Industry Insider – December 17, 2020

Advocacy in the Industry

Save the Date: Joint NASBP & SFAA Virtual Legislative Fly-In on March 25, 2021
The Surety and Fidelity Association of America | December 16, 2020

SFAA Joins AGC and Over 600 Trade Associations Calling on Congress to Fix PPP Tax Issues
Associated General Contractors | December 3, 2020

Will Project Labor Agreements Grow in Biden Administration?
Engineering News-Record | December 16, 2020

Biden says Buttigieg Will Play Key Role in Rebuilding Country After Pandemic
Washington Post | December 16, 2020


Contract Surety

New Study Finds Commercial Construction Facing Shortages Due to COVID
U.S. Chamber of Commerce | December 9, 2020

Skanska Seeks Maritime Law Protection for Pensacola Bridge Liability
Engineering News-Record | December 15, 2020


Construction

ExxonMobil Looks to Invest More than $240 Million in Baton Rouge Refinery
The Advocate | December 16, 2020

Study: Construction has the Highest COVID-19 Rate of Nearly Any Industry
Construction Dive | December 15, 2020

Deadline Set to Start Planning Shutdown of Convention Center Project in Seattle
Puget Sound Business Journal | December 17, 2020

Hoar Report Outlines Construction’s Pandemic Resiliency
Construction Dive | December 16, 2020

Stopping Border Wall Construction Could Save $2.6 Billion, Pentagon says
Seattle Times | December 16, 2020


Public-Private Partnership

Maryland Board Approves $250 Million Legal Deal to Complete Purple Line Construction
Washington Post | December 16, 2020


Commercial Surety

Executive Order on Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility
White House | December 14, 2020


Fidelity

Feds Seize $2M from Georgia Bank Accounts in PPP Fraud Case
Atlanta Business Journal | December 17, 2020

Greenwood Man Charged Federally for Alleged $14 Million Fraud Scheme
U.S. Attorney’s Office | December 17, 2020