Japan auto giant's new EV battery plant will be the third in Ontario—in addition to a Volkswagen facility in St. Thomas to start construction in 2025 and a Stellantis-LG plant in Windsor under way since last year.
Construction-in-progress spending climbs higher, with Top 25 firms accounting for 60%, as economists predict a megaproject boom will compound resource challenges.
Offshore wind efforts continue, with Skanska announcing a $600M Brooklyn port upgrade contract and the U.S. Interior Dept. releasing a schedule to lease up to 12
new offshore wind project sites through 2028.
Owners Pembina Pipeline and the Haisla Nation say it has some of the sector's most innovative emissions control technologies, but not enough to appease environmental-advocate opponents.
Remains of two construction workers are still missing and strategies to refloat the container ship that hit the bridge have proven more complex than initially thought.