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Bidens first 100 days: A look back As President Joe Biden hits the 100-day mark in office, Construction Dive takes a look at his initiatives, orders and appointments that will affect the industry for the next four years and beyond. Published April 30, 2021 President Joe Biden and his administration marked 100 days in office this week. Since being sworn in on Jan. 20, Biden has kept busy with executive orders, appointments and meetings to help further his agenda, and many...

Quinn Rooney via Getty Images The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiked substantially in Michigan this month, causing the states Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend its emergency temporary standard to Oct. 14, 2021 — one year to the day since it was issued. As of April 26, Michigan had a seven-day average of 5,423 new daily cases, the highest in the country after Florida, and an average of 68 deaths a day, the highest dea...

Dive Brief: Construction vendors and subcontractors are relying on technology and offsite fabrication to help work around material shortages and other challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new market outlook from Consigli. The Boston-based firm found that the pandemic has motivated subcontractors and vendors to implement technological advancements into their shop and field processes. "Cost saving material management software, tool upgrades and robotics are improving eff...

  Cedar Rapids and its surrounding communities are used to facing — and overcoming — challenges. Property-damaging flooding has always been an issue there. In fact, according to the city of Cedar Rapids, historic flooding and tornadoes in 2008 cost the Federal Emergency Management Agency $848 million, the agencys sixth-largest declaration ever. Total property damage was estimated at $6 billion. "We feel as a community, if we can recover from the floods of 2008, we can meet any challenge," ...

Drew Angerer via Getty Images Most contractors won’t pay more in taxes under President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, while the infusion of cash to fund more public construction projects would provide a significant upside for their businesses, according to a certified public accountant who leads Ernst & Youngs global construction and engineering practice. Accountant Erin Roberts said that because the majority of constructio...

Eduardo Munoz Alvarez via Getty Images Constructions recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will vary greatly by city, but will most likely begin this year, a new report from construction management firm Cumming says. The companys Q1 construction market analysis predicts that the industrys resurgence will return in earnest starting in the third quarter of this year, and the firm said it is already seeing a significant pick up in activity and discuss...

April 16, 2021 Continue Reading The National Association of Home Builders and its construction industry partners are teaming up for COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Week from April 19 through 23. The goal is to encourage construction professionals to receive vaccinations and help the country end the pandemic, says NAHB. According to a recent survey by Construction Dive, 46% of eligible construction workers plan to forgo vaccination despite the industry’s high rates of COVID-19 in some areas ...

Dive Brief: Financial software firm Briq today announced the launch of BriqCash, the first construction payments and rewards platform focused on how contractors manage their expenses and cash. BriqCash gives general and specialty contractors the ability to automate invoice processing, onboard and manage vendors, control expenses at the cost-code level and make direct payments that earn cash back and industry-specific rewards on items such as tools, equipment rentals and supplies.  This is Br...

Dive Brief: President Joe Biden announced last week that his nominee for assistant secretary for occupational safety and health for the Department of Labor is Douglas L. Parker, the current head of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). Prior to his position at Cal/OSHA, a position he has held since 2019, Parker held various other roles related to worker safety, including deputy assistant secretary for policy in the DOLs Mine Safety and Health Administration; seni...

Dive Brief: New York City-based developer The Durst Organization last week unveiled plans for a mixed-use project on the Philadelphia waterfront that blends new housing and retail with the preservation of some of the citys most historic locations. The 26-story project, designed by Handel Architects, will include 360 apartments, 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, a new park and improved connections to the historic Wood Street steps and Delaware River trail, according to a press release ...