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Continental Gold Provides Construction Update       TORONTO, April 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL) (OTCQX:CGOOF) (“Continental” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide a construction update for its Buriticá project in northwestern Antioquia, Colombia (please see accompanying photos). Construction completion and first gold pour remain on schedule for H1 2020, with commercial production ramp-up anticipated approximately six months after first gold pour. The Buriticá project is approximately 25% complete with more than 40% of the total project cost committed to date. The Company continues to be well-financed with available liquidity of approximately US$262 million as...

Worker killed at Wynn Boston Harbor construction site A construction worker died after sustaining injuries at the Wynn Boston Harbor construction site in Everett on Tuesday. The Middlesex District Attorney's office said that at 3 p.m. on Tuesday the Everett Fire Department responded to the Wynn construction site in Everett for reports of an 56-year-old unresponsive male. The worker had been operating an excavator at the south end of the construction site, taking apart a trench box when the incident occurred, the DA's office said. The man reportedly regained consciousness at the scene before being transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where...

Large crane falls on its side at construction site for new St. Pete police headquarters ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A large construction crane has fallen on its side at the construction site of the new St. Petersburg police headquarters.  The only damage appears to be to the crane itself. No injuries have been reported at this time. 

Changes in construction practices requires a holistic approach to technology If a company is looking to affect change in the AEC industry, where does it start? Artificial intelligence and machine learning are sexy (in a nerdy kind of way), but practical application is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. That intersection is where Dareen Salama, director of technical services at design and construction advisory firm Lehrer, LLC, found herself upon completing her Master of Science in Civil Engineering & Construction Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and entering the workforce. As the complexity of construction projects...

Construction industry frozen by 'beast from the east' Biggest slowdown since Brexit vote shows overall UK economic activity slumped in March Heavy snowfall from the “beast from the east” caused Britain’s construction industry to grind to a halt last month, according to an industry survey showing the biggest fall in activity since immediately after the Brexit vote. Confirming fears that freezing weather across the country last month would harm the economy by forcing diggers and cranes to fall idle, the closely watched Markit/Cips UK construction purchasing managers index showed the industry contracted in March. The barometer of economic activity slumped...