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Top 100: Project Delivery Firms Face Stress Test
Silicon Valley’s race for AI dominance drives up revenue for Top 100 delivery firms and demand for faster, fail-safe project completion. ]]>
6 contech startups raise a combined $121M
Artificial intelligence-powered autonomous machinery and technologies were among the recipients of recent multimillion-dollar funding rounds.
Takeuchi expands Southwestern Ontario presence
Cornerstone Equipment opens in London, Ontario, bringing sales, parts …
Autodesk to acquire MaintainX for $3.6B
The contech giant timed its purchase with the creation and deployment of Autodesk Operations Solutions, its new maintenance and operations arm in the proptech space.
Honeywell Technologies rebrand sets tone for building automation focus post spin-off
With the spin-off of its aerospace business on June 29, the company is positioning itself as Honeywell Technologies to leverage demand for building systems and on-site power generation.
What’s driving Trane’s growth? Services staff’s insight into HVAC customer needs, CEO says
CEO Dave Regnery says Trane Technologies is doubling down on sustainability as a growth model. He says critics are missing the fact that data centers are more efficient than most facilities.
Trump further tweaks steel, aluminum, copper tariffs
A greater range of industrial and agricultural equipment made with the metals will temporarily face a reduced 15% levy starting June 8, per the White House.
Maine becomes first state to enact EPR waste collection for vapes, with impact on retail facilities
As part of increased collection, recycling and disposal options for vape pens, retail facilities that sell vapes will need to partcipate as collection locations.
New wildlife overpass in Radium to help keep drivers, sheep safe
A new wildlife overpass along Highway 93/95 south of Radium Hot Springs, BC is designed to reduce collisions involving one of the area’s last viable bighorn sheep herds. “Highway 93/95 […]
April construction job openings hit highest mark of 2026
As the number of unfilled positions jumped 10.6% MOM, the rate of layoffs hit a four-year low, indicating contractors are clinging to the workers they already have.
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