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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Loss of productivity – what are you?
Even if you have no intention of advancing a claim for loss of productivity, understanding how the loss materializes and how you can deal with it internally will always be a common key goal.
Province invests $2M in Sudbury skills training
The funding will be shared among six organizations and aims to promote training for up to 2,000 unemployed and underemployed people in the region.
ADP report: employment shed 205,000 jobs in August
The latest report into non-farm payroll employment issued by ADP shows job losses of more than 205,000 across the country in August, including 86,000 in construction.
Bird-Stuart Olson transaction complete
The $96.5-million transaction creates one of the 10 largest firms in the country by revenue. The merged company will share 5,000 workers and counts a backlog of $3 billion worth of work.
Feds announce $1B rapid housing fund
The money, which is expected to be fully committed by the end of March 2021, will be used to fund construction of 3,000 affordable housing units across the country.