Industry Insider – February 20, 2020

Contract Surety

Denver Transit Agency Threatens to Send Notice of Default to Rail Line Contractor
February 14, 2020 | Mass Transit

Airport Main Runway Now Open
February 18, 2020 | Great Bend Tribune


Commercial Surety

Setback Decision Made, Crescent City Council Discusses Fees, Bonds for Commercial Cannabis Businesses
February 5, 2020 | Wild Rivers Outpost

Using Bonds to Reinforce the New Birth Tourism Restrictions
January 27, 2020 | Center for Immigration Studies

Wyoming Lawmakers Move to Protect Workers, Counties, Against Future Coal Bankruptcies
February 17, 2020 | KPVI

Tennessee: Proposed Occupational Licensing Bill Effectively ‘Killed’ by Senator
February 14, 2020 | WKRN

Arkansas Governor Creates New Licensing ‘Working Group’
February 15, 2020 | Talk Business & Politics

Florida Senate Panel Can’t Come Together on Occupational Licensing Reform
February 17, 2020 | Florida Politics

Patterson Introduces Bill to Ease Transfer of Occupational Licenses to California
February 18, 2020 | The Business Journal


Fidelity

Fifth Third Customers Hit by Data Breach Involving Employees
February 11, 2020 | Cincinnati Business Courier

Benton County Falls For $740,000 Scam Traced to India. It Keeps Happening
February 9, 2020 | Tri-City Herald

Cybersecurity Attacks Aren’t Random and Your Defense Shouldn’t Be Either
February 18, 2020 | Multi Briefs

Google Removes 500 Chrome Extensions Tied to Malvertising
February 17, 2020 | Gov Info Security


Construction

The 78 Megadevelopment to Kick Off With 3 Million Square Feet of Construction, Including University of Illinois Led Research Facility
February 12, 2020 | Chicago Tribune

Making the Grade: Why School Construction Costs Are Climbing and Projects Are Stalling
February 11, 2020 | Construction Dive

U.S. Industry Snapshot – January’s Nonresidential Construction Starts -14% M/M and -11% Ytd
February 14, 2020 | Daily Commercial News

Commercial, Multifamily Construction Starts Rise 11% YOY in Top 20 Metros: Dodge
February 12, 2020 | Construction Dive


Public-Private Partnerships

Washington to Investigate Track, Stadium Cost; Board Approves Documents for 3 New Schools
February 17, 2020 | Jackson Sun

Fort Worth’s $1.2B Panther Island Project May ‘Take a Pause’ Amid Funding Questions
February 18, 2020 | NBC DFW