Industry Insider – November 5, 2020

Advocacy in the Industry

Construction Issues in Limbo as Nation Awaits Final Election Results
Engineering News-Record | November 4, 2020

Pennsylvania Governor Signs House Bill 885, Amends the Public Works Contractors’ Bond Law
Surety & Fidelity Association of America | November 4, 2020


Contract Surety

AGC Says 75% of Contractors Had Project Canceled or Postponed Due to Coronavirus
Engineering News-Record | October 28, 2020

SBA Recognizes Surety Partners, Bond Agencies
New Jersey Business | November 3, 2020


Construction

Austin, Texas, Just Voted to Spend $7 Billion on a Transportation Revolution
Fast Company | November 5, 2020

Lightfoot Administration Outlines 5-Year, $3.7 Billion Plan to Repair, Maintain Roads, Bridges, Other City Assets
Chicago Sun Times | November 3, 2020

$1B Fenton Development in Cary Ready for Construction – Here’s When First Phase Will Be Complete
Triangle Business Journal | November 3, 2020

Oceanwide Pauses Construction on $1.6B Second Tower Due to Pandemic
San Francisco Business Times | October 29, 2020

Las Vegas Construction Market Takes a Hit From COVID-19
Construction Dive | November 4, 2020

Governor Cuomo Announces Start of Construction on $126 Million Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in the Bronx
New York State | October 30, 2020


Public-Private Partnership

Multi-Million Dollar Public-Private Partnership Approved at The University of Idaho
Argus Observer | November 3, 2020

Pursuing a Better Balance of Risk for P3 Projects
Construction Dive | November 3, 2020


Commercial Surety

California Brings Licensing and Oversight to Consumer Debt Collectors
JD Supra | November 3, 2020

Arizona Leads the Way in Licensing Reform
Arizona Capitol Times | October 29, 2020

Bipartisan Support for Licensing Reform
Catalyst | November 2, 2020


Fidelity

IRS Warns of New COVID-Related Scam
Fox Los Angeles | November 4, 2020

Rising Ransomware Breaches Underscore Cybersecurity Failures
Dark Reading | October 31, 2020

Santa Clarita Man Charged With $1.95M COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Signal Santa Clara Valley | October 29, 2020