(May 5, 2020)—Contracting giant AECOM reported its Q2 fiscal year 2020 results this week, which included a record-high backlog of $42 billion. The Los Angeles, California-based firm also reported near-record new project awards, totaling $8.6 billion in value. Project backlog increased 14% year over year.
NATIONAL (April 28, 2020)—Construction employment declined in 99 out of 358 metro areas from March 2019 to last month as the coronavirus pandemic triggered the first shutdown orders and project cancellations, according to an analysis released by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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This week, the governors of Pennsylvania and Washington both announced plans for construction to resume on some projects with certain limitations in place.
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Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf announced recently that construction would resume on May 1. Pennsylvania was one of the few states across the country that shut down all construction barring those projects considered essential.