Industry Insider – November 12, 2020

Advocacy in the Industry

Senate Introduces Transportation Appropriations Bill Setting Highway Spending at $46.4 Billion in Accordance with Authorized Levels Laid Out by the FAST Act
Senate Appropriations Committee | November 10, 2020

Construction Sector Groups Analyze Biden’s Plans
Engineering News-Record | November 11, 2020

SBA Contemplating Loan Necessity Questionnaire to PPP Borrowers Who Received a Loan of $2 Million or more
Federal Register | October 26, 2020


Contract Surety

Construction Adds 84,000 Jobs in October, Largest Gain Since June
Engineering News-Record | November 6, 2020

What’s in Store for Contractors Under a Biden Presidency?
Construction Dive | November 7, 2020


Construction

$1 Billion Plano Redevelopment of Former J.C. Penney HQ Transfers to Lender Beal Bank
Dallas News | November 11, 2020

Kansas City Zoo Gets The OK to Build $75M Aquarium
Kansas City Star | November 10, 2020

San Francisco Airport Postpones Multiple Construction Projects Due to COVID-19
International Airport Review | November 10, 2020

Despite COVID-19, Construction, Projects Continue in Bridgeport, West Virginia
The Exponent Telegram | November 10, 2020

Nearly $700 Million in Development Coming to Cincinnati
Cincinnati Business Courier | November 9, 2020


Public-Private Partnership

Public-Private Partnership Clears Hurdle to Redevelop Land Eyed for 14,000-Seat Grand Rapids Amphitheater
MLive | November 10, 2020


Commercial Surety

Commercial Surety is Hardening. How a Second CARES Act Would Help
Risk & Insurance | November 10, 2020


Fidelity

Former Microsoft Employee Receives 9-Year Sentence for Fraud Scheme
Puget Sound Business Journal | November 10, 2020

As Hope Fades for a Second Stimulus Payment This Year, Scammers Target People Still Waiting for Financial Relief
Washington Post | November 10, 2020

Deepfake Phishing: Is That Actually Your Boss Calling?
Built In | November 10, 2020