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COVID-19 Claims John LaPlante, 80, Chicago's First DOT Commissioner

Engineer died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.

Jeff Yoders

March 23, 2020

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Engineer, also a former manager for design firm T.Y. Lin, died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.

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.

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.

Manufacturing

GM Will Partner With Ventec to Manufacture Ventilators for COVID-19 Response

Ventec will use GM’s logistics, purchasing and manufacturing expertise to build more of the critically important machines

Jeff Yoders

March 22, 2020

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Medical device firm will make use of automaker's logistics and manufacturing expertise to scale up and expedite ventilator production.

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.

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.

Pa. Contractors Rush To Respond to Construction Stop Order

Enforcement of state order to cease work begins March 21

Justin Rice Bruce Buckley

March 20, 2020

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Pennsylvania-based contractors scramble to close construction sites with enforcement set to start March 21 in effort to curb COVID-19.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot

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Stay-at-Home Orders in Eight Midwest States Broadly Exempt Construction, Michigan's is More Limited

Exceptions for construction work are broadly defined in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin coronavirus orders, Michigan's is narrower

Jeff Yoders

March 20, 2020

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Construction in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin is seen as essential infrastructure, so work continues on most sites in those states. Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas's orders broadly exempt outdoor activities. Michigan's order includes public works construction as essential.

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COVID-19 Claims John LaPlante, 80, Chicago's First DOT Commissioner

Tourism’s Tumble Halts Airline’s $420M Florida Resort Project, for Now

Cloud Infrastructure Keeps Firms Afloat During Coronavirus Pandemic

Treasury, Labor Depts. Ease Family/Medical Leave Mechanisms

GM Will Partner With Ventec to Manufacture Ventilators for COVID-19 Response

Companies Offer Alternative Solutions for COVID-19 Beds

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

Kansas OKs $10 Billion Transportation Program as Economic Stimulus

Pa. Contractors Rush To Respond to Construction Stop Order

Stay-at-Home Orders in Eight Midwest States Broadly Exempt Construction, Michigan's is More Limited

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