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  • What’s in the $2T Stimulus Package & How it Affects You
    On Friday, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed a historic $2 trillion economic stimulus package that will provide United States businesses and citizens with much-needed aid during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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  • Bechtel Reports $21.8B in Revenue in 2019, YOY Decline
    In its annual report released last week, Bechtel Corporation profit results of $21.8 billion in 2019. The company’s 2019 revenue marked a 14.5% decline from 2018.  While the United States’ largest
    Read More →: Bechtel Reports $21.8B in Revenue in 2019, YOY Decline

  • Dodge Data & Analytics’ Chief Economist on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Construction
    From Dodge Data & Analytics Chief Economist Richard Branch  NATIONAL (March 24, 2020)—The past 2 weeks have seen an unprecedented shuttering of the United States economy. Our expectations on the impact of
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  • AIA Issues Statement Imploring Congress to Pass Relief Package
    WASHINGTON (March 20, 2020)—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2020 President Jane Frederick, FAIA, and Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer Robert Ivy, FAIA, are urging Congress to address the critical needs
    Read More →: AIA Issues Statement Imploring Congress to Pass Relief Package

  • States & Major Cities Across the U.S. Halt Construction Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
    NATIONAL—Soon after Boston, Massachusetts Mayor Marty Walsh ordered a halt on all construction in the city last week, three other Massachusetts cities followed suit: Cambridge, Chilmark, and West Tisbury.  Last week in San
    Read More →: States & Major Cities Across the U.S. Halt Construction Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

  • CONEXPO-CON/AGG Sees Strong Attendance Despite COVID-19 Spread
    MILWAUKEE & LAS VEGAS (March 14, 2020) – Multiple construction and construction materials industry segments converged on the Las Vegas Convention Center and Festival Grounds as they came together for CONEXPO-CON/AGG &
    Read More →: CONEXPO-CON/AGG Sees Strong Attendance Despite COVID-19 Spread

  • What’s in the Coronavirus Emergency Relief Package
    On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed into law a coronavirus relief package providing paid emergency leave for American workers and free testing for COVID-19.  The Senate approved the bill, H.R.6201, on
    Read More →: What’s in the Coronavirus Emergency Relief Package

  • Boston Mayor Halts Construction Due to Coronavirus
    The city of Boston, Massachusetts, became one of the first major metropolitan areas to halt construction this week, after Mayor Marty Walsh announced the stop-work order on Monday.  The move came
    Read More →: Boston Mayor Halts Construction Due to Coronavirus

  • From the Editor: CBO Continues Operations Uninterrupted
    To all readers: Despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19 across the globe, Cahaba Media Group and Construction Business Owner (CBO) Magazine and Digital Media have instituted remote work plans and are continuing all publishing
    Read More →: From the Editor: CBO Continues Operations Uninterrupted

  • WD-40’Partners with Habitat for Humanity’to Give Back to’Communities’
      SAN DIEGO (March 9, 2020)—As part of WD-40 Company’s ongoing effort to make things better than they are today, WD-40 Brand will donate 50 cents to Habitat for Humanity for every 12-ounce can of WD-40 Smart Straw sold at participating Lowe’s
    Read More →: WD-40’Partners with Habitat for Humanity’to Give Back to’Communities’

  • Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Confidence Dips Amid Uncertainty Around Coronavirus
    WASHINGTON (March 12, 2020)—The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the March 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business
    Read More →: Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Confidence Dips Amid Uncertainty Around Coronavirus

  • Dodge Momentum Index Drops 1.8% in February
    NEW JERSEY (March 6, 2020)—The Dodge Momentum Index moved 1.8% lower in February to 148.7  from the revised January reading of 151.4. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is
    Read More →: Dodge Momentum Index Drops 1.8% in February

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