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COVID-19 and Construction

Army Corps Set to Deliver 28 More COVID-19 Alternate Care Facilities

Agency and FEMA create space for emergency beds even as some governors scale back needs

Jeff Yoders

April 18, 2020

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Work at some sites will decrease as updated agency modeling shows they won't be needed.

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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.

Keystone XL Pipeline Ruling Could Hamper U.S. Energy Project Permits

Federal judge vacates Army Corps Nationwide Permit 12

Pam Radtke Russell

April 17, 2020

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Montana judge said Corps of Engineers should have consulted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over endangered species in blanket water-body access permit.

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.

Georgia Power Cuts Vogtle Project Workforce Amid Increase in COVID-19 Cases

Bruce Buckley

April 16, 2020

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Despite an estimated 20 % reduction in site workers, utility hopes to maintain the project's current schedule.

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.