Debra K. Rubin

CEOs Detail Virus-Reshaped Business Realities

April 19, 2020

Market contraction and bottom-line hits are set to plague AEC sector through 2021, but firms push to keep staff in place, chiefs say in surveys.

Industry M&As Take COVID-19 Hit, But Deals Aren't Dead Yet

Debra K. Rubin

April 15, 2020

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Industry brokers say the virus has not cancelled transactions but has put the brakes on speed of completion, with valuation uncertainties; U.S. payroll loan could also complicate sales.

C-Suite Gets Shakeup at Canada Infrastructure Bank

Debra K. Rubin

Scott Van Voorhis

April 15, 2020

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Pension fund ex-CEO Michael Sabia now chairs criticized project finance entity, with feds seeing role ahead in country's COVID-19 recovery.

Industry Finds New Innovations to Stay Ahead of COVID-19

April 15, 2020

Industry firms, suppliers and entrepreneurs are coming up with new processes and innovations to fight the spread of COVID-19

Feds' Construction 'Economic Revival' Team Picked as Eased Social-Distance Guidance Goes to States

Erica Berardi

Debra K. Rubin

April 15, 2020

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Construction firm, union and trade group execs will provide post-COVID-19 market startup advice while Trump tells governors: "You're going to call your own shots."

Obituary: Bill Gianelli, 101, Built Calif.'s Landmark Water Delivery System

Debra K. Rubin

April 12, 2020

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Engineer executed epic and controversial state water-power project, followed Ronald Reagan to D.C. as a Corps exec and mentored hundreds of water professionals.

Coronavirus and Construction

New Jersey, Second in U.S. COVID-19 Case Growth, Shuts Non-Essential Construction

Eydie Cubarrubia

Debra K. Rubin

April 9, 2020

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As numbers spike, Gov. Phil Murphy has to shut more projects, but exempts critical infrastructure, utility, medical, and emergency projects with stricter safety; fines of up to $1000 could be imposed.

Clean Energy Can Drive Post-COVID-19 Recovery, Business Groups Say

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

April 5, 2020

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Push comes as pandemic causes steepest 1-month decline in U.K. and Europe construction indexes since 2009 recession, says IHS Markit.

Financial Turmoil

AECOM and WSP Halt Talks to Create Megafirm, Sources Say

Value uncertainty created by COVID-19 pandemic is apparent reason

Debra K. Rubin

April 2, 2020

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Two giants won't confirm negotiations, but deal was close before COVID-19 projections, with talks that could pick up by summer, source says.

COVID-19: Confronting The New Normal

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Debra K. Rubin

April 2, 2020

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As the global pandemic rages, the construction sector copes with constantly shifting realities to keep projects, workforces, clients, bottom-lines and futures on track.