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Managing Human Assets Gets Harder in the COVID-19 Era

April 29, 2020

Along with financial help to cope with COVID-19 impacts, North American industry firms need HR staffs to untie all the strings attached

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.

'Paycheck Protection' Loan Program May Soon Commit All Its Funds

Tom Ichniowski

April 29, 2020

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Small businesses,including many in construction and engineering, have quickly lined up to apply for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans after Congress approved $310 billion to restart the popular program.

Finance

Skanska Posted Record Q1 Revenue. Outlook for Q2? Not So Great

The company says 370 projects are affected by virus-related delays or added costs

Richard Korman

April 29, 2020

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The company says in results call that its second-quarter is filled with uncertainty.

Coronavirus and Construction

Update: Trump Signs Bill to Add $310B to 'Paycheck Protection' Loan Program

Tom Ichniowski

April 24, 2020

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Construction groups now hope to see substantial infrastructure funding in a future, as yet undrafted, bill.

Coronavirus and Construction

Senate Votes to Add $310B to 'Paycheck Protection' Loans, $75B for Health Care

Tom Ichniowski

April 21, 2020

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House of Representatives action is the package's next step.

Coronavirus and Construction

Airports Plan to Apply for Shares of $10B in CARES Act Grants

Aileen Cho

Tom Ichniowski

April 17, 2020

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Because of workforce-retention requirements, most of the funds are likely to go for payroll, not construction.

Prompt Pay

Kidzania’s U.S. Debut Involves $8M Lien Filing By Turner Construction

Texas amusement center opened last November

Richard Korman

April 17, 2020

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Architect and subcontractors also filed multi-six-figure liens.

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.

Industry M&As Take COVID-19 Hit, But Deals Aren't Dead Yet

Debra K. Rubin

April 15, 2020

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Industry brokers say the virus has not cancelled transactions but has put the brakes on speed of completion, with valuation uncertainties; U.S. payroll loan could also complicate sales.