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Coronavirus and Construction

Latest Northwest Updates About the Pandemic

Erica Berardi

April 8, 2020

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ENR Northwest updates the latest news on the impact of COVID-19 on Alaska, Oregon and Washington.

Washington’s Sound Transit Temporarily Halts Most Construction

Erica Berardi

April 7, 2020

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Agency cites insufficient staffing to meet safety standards in temporary suspension of 80% of its capital construction to reduce COVID-19 risks.

Contractors Prioritizing Safety Across Texas & Louisiana Region

Louise Poirier Autumn Cafiero Giusti

April 7, 2020

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change lives daily, the construction industry is continuing to adapt. Across the region, work continues, with strict attention to safety and sanitation protocols.

Latest California & Hawaii Updates on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Erica Berardi

April 3, 2020

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ENR CA updates the latest developments in the response to COVID-19 in California and Hawaii.

Coronavirus and Construction

Federal Government Issues Guidance to Clarify Areas of ‘Essential’ Work

Mary B. Powers

March 30, 2020

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security document states need to reduce confusion and ambiguity among state and local officials.

Tech

Make the Call for More Construction Technology in a Time of Crisis

Contractors must tell vendors what they need in these times of crisis, even as needs shift

Tooey Courtemanche

March 26, 2020

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While relationships are the backbone of the construction industry, how we communicate is necessarily changing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please help construction technology providers give you want you need, by telling us what that is even as it changes, seemingly, every day.

COVID-19

Coronavirus Confusion in California

Firms unclear about shelter-in-place directives and orders

Erica Berardi

March 18, 2020

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Confusion grew in California as businesses struggled to understand locally issued shelter-in-place and other COVID-19 related directives and orders that onsite work could continue only at “essential” or vital services, which make exceptions for certain construction.

COVID-19 Global Market Slowdown Shuts Equipment Maker JCB Through March 30

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Debra K. Rubin

March 18, 2020

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UK firm's hiatus will enable it to "replan our production," says its CEO; company is weighing a government request to produce ventilators for affected patients, media report.