Vice President Pence urged construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 masks to local hospitals and forgo additional orders.
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Month: March 2020
Pennsylvania Pauses Highway, Bridge Work to Curb Coronavirus Spread
All road and bridge construction by the state DOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was ordered to stop as of midnight, March 17.
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Coronavirus and Construction: Latest Updates
ENR tracks new impacts on the industry as the COVID-19 pandemic forces closures and interrupts business.
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Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus
Gilbane, Suffolk, Consigli among companies agreeing to shut down sites after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh halted all construction in Boston for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Construction and Coronavirus: What We’ve Seen So Far
Key thoughts on government and business response to the pandemic and what it means for construction.
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Coronavirus Risk Closes ConExpo Show a Day Early; Industry Firms Prepare for Worst
Precautions are being taken to cope with project delays, financial impacts.
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Equipment Dealers Say Certified Technician Shortage Is Getting Worse
Trade group survey says members could need up to 73,500 technicians in five years.
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Association of Equipment Dealers: Shortage of Certified Technicians Is Getting Worse
The Association of Equipment Dealers released a survey that says its members could need up to 73,500 technicians within five years.
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Caterpillar, Case CE Launch New Equipment at CONEXPO 2020
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 opened on Mar. 10 under cloudy skies, but crowds were not visibly deterred by the weather or threats of COVID-19.
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Panel's Review of Transit Center's Fractured Girders Draws Heated Reactions
The public authority that owns and runs the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco forcefully disagrees with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's independent expert panel that reviewed the 2018 brittle fractures in twin built-up plate girders.
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