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U.S. Dept. of Commerce Reports Increase in March Construction Spending

Alisa Zevin

May 1, 2020

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Spending rates increased in both private and public sectors.

Pandemic Finance

Cashflow and Pay Rise As Key Metrics in Economic Crisis

Richard Korman

April 29, 2020

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Turner Construction Co. and the architect for the first KidZania children’s amusement center in the U.S., which opened in Frisco, Texas, in November, claim in liens filed early this year that the company owes them more than $8 million.

Coronavirus and Construction

Update: Construction Tops Industries in Paycheck Protection Loan Volume

But SBA says all of the program's funding was exhausted by April 16

Tom Ichniowski

April 17, 2020

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Updated figures show construction companies received $44.9 million in PPP loans, more than any other industry.

C-Suite Gets Shakeup at Canada Infrastructure Bank

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

April 15, 2020

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Pension fund ex-CEO Michael Sabia now chairs criticized project finance entity, with feds seeing role ahead in country's COVID-19 recovery.

Coronavirus and Construction

Update: After Senate Setback, Fate Of COVID Loan Program Unclear

Tom Ichniowski

April 9, 2020

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Schumer says a deal might be reached but McConnell, McCarthy continue to back PPP-only infusion.

Lawsuit Aims Overturn of Tax Repeal Limiting Wash. State Transport Work

Jim Parsons

Richard Korman

November 27, 2019

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Seattle and King County, Wash., want to block voted-in ballot initiative that would blow a half-billion-dollar hole in funding plans and delay city's light-rail system expansion.

Odebrecht and Financier Settle on Project Bribes

Debra K. Rubin

September 5, 2019

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Brazil builder, in bankruptcy, to donate $50M to fix communities but faces limited bid debarment in Latin America bank pact.

Commentary on Contractor Management

How To Recognize Contractor Growth Risk

What rate of growth brings too much risk?

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

March 20, 2019

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When the conditions for destruction are present.

Alderman Ed Burke leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago

Chicago City Councilman Accused of Shakedown in Burger King Remodel

Jeff Yoders

January 9, 2019

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Federal prosecutors on Jan. 3 charged the chairman of Chicago’s powerful finance committee with one count of extortion.

The 2018 Vote

Defeat of California’s Prop 6 Highlights Election Wins for Transportation

ENR Editors

November 7, 2018

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Voter rejection of state transport funding repeal should be watched by the Trump administration and new Congress in setting bipartisan infrastructure policy next year, says one industry exec.