US News Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:54:22 +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 $10B Meta Indiana data center campus to create 4,000 construction jobs /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/10b-meta-indiana-data-centre-campus-to-create-4000-construction-jobs Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:15:14 +0000 /?p=533645 Construction has started on one of the largest digital infrastructure projects in Indiana’s history as Meta and Turner Construction Company move ahead with a sprawling $10-billion, one-gigawatt data center campus designed to help power the next generation of artificial intelligence. The four-million-square-foot venue is being built on 1,500 acres in the LEAP Innovation and Research […]

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]]> The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new central building is a ‘machine of discovery’ /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/the-los-angeles-county-museum-of-arts-new-central-building-is-a-machine-of-discovery Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:15:12 +0000 /?p=533398 LOS ANGELES — It looks like a freeway on-ramp as it hovers over Wilshire Boulevard, but people behind the new building anchoring the Los Angeles County Museum of Art define it with aquatic imagery. The free-flowing sections of the David Geffen Galleries housing the museum’s permanent collection are named for the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic […]

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]]> Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/supreme-court-rules-for-michigan-in-its-fight-to-shut-down-an-aging-energy-pipeline Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:25:49 +0000 /?p=533297 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move […]

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]]> Trump administration restores funding to Manhattan subway project after NY sues /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/trump-administration-restores-funding-to-manhattan-subway-project-after-ny-sues Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:51 +0000 /?p=532977 NEW YORK — The Donald Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued. The U.S. Department of Transportation said in a recent federal court filing that it has completed its review of the Second Avenue subway line project and will begin reimbursing state transit officials again […]

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]]> Carney names members of new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations /dcn/news/government/2026/04/carney-names-members-of-new-advisory-committee-on-canada-u-s-economic-relations Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:53:40 +0000 /?p=533176 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney retooled an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. trade on Tuesday, adding a former Conservative leader and the former high commissioner to the United Kingdom to the team. The committee replaces the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations that was established by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January 2025. Carney has renamed […]

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]]> Port of Galveston master plan suggests strong future cruise and cargo growth /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/port-of-galveston-master-plan-suggests-strong-future-cruise-and-cargo-growth Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:43:18 +0000 /?p=533151 The Port of Galveston has been a thriving maritime commercial center for over 100 years. Located just 9.3 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, its 840-acres include infrastructure and assets serving the cruise, cargo and commercial sectors. Operations support nearly 24,000 jobs in the State of Texas and create about $7.5 billion in economic value. […]

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]]> Federal agency approves concept for Trump’s plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/federal-agency-approves-concept-for-trumps-plan-for-a-triumphal-arch-in-washington Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:10:15 +0000 /?p=532976 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s design for the Triumphal Arch he wants built at an entrance to the nation’s capital moved a step forward recently after a key agency reviewed the proposal for the first time. One commissioner suggested changes, including removing a Lady Liberty-like statue and a pair of eagles that would sit on […]

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]]> Judge who halted White House ballroom construction allows below-ground work to proceed at the site /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/judge-who-halted-white-house-ballroom-construction-allows-below-ground-work-to-proceed-at-the-site Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:30:41 +0000 /?p=532852 WASHINGTON — A court order halting construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom allows the administration to proceed with below-ground work on a bunker and other “national security facilities” at the site, a federal judge ruled Thursday in response to an appeals court’s instruction to clarify an earlier decision. U.S. District Judge […]

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]]> LA needs 100,000 construction workers. Community colleges are racing to train them /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/la-needs-100000-construction-workers-community-colleges-are-racing-to-train-them Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000 /?p=532769 LOS ANGELES — Hudson Idov wasn’t excited about any of his college options — that is, until his Los Angeles house burned down in the Palisades Fire his senior year of high school. Less than a week after graduation, he and one of his classmates enrolled in the carpentry program at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, […]

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]]> Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/renewable-energy-advocates-make-gains-in-fight-over-future-of-big-arizona-power-utility Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:05:25 +0000 /?p=532770 PHOENIX — Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation’s largest public power utility will meet fast-rising electricity demand in a data center hot spot. However, election results released by the Phoenix-area Salt River Project mean that the rival slates will be forced into compromises […]

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]]> The U.S. is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/the-u-s-is-short-10-million-houses-a-new-white-house-report-lays-out-a-blueprint-to-fix-that Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:10:41 +0000 /?p=532573 WASHINGTON — White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to stabilize prices, increase home ownership and fuel faster economic growth. The analysis, part of the Economic Report of the President, outlines both a […]

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]]> 3 contractors cited for violations in death of worker building major ICE detention camp /dcn/news/usa/2026/04/3-contractors-cited-for-violations-in-death-of-worker-building-major-ice-detention-camp Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:35:40 +0000 /?p=532520 EL PASO, TEXAS — Federal regulators have cited three contractors, including one owned by a campaign donor to President Donald Trump, for safety violations stemming from the death of a worker helping build a major immigration detention center last year. Violations deemed serious by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration were found in its […]

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