Canada’s gross domestic product shrunk in the second quarter as the same supply-chain distribution issues affecting other countries are hitting Canada, too. Its exports were plunging at the rate of 15 percent during the second quarter.

Whenever a client speaks to me for the first time about a potential construction case, I almost always ask them to prepare a “back of the envelope” timeline. 

Of all energy-producing commodities, coal has always been the most disliked, primarily because it’s the most putrid as far as fume-producing fuels.

By the time this article is published and The Wholesaler magazine is delivered, we will be midway through the fourth quarter of 2021. The PVF industry continues to face many uncertainties, as mentioned in last month’s column. 

While the economic recovery maintains growing profits, major U.S. banks anticipate one of their biggest profit years ahead — such as major players J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. and Citigroup. 

October marks the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2021 with the PVF industry continuing to deal with many uncertainties. 

The result has been fierce competition among buyers for a very limited number of homes. Also, fewer new homes are being built because of the pandemic, and older homeowners are reluctant to sell. This makes already high prices even higher.

The oil and gas industry chalked up a win for the PennEast pipeline as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of New Jersey.

It is an age-old dilemma in the construction industry: How do you construct a project properly, on time and under budget?