Industry Insider – March 5, 2020

Contract Surety

The Dotted Line: How to Get Payment From Slow-paying General Contractors
February 25, 2020 | Construction Dive

Managing Construction Risk For Oregon Owners And Builders
February 26, 2020 | JD Supra


Commercial Surety

Criminal-Justice Changes Are Squeezing the Bail-Bond Industry
February 21, 2020 | Wall Street Journal

Judge: Marianna Tax Collector ‘Abandoned’ Her Job
February 29, 2020 | Observer-Reporter


Fidelity

Ex-Microsoft Engineer Nabbed in Bitcoin Embezzlement Scheme
February 26, 2020 | Decrypt

FBI Cyber Crime Report Shows the Weakness of Password Protection
February 26, 2020 | Next Gov

Shark Tank Host Caught up in Phishing Scam, Loses $380,000

February 27, 2020 | Forbes

Recent Cases Hold that Policyholders Are Entitled to Insurance Coverage Under Various Types of Insurance Policies for Losses Associated with Social Engineering Schemes and Ransomware Attacks
March 2, 2020 | The National Law Review


Public-Private Partnerships

New P3 Contract Form Promises to Better Allocate Risk
February 26, 2020 | Construction Dive

Broker to Seek Developers for Dallas White Park in North Port
March 2, 2020 | Herald-Tribune

Leveraging $30 Billion in Upgrades to New York City’s Airports
February 26, 2020 | Urban Land


Construction

Maryland Governor Hogan Touts Role of States in National Infrastructure Debate
February 28, 2020 | The AASHTO Journal

Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. Unveils $4.3 Billion Plan to Fund I-35 through Austin
February 26, 2020 | Texas Department of Transportation

Board Approves $173 Billion Metro Atlanta Road and Transit Plan
February 26, 2020 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Marcum: Infrastructure Spending Drives Strong Q4 Commercial Construction Index
February 25, 2020 | Marcum Construction Services

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $653.2 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs
February 27, 2020 | US Department of Transportation

Prevailing Wage Expansion is Back With Some Differences — Businesses Say it Still Threatens Growth
February 20, 2020 | Albany Business Review

US Construction Spending up 1.8% in January to Record Level
March 2, 2020 | The Associated Press