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COVID-19 and Construction

Lender Halts Chicago's '1000M' Tower as Developer Seeks New Financing

The $470-million skyscraper is first major city project shut due to COVID-19 funding impact

July 9, 2020

Financier Goldman-Sachs clouds future of Helmut Jahn-designed structure with 90-day review, first major city project to pause construction over COVID-19 economic impacts.

Former Hill Int'l CEO Wins NJ Primary for U.S. Congressional Seat

Debra K. Rubin

July 8, 2020

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David Richter, ex-chief of program management firm, beats operating engineers union official Kate Gibbs to face Democrat incumbent in November House district race.

Corps, Mass. Reach Deal To Replace Cape Cod Bridges

Scott Van Voorhis

July 8, 2020

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Massachusetts and federal officials came a step closer to replacing a pair of 85-year-old bridges across the Cape Cod Canal.

Vegas-LA High-Speed Rail Line Can Use Interstate 15 Right-of-Way

Jim Parsons

July 8, 2020

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Caltrans enters agreement with private entity XpressWest.

Courts Cause New Angst for High-Profile Energy Projects

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

July 7, 2020

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Environmental rulings and delays ding Keystone XL, Dakota Access oil line builds, as Atlantic Coast gas line ends work; but NWP-12 permit is okayed for other energy projects and Dakota gets partial reprieve.

Coronavirus and Construction

Trump Signs Bill Extending Paycheck Protection Loan Deadline to Aug. 8

Tom Ichniowski

July 4, 2020

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About $138.4 billion in loan funding for COVID-19 impacts was still available at business close on June 30, said the US Small Business Administration.

Construction Spending Fell in May, U.S. Commerce Dept. Reports

Alisa Zevin

July 2, 2020

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Private work is down, while public construction rates increase.

Three-story building partial collapse Carroll Garden

Building in Brooklyn, N.Y. Being Demolished After Partial Collapse

Corinne Grinapol

July 2, 2020

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Three-story structure had received a partial stop work order for city buildings department violations before the collapse.

COVID-19 and Construction

Health Check-In Apps Seen as Key Way to Limit Viral Outbreaks on Jobsites

Jeff Rubenstone

July 1, 2020

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As the pandemic upends traditional jobsite screening, contractors are turning to online health surveys at points of entry to help prevent an ill person coming onto the site.

Newark Airport's Terminal 1 Starts Spreading Its Wings

Aileen Cho

Debra K. Rubin

July 1, 2020

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The $2.7-billion facility, New Jersey's largest-ever Port Authority NY and NJ project, is much-anticipated economic driver in virus-ravaged region, but COVID impacts could alter its scope and schedule.