ACHESON, Alberta (AP) _ North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $15.5 million.

The Acheson, Alberta-based company said it had net income of 50 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 40 cents per share.

The heavy construction and mining services company posted revenue of $146.7 million in the period.

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