Stories

Auto Dynamics

Follows how technical breakthroughs survive contact with manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, and global market competition.

TSO / High confidence

BC Funding Helps Good Way Homes Build Second Modular Housing Plant in Malakwa

The BC government is providing Good Way Homes with C$625,000 through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund to build a second modular housing manufacturing facility in Malakwa. Source consensus shows the project is expected to move ahead this summer, create about 27 jobs, and significantly increase capacity; however, the reported scale of the expansion differs, with some sources saying capacity will rise 20-fold and another quoting the CEO as saying output will triple.

Read analysis
TSO / High confidence

U.S.-Iran-Pakistan nuclear talks deadlock over uranium enrichment: Washington proposes a 20-year freeze, Tehran seeks a shorter term

Multiple sources point to the same conclusion: the latest round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks held in Pakistan ended without an agreement, with the main disputes centering on Iran’s uranium enrichment arrangements, the handling of its current stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and the length of any suspension. Washington is said to have proposed a 20-year freeze on enrichment, while Tehran countered with a shorter term of 3 to 5 years. Further contacts and another round of talks may still take place.

Read analysis