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OverActive Media releases plans for proposed entertainment venue at Exhibition Place
The esports company, home to the Toronto Defiant and Ultra teams, says the project is worth close to $500 million and includes a 7,000-seat theatre-style venue and hotel complex.
Sudbury invested $100M in construction in 2020
The city announced on February 19 that it made a total investment of $98.7 million in its roads, water, sewer and transportation networks, as well as bridges and large culverts.
Seasonal trends bring construction employment lower; investment trends may indicate further reductions
Seasonal workloads, reduced investments in building construction, and ongoing public-health measures to control the spread of COVID-19 combined to lower construction employment in January.
Facedrive receives $2.5M funding from province
The company will use the money to manufacture more of its COVID-19 contact-tracing devices, and to create more jobs.
Angela Clayton named IO president of project delivery
The group head of Plenary Americas’ buildings division previous served for seven years with Infrastructure Ontario and Ontario Realty Corp. She takes over her new role at IO in April.