Bruce Buckley

Pa. Contractors Rush To Respond to Construction Stop Order

Enforcement of state order to cease work begins March 21

March 20, 2020

Pennsylvania-based contractors scramble to close construction sites with enforcement set to start March 21 in effort to curb COVID-19.

Contractor Pauses $215M W.Va. Highway Job Over Worker COVID-19 Concerns

Bruce Buckley

March 19, 2020

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State approval of one-week shutdown was easier with work ahead of schedule; a longer stoppage is not yet clear.

Covid-19

Construction Firms Respond to Mask Donation Need

Bruce Buckley

March 18, 2020

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Industry voluntarily sharing their inventories of protective masks and respirators.

ENR 1Q Cost Report Executive Compensation

2020 1Q Cost Report

Construction Exec Pay Rose 4.2% in 2019, a Big Yearly Gain

Bruce Buckley

March 18, 2020

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Construction executives continue to make strong annual gains in compensation, particularly those willing to sign on with new employers.

Trump Administration Calls on Construction Firms to Donate Masks

But AGC seeks clarity if the request is official policy or an 'off-the-cuff remark.'

Bruce Buckley

March 17, 2020

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VP Pence seeks donations of N95 masks to local hospitals and forgo additional orders as AGC seeks clarity if request is official policy or 'off the cuff remark.'

Teamwork Streamlines Complex Hotel Project

Bruce Buckley

February 10, 2020

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The Marriott at Virginia Beach Oceanfront includes a cast-in-place prestressed concrete hotel and a structural-steel conference center

Four-Alarm Blaze Torches Construction Site Outside Washington, D.C.

Owner declares mixed-use project in Alexandria, Va. “destroyed”

Bruce Buckley

February 8, 2020

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About 150 firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to a four-alarm fire at a construction site outside Washington, D.C., on Feb. 8.

Trade and Tariffs

Will The New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal Calm Industry Jitters?

Bruce Buckley

December 18, 2019

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News that House Democrats and the Trump administration have come to terms on the US-Mexico-Canada pact offers calm in the storm over trade policies roiling construction since 2017.