Leading global multi-disciplinary design consultancy HKR has appointed Monika Kalinowska as its new design lead. An industry veteran, she brings extensive experience across cultural, commercial, hospitality and residential sectors from the Europe, Middle East and North America regions.
Shell has agreed to acquire ARC Resources for $16.4 billion, strengthening its position in the Montney shale basin across British Columbia and Alberta, and expanding its presence in one of North America’s most prolific energy resource plays.
The INGAA Foundation’s 2025 report finds natural gas will remain central in North America through 2052. Rising electricity demand and LNG growth require $1 trillion in midstream investments, including 37,000 miles of new pipelines.
Y A S Developers, a real estate company with a major presence in North America, has announced plans to launch projects worth AED1 billion in Dubai this year. Today it unveiled its third boutique luxury project, Casa Altia, within the Al Furjan community.
Travel Counsellors, a fast-growing travel company backed by Vitruvian Partners, has acquired Canada’s leading travel agent community, The Travel Agent Next Door (TTAND), creating a transatlantic leader with over 3,900 independent travel entrepreneurs.
Leisure travel across all sectors remained strong in 2025, particularly among luxury and ultra luxury travelers, said a report. This trend should carry over into 2026, accompanied by increased demand for the services of travel advisors, it added.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters in the US have announced plans to more than double US liquefaction capacity, adding an estimated 13.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) between 2025 and 2029, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Gatik has become the first company in North America to deploy fully driverless trucks in commercial operations, thus marks a new era for autonomous trucking, moving the technology beyond limited pilots to sustained, revenue-generating operations that are boosting the regional supply chains.
