12:14 PM EST - Aecon Group Inc. : says it's sitting on an order backlog worth a record $1.48 billion, putting the construction company in good position to build on the record high profits it recorded in the second quarter. Aecon's net income improved to $15.6 million or 31 cents per share for the three months ended June 30, a record for the second quarter, and up from $9.7 million or 24 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue rose to $438 million, up nearly 30 per cent from $338 million. Aecon Group Inc.
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