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Coronavirus and Construction

Federal Government Issues Guidance to Clarify Areas of ‘Essential’ Work

Mary B. Powers

March 30, 2020

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security document states need to reduce confusion and ambiguity among state and local officials.

Coronavirus and Construction

Surveys: Hundreds of Design Professionals See Big COVID-19 Business Impacts

Bruce Buckley

Debra K. Rubin

March 28, 2020

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AIA, ACEC, ASCE analyses find professionals expect decline in new work but chance to reboot, while CEOs see 5% to 20% revenue impact in 2020.

UK Offers COVID-19 Financial Cushion to Firms, Workers

Peter Reina

March 27, 2020

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Government delays tax payments and offers corporate loans and small business cash grants while extending employee stipends to self-employed workers.

Involuntary Manslaughter Plea in Fatal Wildfire Case Costs Calif. Utility $4M

Mary B. Powers

March 24, 2020

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PG&E filed Camp fire pact as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, which includes new mitigation strategies for the 2020 wildfire season such as community microgrids.

Webcor CEO Says New Business Practices Needed in Response to Pandemic

Safeguarding health of workers on jobsites seen as priority

Jeff Rubenstone

March 24, 2020

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Working to keep his company’s projects moving amid an unprecedented viral pandemic, Webcor Builders President and CEO Jes Pedersen says the company is learning as it goes.

Airport Projects

Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year

Mark Shaw

March 23, 2020

Denver will pay the public-private partnership team an additional $55 million to end its work on the airport's Great Hall renovation.

Construction Groups Push Back on OSHA's COVID-19 Reporting Rule

Jim Parsons

March 23, 2020

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Tracing the virus to workplace exposure for recordkeeping, as noted in March 13 agency guidance, presents a compliance challenge, firms say.

Coronavirus and Construction

Tourism’s Tumble Halts Airline’s $420M Florida Resort Project, for Now

Is what happened in Florida a sign of more to come?

Richard Korman

March 23, 2020

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Travel and tourism, which had provided a boost to Charlotte Harbor, Fla., is in trouble all over the world.

Cloud Infrastructure Keeps Firms Afloat During Coronavirus Pandemic

But transition may be rocky for firms looking for quick solutions

Jeff Rubenstone

March 22, 2020

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Some design and engineering firms that have shifted to cloud-based IT infrastructure are finding they can maintain their workloads even as many employees are forced out of their offices due to the pandemic.