March 2017

Just when you thought drones couldn’t get any more buzzworthy, the Federal Aviation Administration announced on March 21 that it expects commercial drone usage to expand 10-fold in the next five years. Along with agriculture […]

Johnny Meador started working in construction when he was 15 years old. Forty-five years later, Meador shakes his head at the risks he and his former co-workers used to take. Safety was not exactly a […]

It’s no secret US President Donald Trump’s Buy America plan could be costly for Canada’s construction industry, but how various levels of government react closer to home may also be cause for concern. This was […]

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) celebrated the best projects, people and organizations of the previous year at the 2016 Canadian Construction Awards, held March 22 at the CCA’s annual conference in Mexico. Paul Douglas of […]

Every business has a default future — what will happen if nothing happens. The Canadian construction industry is no different and employers need to be ready to evolve, be it embracing new technologies and practices […]

There’s a name for too much coming at you in the healthcare industry. “They call it alarm fatigue,” said Mika Majapuro, director of product development for Glenview, IL–​based Teletrac Navman, who previously worked for Benicia, […]