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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

UPDATE: Feds Demand Court Reinstate Key Corps of Engineers Project Permit

Mary B. Powers

April 29, 2020

Possibly thousands of energy and power projects affected as Apr. 15 ruling forces Nationwide Permit-12 water-access halt and overhaul; U.S. to seek higher court review.

'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.

NJ Transit Rail Ops Exec Dies April 18 of COVID-19 Complications

Debra K. Rubin

April 25, 2020

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Ray Kenny, 69, was tapped in 2019 to boost NJT operations, including positive train control deadline; line confirms that CEO Kevin Corbett is on home quarantine after positive test.

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.

Supreme Court Takes Middle Road in Key Hawaii Clean-Water Dispute Ruling

Debra K. Rubin

April 23, 2020

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The 6-3 decision says U.S. law appies to groundwater pollution, but vague court standard is set to require case-by-case permit review and spur more litigation.

Water Infrastructure