Industry Insider – February 4, 2021

Advocacy in the Industry

SFAA Congratulates Secretary Buttigieg on Senate Confirmation
The Surety & Fidelity Association of America | February 2, 2021

Democrats Plow Ahead with a Party-Line Covid Relief Package
Politico | February 2, 2021

Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In with SFAA & NASBP
SFAA & NASBP | March 25, 2021


Contract Surety

OSHA Issues Advisory Workplace COVID-Safety Guidelines
Engineering News-Record | January 29, 2021


Construction

Wall Street, Public Construction Firms Eager for Biden’s Infrastructure Push
Construction Dive | February 3, 2021

Buttigieg Says Transportation Dept Will Push ‘Bold’ Thinking
Associated Press | February 3, 2021

Rice-Eccles Stadium Construction Project Remains on Time for July Finish; Dumke Expansion Fundraising Still Ongoing
Salt Lake Tribune | February 2, 2021

Amazon Unveils Plans for Eye-Catching ‘Helix’ Tower at New $2.5B Headquarters
CNN | February 2, 2021


Public-Private Partnerships

Lumen Field, A Public-Private Partnership That Worked
Seattle Times | February 2, 2021


Commercial Surety

Ohio Senate Passes Bills to Reduce Professional Licensing Restrictions Across State Lines
Center Square | February 3, 2021


Fidelity

State Employee Charged With Defrauding California’s AIDS Office Out of $2 Million For Personal Expenses
KTLA | February 3, 2021

FBI Warns of Voice Phishing Attacks Targeting Employees at Large Companies
TechRepublic | January 19, 2021

Feds Say Former Sussex Exec Stole $500,000 in Taxes to Pay for Mortgage, BMW — and Donkeys
New Jersey Herald | February 1, 2021