Industry Insider – August 13, 2020
Update on the SFAA Newsletters
The SFAA will be taking a brief break from our weekly newsletters during the August Recess in Congress. We plan to return to the usual distribution schedule for both the SFAA Weekly and the Industry Insider on the week of September 7th, 2020.
Contract Surety
COVID-19 Has Increased Competition Among Contractors
Construction Dive | August 6, 2020
Georgia Legislature Significantly Changes Effect and Requirements for Lien Waivers
Smith Currie | July 22, 2020
The Notice of Contract Mechanism: How Contractors Can Avoid Double Payment
National Law Review | August 5, 2020
Construction
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $464 Million in Grant Awards Nationwide to Revitalize America’s Bus Infrastructure
Federal Transit Administration | August 11, 2020
Early 2021 Groundbreaking Planned for $6 Billion Lincoln Yards Megadevelopment on North Side
Chicago Tribune | August 6, 2020
Construction Adds 20K Jobs in July, Growth Slows from May, June
Engineering News-Record | August 7, 2020
Highway Work at Risk as Congress Considers Next Recovery Bill
Roll Call | August 4, 2020
Public-Private Partnership
Merced 2020 Project Wraps; Stands as Largest Public-Private Partnership Completed in U.S.
UC Merced | August 6, 2020
Facebook Set to Build $800 Million Data Center in Gallatin
The Chattanoogan | August 12, 2020
Omaha’s Public-Private Partnership for VA Project Serves as a National Model
Omaha World-Herald | August 9, 2020
Commercial Surety
Occupational Licensing Reform Moves Forward
CATO Institute | August 3, 2020
Fidelity
Not Just Phishing with a ‘P’ Anymore: Examining the A to Z of Social Engineering Attacks
Forbes | August 11, 2020
Hotel Lorraine Manager, Co-Defendant Ordered to Pay $3.9M, Sentenced to 90 Months for Real Estate Fraud Scheme and Defrauding Government
WTOL | August 8, 2020
New York AG Sues NRA Officials for Embezzlement of Funds
CGTN | August 7, 2020
Political Engagement
Find Out About Important Election Deadlines, Polling Places, and More on APCIA’s Voter Resource Center
APCIA | July 31, 2020
Tell Congress and President Trump to Include Significant Construction Investment in COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Associated General Contractors | August 4, 2020
