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First cohort graduates from Executive Certificate in Construction Leadership program

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First cohort graduates from Executive Certificate in Construction Leadership program Halifax, NS – (07/04/2015) The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) congratulates the first cohort of the Executive Certificate in Construction Leadership, a new professional development program that was the result of a partnership between CANS and Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management’s […]

The 2015 Nova Scotia Construction Guide is available online!

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The Nova Scotia Construction Guide is our annual directory circulated to approximately 750 CANS member companies, and over 750 architects, engineers, school boards, hospitals, municipal engineers, property managers and government buyers across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond. The 2015 Nova Scotia Construction Guide highlights what we do at CANS, […]

CANS Atlantic Cat De-Icer – Join us on April 17!

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The CANS Atlantic Cat De-Icer is our largest business networking event, hosting over 1,800 individuals in the construction industry. On April 17, we’re welcoming members to the Cunard Centre to join us for a night of lobster, roast beef, mussels and refreshments. Don’t delay on buying your tickets – we’re over 75% sold out! Click here […]

Industry Trends Information Session: Leveraging Unified Communications to Improve Your Business

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Join CANS on April 21, 2015 for an information session on leveraging unified communications to improve your business. About the Session: Learn how to take advantage of the latest Unified Communications technology to reduce operational costs, boost productivity and gain competitive advantage. As traditional methods of business communications (i.e. landlines, faxes, face to face meetings, […]

Loblaw expansion plans: build 50 new stores, renovate 100

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Canada’s largest supermarket chain has big plans for expansion this year, as it increases its footprint in the competitive grocery market. Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it will build 50 new stores and renovate or improve more than 100 existing stores in 2015. The additions will be across the country, and Loblaw’s estimates it will […]

Why Are Construction Workers the Happiest Employees?

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According to TINYpulse’s 2015 Best Industry Ranking report, gathered from its anonymous one-question feedback surveys from over 30,000 employees across more than 500 organizations, among 12 distinct industries, construction and facility service workers are the happiest employees. Read more.

Survey Finds Superintendents Have the Hardest Job in Construction

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Superintendents hold the construction industry’s most difficult job, but they are also among construction’s happiest workers, according to a survey. FieldLens posed 12 questions on job satisfaction and technology habits to 163 construction professionals to gather data on superintendents, a group rarely featured in construction industry surveys. Read more.

Next-generation Concrete Surface Promises Quieter Roads

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A new concrete texture designed to reduce road noise is raising interest across the U.S. The Next Generation Concrete Surface (NGCS) also known as “Quiet Grind” and “Grind and Groove,” is being billed as the first new concrete texture introduced in the last 20 years and credited in a report from the American Concrete Pavement […]