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Northern hiring targets up to 75% for all-season road project in Canada’s Northwest Territories

14 June 2019 Richard Gleeson, CBC News 0 Comments construction, employment, Infrastructure, jobs, Northwest Territories, NWT, roads, Whati

The Northwest Territories government, in Northern Canada, has revealed northern hiring targets it’s setting for the construction and operation of

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What kind of spending is expected in Alaska’s construction industry this year?

13 June 201913 June 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, construction, earthquakes, Fairbanks, Infrastructure, military, military bases

Construction industry spending in Alaska is projected to increase by 10% this year compared to 2018. If the forecast holds

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Climate change could unleash Greenland sand bonanza, say researchers

13 February 201915 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 1 Comment business, construction, exports, glaciers, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, nstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, research, Science, University of Colorado Boulder

The sediment left behind as climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers could provide unexpected export opportunities for the territory as the

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Policing infrastructure rejig in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory

28 September 201828 September 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments construction, Justice Ministry, law enforcement, police, politics, RCMP

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Government of Yukon announced new plans this week for policing infrastructure in

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Blog – With Siumut’s re-election, will Greenland welcome Chinese investment?

25 April 201827 April 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments airport, America, China, coalition, construction, Demokraatit, Denmark, elections, environment, government, Greenland, Inatsisartut, independence, Infrastructure, Inuit, Inuit Ataqatigiit, Kielsen, Kim Kielsen, minerals, mining, natural resources, North America, POLICY, politics, self-rule, Siumut, soft power, United States, USA

Nearly 30,000 Greenlanders, or some 71.9% of eligible voters, went to the polls today on the world’s largest island. Some

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Major corruption case clouds Russian base projects in Arctic

20 April 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment business, Cape Schmidt, construction, justice, law, military, military base, Novaya Zemlya, Rusalians Stroy, Russia, Russian Ministry of Defence, Russian Navy, Siberia, trial, Wrangel Island

Two men with close ties to the Ministry of Defence are charged with theft of almost 3 billion rubles in

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Climate researchers are building on 90 cm higher ground, prepare for the worst in Norway

19 January 201719 January 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments architecture, climate change, construction, Fram Centre, Greenland ice sheet, tromso

«We have consistently and severely underestimated the rate of climate change,» says Director Jan-Gunnar Winther of the Norwegian Polar Institute.

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An Arctic Council meeting in Maine? Why it’s not as strange as you may think

7 October 20167 October 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments business, Canada, climate, construction, culture, Greenland, history, indigenous, international, shipping

PORTLAND, Me. – When Portland, Maine was named as the site of this fall’s Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials meeting,

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Norwegian security fence may be too close to Russia

26 September 2016 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, borders, construction, migrants

Up to 50 meters of Norway’s new security fence could be teared down and rebuilt. Supposed to be finished before

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Construction work restarted on Russia to Norway road

17 March 2016 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, borders, construction, driving, Infrastructure

New year, new cash. Excavators and dump trucks are back in business on Russia’s road towards the Norwegian border. After

A construction site in Finland. The number of building companies seeking bankruptcies remains high, though it has declined by nearly 20% since last year. (iStock)

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Bankruptcies dip in Finland

12 August 201513 August 2015 Yle News 0 Comments construction, economy, Statistics Finland

While the building industry showed the largest drop, nearly 50 companies per month still filed for bankruptcy in the first

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Large Norwegian business presence in Murmansk, Russia

14 May 201515 May 2015 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Barents, construction, shipping

A quarter of all companies with Norwegian ownership in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk have disappeared since 2012, but still the activity

Construction work on E105 between the old check-point and Borisoglebsk. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Norway delays bridge-building to Russia on road to Crimea

23 April 2015 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments construction, Infrastructure, North

Russia works seven days a week with new highway to the border, but the Norwegian Public Roads Administration today announced

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Relocation of Arctic town underway in Sweden

22 April 201523 April 2015 Radio Sweden 0 Comments CITIES, construction, Kiruna, LKAB, mining, urban

After years of planning, the first steps of tearing down and moving the Arctic town of Kiruna started today in

Finland is considering restrictions on things like lakeside cottage construction in an effort to protect the endangered saimaa seal. (iStock)

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New measures to protect the Saimaa seal in Finland

10 November 201412 November 2014 Yle News 0 Comments animals, construction, endangered species, lakes

Restrictions on new holiday homes, more limits on fishing and an 800 metre no-go zone around dens are included in

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