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Cloud Infrastructure Keeps Firms Afloat During Coronavirus Pandemic

But transition may be rocky for firms looking for quick solutions

March 22, 2020

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.

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.

Kansas OKs $10 Billion Transportation Program as Economic Stimulus

Jim Parsons

March 20, 2020

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New package has safeguards to protect project funds from budget raids that siphoned billions in the existing program; Kentucky $4B funding bill also set to pass.

Perspective: A Virus-Shaken Economy Could Erode Markets for New Construction

Alisa Zevin

March 19, 2020

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Rider Levett Bucknall's Julian Anderson says belt-tightening is set to become the industry's new normal.

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Ritchie Bros. Sees Large Number of Bidders on Equipment in US and France, Despite Coronavirus

Equipment auction house expects pandemic to drive shift to online bidding

Jeff Rubenstone

March 19, 2020

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Equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. has reported a high volume of bidding for equipment this week, citing a growth in online bidders.

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ENR's Best of the Best Projects 2019

March 19, 2020

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ENR’s gathering to recognize the Best of the Best Projects winners has been postponed to Aug. 4-5 due to the COVID-19 health emergency.

Transportation, Mixed-Use, Tech Lead Top Starts in New York, New Jersey

D.G. McCullough

March 19, 2020

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The largest 40 projects on this year’s list total $16.22 billion in construction cost and include structures for science and technology

Best of the Best Projects 2019

Best Water/Environment: Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project

Scott Lewis

March 19, 2020

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The Haiwee Power Plant Penstock project, in the remote Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierras, involved replacing 9,420 ft of carbon-steel riveted penstock.

Best of the Best Projects 2019

Best Sports/Entertainment: City of Aurora Central Recreation Center

Mark Shaw

March 19, 2020

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Aurora’s new recreation center is as much a work of art as it is a city-owned, amenity-rich facility for exercise and wellness—one that was funded entirely by revenue from marijuana taxes.