0000

LOS ALAMOS 鈥� The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. The sites are 鈥渦niquely positioned for rapid data center construction, including in-place energy […]

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Houston鈥檚 convention district begins a $2 billion transformation project

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:10:51 +0000

The George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) in Houston has been described as 鈥渁 1.1-million-square-foot behemoth鈥� anchoring the 60-acre convention district on the east side of the city鈥檚 downtown. The area is about to see significant change. The project team for a multi-year, $2 billion redevelopment of the GRB Center and surrounding area was named […]

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$4.6 billion Atlanta toll road project one of the largest in the United States

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:05:20 +0000

Designs are being completed for a $4.6-billion project that entails building and managing 25 kilometres of new tolled express lanes and a bus rapid transit (BRT) line along the busy SR 400 in Atlanta. The roadway is the primary north-south link between Atlanta鈥檚 major business districts and residential areas to the north in Fulton and […]

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Big-D Midwest breaks ground on Settler鈥檚 Ridge apartments

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:00:15 +0000

ST. PAUL, MINN. 鈥� Big-D Midwest recently announced construction is underway on phase one of Settler鈥檚 Ridge, a new affordable housing development located in Woodbury, Minn. According to a release, the first phase of the project, which was designed by Kaas Wilson Architects, will include 126 residential units, in a range of one to four […]

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Nashville group finds partner in search for land that could become the site of an MLB-ready stadium

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:05:48 +0000

NASHVILLE, TENN. 鈥� Music City Baseball is teaming with a property company in hopes of buying land that could one day serve as the home of a Major League Baseball team. The deal between Music City Baseball and Lincoln Property Company is designed to secure land for a mixed-use development that could include an MLB-ready […]

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San Antonio and Detroit among the U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: report

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:10:10 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� San Antonio, Detroit and Kansas City are the three American cities most vulnerable to a trade war, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The research looked at 41 cities in the U.S. to determine which ones are the most dependent on trade with Canada. The report says that U.S. cities […]

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Circuit of the Americas expands for Texans looking for fun in the sun

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:05:33 +0000

It鈥檚 been over 12 years since the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) first opened near Austin and hosted the F1 United States Grand Prix race, marking the event鈥檚 return to the country after a four-year absence. Other F1 Grand Prix events in the U.S. have joined the global race circuit. However, COTA has since expanded […]

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