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Three of Four Shortlisted Teams Move Ahead on Big Maryland Highway P3

January 11, 2021

It's not clear why one team opted out of competition for the estimated $11 billion I-270/Beltway expansion in a major commuter corridor outside Washington, D.C.

EPA Can't Evade Enviro Firm's $2.7M Cleanup Site Pay Claim, US Court Says

Mary B. Powers

January 10, 2021

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Federal appeals panel orders lower court to restore August Mack Environmental's compensation bid, rejected on a technicality.

Construction Workforce

Construction's December Jobless Rate Jumps Despite 51K Job Gain

Tom Ichniowski

January 8, 2021

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Nonresidential building was only construction segment that shed jobs last month.

Construction Economics

AGC: 2021 Outlook Muted as Pandemic Delays, Cancels Projects

Only 35% of firms plan to add workers; 24% plan reductions

Jeff Yoders

January 7, 2021

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AGC survey of 1,300 member firms shows most contractors expect demand for new construction to fall in 2021.

Obituary: Innovator Jim O'Brien, 91, Kept Projects, Clients, on Critical Path

Debra K. Rubin

January 6, 2021

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CPM scheduling guru and CM firm co-founder also authored the field's first textbook in 1965, still in wide use.

Coronavirus and Construction

Commentary: How to Limit COVID-19 Related Legal Claims

Meagan Bachman, Crowell & Moring Joshua Lindsay, Crowell & Moring

January 5, 2021

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There are important steps to take to limit possible costs and litigation.

Pandemic Finance

How the Paycheck Protection Program Loans Differ in Round 2

Bruce Buckley

January 5, 2021

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Borrowers need to note changes in terms and documentation.

Construction Litigation

Big Mario Cuomo Bridge Consortium Targets Demolition Engineer in Lawsuit

Richard Korman

December 29, 2020

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Newest litigation by Fluor-led consortium on New York Hudson River crossing also seeks payment.

Portland, Maine's Green New Deal Worries Local Contractors

Stringent apprenticeship requirements take hold on Jan. 1

Johanna Knapschaefer

December 27, 2020

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Firms are concerned that new ballot initiative's mandates, which take effect Jan. 1, could threaten their eligibility for city public works.

Jobsite Fatalities

UPDATE: Laborer Jamie Fitzgerald, Killed in Dec. 9 Ohio Plant Collapse, is Recovered on Jan. 9

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

December 21, 2020

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At power plant demolition site where Fitzgerald and another worker died, contractor Adamo Group also imploded a 900-ft stack it says posed a site hazard.