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Phenix City, Alabama - A lumber company maintenance employee at Phenix Lumber Company in Phenix City, Alabama was pronounced deceased after getting stuck in a piece of equipment. The accident occurred during late August at around 3:30pm. Police and fire medics were dispatched to 4 Cultrate Road. Police Captain Skip Lassiter said that when…

Vancouver, Canada - Construction is set to begin on the open-air venue built in 1966. Revery Architecture is designing the new Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Amphitheatre. This new $65 million structure will be a top-notch location for celebration, culture, and social connectivity for the surrounding community and beyond. The venue will host a…

United States of America / Canada - In August 2023, Canada filed for judicial review of the US Commerce Department’s decision to extend import duties on Canadian softwood lumber tariffs. This resulted in a 7.99% fee set by the US government on imports from Canadian sawmills. Ottawa remains willing to negotiate with the US after classifying the…

United States of America - Natural gas accounts for nearly a quarter of total energy consumption in the United States. The natural gas futures contract on the NYMEX Division is widely used as a national benchmark price. The futures contract is priced in 10,000 million British thermal units (mmBtu) and the price is based on delivery at Louisiana's…

United States Of America - Bylt has issued a volatility alert on copper prices and supply chains in the wake of unstable mining operations related to worker strike, closures and or geo-political resistance or market manipulations. We will continue to track these issues. At the time of writing this alert copper was trading at $3.73 a pound. Copper…

New Delhi, India -  India has seen several upticks in corruption and political instability the more 2022 has progressed. With disturbing rampant corruption surfacing throughout the region many reports are occurring involving police and governmental arrests. Other events occurring in the region stem from rapid political stance changes ranging from…

Copper continued its downward trend, falling to a 15-month low below $4 per pound amid mounting fears of a global economic slowdown caused by aggressive tightening by major central banks and persistent coronavirus outbreaks in China. The third most used metal worldwide is copper. More than a third of the copper produced worldwide is produced in…

Milford, Connecticut - Asphalt Prices for 2022 are now available for this paving season. BYLT™ has completed it's national annual spring asphalt cost review. In this release we will provide cost data sampling for the United States North East Region including New England. Asphalt Price & Cost Considerations Some notes to consider…

United States Of America - Energy data from the "Monthly Energy Review" has been released.  The U. S. Energy Information Administration included the annual data in this data review. The United States showed strong gains in solar and wind. Solar energy production in the U.S. increased from 1.212 Quadrillion Btu up 24%  to 1.501 .Quadrillion Btu…