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Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus

City to revisit construction ban in 14 days

March 16, 2020

Gilbane, Suffolk, Consigli among companies agreeing to shut down sites after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh halted all construction in Boston for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Risk Closes ConExpo Show a Day Early; Industry Firms Prepare for Worst

March 12, 2020

Precautions are being taken to cope with project delays, financial impacts.

Balfour Beatty Shares Good News, and New Risk, in Latest Results

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

March 11, 2020

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UK contractor notes strong year-end numbers and key role in rail megaproject, but CEO concedes looming coronavirus project impacts.

Construction Disputes

Clark and Perkins Eastman Settle Lawsuit Over $1.2B D.C. Project

Richard Korman

March 10, 2020

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Firms did not disclose terms in ending their design dispute over mixed-use development, The Wharf.

Technology

Autodesk Construction Cloud Network Has 1 Million Users, Software Vendor Says

Technology company expands sector leadership team, updates new research and women's safety harness initiatives

Jeff Yoders

March 10, 2020

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Amy Marks joins California software vendor as executive and technology "evangelist" in its construction group after departing her prefab software startup XSite Modular.

Massachusetts Utility Pleads Guilty to 2018 Gas Explosion

Columbia Gas to sell natural gas assets for $1.1 billion

Justin Rice

March 9, 2020

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Columbia Gas plea follows an agreement to pay a $53 million federal fine for blasts and fires north of Boston that killed one man.

Transit Veteran Leaves STV C-Suite for AECOM

Tom Ichniowski

Debra K. Rubin

March 4, 2020

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U. of Maryland picks engineering school dean as next president of the Top 25 US public university.

Procore Files for IPO, No Timeline Announced Yet

Jeff Rubenstone

March 4, 2020

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Construction management software provider Procore is moving ahead with its long-discussed plans for an initial public offering of its common stock, filing an S-1 form with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Feb. 28.

‘No-Poach’ Agreements Under New Justice Dept. Scrutiny

Mary B. Powers

March 4, 2020

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Feds take airm at verbal or written pacts by firms not to lure each other's employees, from craftworkers to C-suite execs, to keep labor market open and competitive.