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First Street Foundation Model Expands Flood Risk Parameters

July 15, 2020

A new flood model from the nonprofit First Street Foundation nearly doubles the number of properties the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Special Flood Hazard Area had identified as at risk in a 1-in-100-year flood event.

Trump Reverses on Foreign Student Online Class Deportations

Bruce Buckley

July 14, 2020

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Dropped edict that would have required F-1 visaholders to find live instruction or risk being sent home, prompted strong educator backlash, including engineering.

Construction Accidents

Minnesota Trucker Sentenced Over Distracted Driving Workzone Fatality

Richard Korman

July 14, 2020

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Prosecutors claim driver was viewing pornography on his phone in moments before accident.

Texas Private Border Wall Faces Aug. 5 Hearing on Stability, Flood Risks

Mary B. Powers

July 13, 2020

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Judge orders new engineering review linked to pending lawsuit, of three-mile bollard barrier built by Fisher Sand and Gravel on sensitive Rio Grande bank.

Former Hill Int'l CEO Wins NJ Primary for U.S. Congressional Seat

Debra K. Rubin

July 8, 2020

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David Richter, ex-chief of program management firm, beats operating engineers union official Kate Gibbs to face Democrat incumbent in November House district race.

Coronavirus and Construction

First Look at Long List of AEC Firms Receiving PPP Loans

Scott Blair

Tom Ichniowski

July 7, 2020

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Paycheck Protection Program loans are viewed as one factor driving construction's strong employment gain in June.

Courts Cause New Angst for High-Profile Energy Projects

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

July 7, 2020

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Environmental rulings and delays ding Keystone XL, Dakota Access oil line builds, as Atlantic Coast gas line ends work; but NWP-12 permit is okayed for other energy projects and Dakota gets partial reprieve.

Coronavirus and Construction

Trump Signs Bill Extending Paycheck Protection Loan Deadline to Aug. 8

Tom Ichniowski

July 4, 2020

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About $138.4 billion in loan funding for COVID-19 impacts was still available at business close on June 30, said the US Small Business Administration.

Coronavirus and Construction

Senate, House Approve Extension for Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Tom Ichniowski

July 1, 2020

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Measure, which would allow loan applications through Aug. 8, awaits Trump's signature.

COVID-19 and Construction

Health Check-In Apps Seen as Key Way to Limit Viral Outbreaks on Jobsites

Jeff Rubenstone

July 1, 2020

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As the pandemic upends traditional jobsite screening, contractors are turning to online health surveys at points of entry to help prevent an ill person coming onto the site.