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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.

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Kidzania’s U.S. Debut Involves $8M Lien Filing By Turner Construction

Texas amusement center opened last November

Richard Korman

April 17, 2020

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Architect and subcontractors also filed multi-six-figure liens.

Coronavirus and Construction

Update: Construction Tops Industries in Paycheck Protection Loan Volume

But SBA says all of the program's funding was exhausted by April 16

Tom Ichniowski

April 17, 2020

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Updated figures show construction companies received $44.9 million in PPP loans, more than any other industry.

Altered Mercury Emissions Rule Is Latest Display of EPA's Changed Mindset

Mary B. Powers

April 17, 2020

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Revised final mandate removes 'co-benefits' of wider pollution improvements; utilities object, with big investments made and 21 state attorneys general had jointly opposed.

Whistleblower Suit Dismissed Against AECOM on $1.9B U.S. Army Contract

Mary B. Powers

April 16, 2020

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Federal judge rejects former finance manager's charges of overbilling and other violations, citing "underlying invalidity of the merits."

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.

Companies, Colleges Retool to Produce Much-Needed Face Masks

Stephanie Loder

Mary B. Powers

April 15, 2020

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Firms large and small in New York and New Jersey, and even individuals, produce plastic face shields to help augment dwindling supplies of personal protective equipment for health care workers.

Industry Finds New Innovations to Stay Ahead of COVID-19

Jeff Rubenstone Bruce Buckley

Jeff Yoders

Debra K. Rubin

April 15, 2020

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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."