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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.

UPDATE: UK Construction Copes With Mixed Guidance on COVID-19 Lockdown

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

March 22, 2020

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More British projects are closed but others proceed as govt. and industry grapple with rising COVID-19 numbers, tough directives on social distance and economic fallout; across Europe, 190,000 cases and 8,700 deaths pose key challenges.

Coronavirus and Construction

Treasury, Labor Depts. Ease Family/Medical Leave Mechanisms

Plan implements provisions of Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Bruce Buckley

March 22, 2020

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Engineering and contractor groups say new program falls short of fixing industry cash-flow problems.

AGC Survey: 28% of Members Report Halted or Delayed Projects Due to COVID-19

Members also report supply line interruptions and shortages of workers due to self-quarantines.

Mark Shaw

March 22, 2020

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AGC announced survey findings during the first of a series of webinars designed to help members navigate the fast-changing economic landscape due to the coronavirus.

What Effects From the Coronavirus Pandemic Are You Seeing on Your Work, and What Do You Want to Know?

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March 21, 2020

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Companies Offer Alternative Solutions for COVID-19 Beds

Bruce Buckley

March 20, 2020

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AEC firms, health care providers and agencies work to speed hospital beds, including fast-track fit-outs of existing spaces, temporary tents, mobile combat hospitals and modular solutions.

Coronavirus and Construction

Army Corps of Engineers Launches Multistate Push To Add Hospital Capacity

Tom Ichniowski

March 20, 2020

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Corps is working with at least 13 states to convert hotels, college dorms into "ICU-like" space, its commander Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite says.

Canada Provinces Are Not Shutting Projects, But Some Owners Scale Them Back

Scott Van Voorhis

March 20, 2020

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Officials don't want COVID-19 to sidetrack a key economic driver, but western megaproject sites are sending workers home. Confirmed cases rose on March 22 to 1,302 from 1,099 a day earlier.