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Latest Updates On The Coronavirus Pandemic

ENR tracks new industry impacts as COVID-19 forces project closures and interrupts global business.

US Appeals Court Won't Allow Energy Projects to Use Key Fast-Track Permit

Mary B. Powers

June 1, 2020

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Judges deny Corps of Engineers emergency plea to 'stay' lower court's ban on use of NWP-12 permit for oil, gas pipelines.

Tom Ichniowski

May 29, 2020

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Loan to Inland Empire Utilities Agency will cover about 45% of project's total cost.

Mary B. Powers

May 29, 2020

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Teams, including winner BWXT-Fluor, had vied for 10-year management and cleanup of the large Hanford, Wash., site underground waste tank complex.

Renewable Energy

Siemens Scores Big U.S. Play for New Record Wind Turbine

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

May 29, 2020

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Firm will build 14-MW units at Va. offshore site, but sets Sept. 28 energy unit IPO. U.S. tax credits expand on clean-power, carbon-capture projects.

Coronavirus and Construction

House Approves Bill to Loosen Paycheck Protection Restrictions

Tom Ichniowski

May 28, 2020

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Changes include cutting payroll's minimum share of loan proceeds to 60%, from 75% now.

NY Governor To 'Fast Track' Key NYC Projects to Boost Virus Recovery

Debra K. Rubin

May 27, 2020

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With NYC now set for June 8 reopening, push focuses on LaGuardia, Penn Station projects and power infrastructure, but no scope and schedule detail aired; Andrew Cuomo seeks federal fund boost.

Former NYC Subway Chief Will Take Over London Transport System

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

May 27, 2020

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Andy Byford, transit exec who boosted service but butted heads with NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, now must lead UK city's rail and road network to COVID-19 recovery.

Federal Contracts

What The New NASA Launch Could Mean For Jacobs and Other Contractors

A successful mission could keep contracts flowing out of agency’s ambitious programs

Richard Korman

May 27, 2020

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The space agency awards billions of dollars worth of contracts each year.

COVID-19 and Construction

Associated Builders and Contractors Files Suit Against Michigan Governor's Orders

Michigan ABC Lawsuit Alleges Reopening Opens Contractors Up to Fines, Prison Without Due Process

Jeff Yoders

May 26, 2020

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ABC of Greater Michigan lawsuit alleges that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D) construction opening executive orders eliminate due process and increase penalties for contractors without new laws being passed to do so.

Federal Projects

$1.3B Border Wall Contract Controversy Is Just the Latest for Fisher Sand & Gravel

May 24, 2020

Scrutiny of two big Corps of Engineers awards follows N.D. contractor's long push for market share, which included lawsuits and other efforts to gain attention.

June 1, 2020

In an unprecedented collaboration, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce, and floor-covering supplier Interface are showing their collective commitment to embodied carbon reduction by joining the board of Building Transparency.

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US Appeals Court Won't Allow Energy Projects to Use Key Fast-Track Permit

EPA Clears $196M WIFIA Loan for Calif. Wastewater Project

Jacobs, Ex-AECOM Teams Protest Losing $13B DOE Nuke Award

Siemens Scores Big U.S. Play for New Record Wind Turbine

House Approves Bill to Loosen Paycheck Protection Restrictions

NY Governor To 'Fast Track' Key NYC Projects to Boost Virus Recovery

Former NYC Subway Chief Will Take Over London Transport System

What The New NASA Launch Could Mean For Jacobs and Other Contractors

Associated Builders and Contractors Files Suit Against Michigan Governor's Orders

$1.3B Border Wall Contract Controversy Is Just the Latest for Fisher Sand & Gravel

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