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Dive Brief: A new Associated Builders and Contractors list of state policies and programs ranks states for merit shop construction. Arizona topped the rankings in the associations 2020 Merit Shop Scorecard for the first time, based on the state’s promotion of free enterprise and investment in workforce training. Georgia followed Arizona in second place this year, up from fifth in 2019. Florida, a year-to-year high performer, remained in the top five after two years in the top rank in 2018 a...

UPDATE: Dec. 22, 2020: The U.S. Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief bill last night that includes $600 stimulus payments to qualifying individuals and a new round of Paycheck Protection Program funding for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Although it took months to reach an agreement on a second relief bill, funds in the bill for transportation and small business loans could aid construction, Stephen Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of America, said in a stat...

Share it UPDATE: Feb. 19, 2021: Madison Square Garden Entertainment said work is progressing on the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas with a "world-class team of construction management professionals" and 30 AECOM employees who continue to support key areas of the project. Although the music and entertainment arenas completion date, which was pushed back due to COVID-19 challenges, is still set for 2023, the final cost of the project could rise from the current $1.7 billion, MSG CFO Mark FitzPatrick sa...

Dive Brief: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report for 2019 on Dec. 15 and reported that the private construction industry had 1,061 fatal injuries for the year, up 5% from 2018 and the sectors highest number of worker deaths since 2007. The 2019 rate of injuries per 100,000 workers in the private construction industry was 9.7 , up 2.1% from 9.5 in 2018. On-the-job fatalities for all industries totaled 5,333, representing a...

Dive Brief: General contractor Hoar Construction has published a white paper about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its operations and, from its viewpoint, the construction industry at large.  In "The COVID Effect: How Our Industry Stays Resilient to Keep Building," two of the sectors most impacted by the pandemic have been healthcare and higher education, Hoar wrote, while the extra safety measures required to operate — plus material delays — have resulted in longer project timel...

Share it UPDATE: Feb. 22, 2021: The Florida DOT has announced the phased re-opening of the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Pensacola, Florida, beginning next month. During a Feb. 18 press conference, Florida DOT Secretary Kevin J. Thibault said the target date for opening one lane in each direction for the first 4,000 feet of the span on the Pensacola side is the week of March 22. During this first phase of reopening, two lanes in each direction will be open along the remaining 2 miles of the bridge. ...

Posted on 8833 As the COVID-19 pandemic deepened, leading U.S. engineering and construction firms joined forces in May, leveraging their deep safety expertise and best practices in a campaign to ensure the well-being of crews and office teams facing the outbreak’s complex challenges. Now for that push with pilot projects already in play, the NEXT Coalition is being honored, winning Construction Dive magazine’s coveted “Innovat...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. ‘NEXT Coalition’ of Leading U.S. Engineering, Construction Firms Wins Construction Dive Magazine’s Coveted Top Innovation Prize December 9, 2020 GMT OVERLAND PARK, KS.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 9, 2020-- As the COVID-19 pandemic deepened, leading U.S. engineering and construction firms joined forces in May, leveraging their deep safety expertise and best practices in a campaign to ensure the well-bei...