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Feds Again Expand 'Guidance' of Virus-Essential Construction Sectors and Jobs

April 20, 2020

Aimed at states and municipalities, Dept. of Homeland Security update adds commercial work and several new construction 'support' jobs.

Ontario, Quebec Ease COVID-19 'Essential' Construction Rules

Scott Van Voorhis

April 20, 2020

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Ontario will allow 24/7 healthcare, residential work to boost flexibility; Quebec reopened projects April 20 with added compliance.

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.

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.

Altered Mercury Emissions Rule Is Latest Display of EPA's Changed Mindset

Mary B. Powers

April 17, 2020

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Revised final mandate removes 'co-benefits' of wider pollution improvements; utilities object, with big investments made and 21 state attorneys general had jointly opposed.

Water Infrastructure

Army Names New Corps of Engineers Deputy Chief

Changes announced in several other key Corps posts

Tom Ichniowski

April 15, 2020

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Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, former commander of Transatlantic and Southwestern divisions, moves into No. 2 agency position.

Feds' Construction 'Economic Revival' Team Picked as Eased Social-Distance Guidance Goes to States

Erica Berardi

Debra K. Rubin

April 15, 2020

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Construction firm, union and trade group execs will provide post-COVID-19 market startup advice while Trump tells governors: "You're going to call your own shots."

Infrastructure Bills Move to the Back Burner

Tom Ichniowski

April 15, 2020

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Early April talk about including infrastructure provisions in recovery bills related to the coronavirus pandemic has been overtaken by other priorities, such as more aid for small businesses.

New U.S. COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law Has Lots of Gray

Bruce Buckley

April 15, 2020

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With the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act in effect on April 1, design and construction firms are grappling with new provisions for emergency paid sick leave and paid family medical leave.

Construction Ethics

Mortenson To Pay $650K Fine, Provide COVID-19-Related Construction Services as Part of Bid-Rigging Settlement

Mark Shaw

April 13, 2020

Contractor also must create an internal compliance program and disclose the existence of the agreement when it bids on any public project in Colorado for a period of two years.