Tag: Coronavirus

March 20, 2020

Okay, I’m an alarmist. Sorry to say, but there’s a big picture to consider beyond just the coronavirus outbreak. In many nations, COVID-19 ramifications have occurred virtually overnight, attracting all the attention and lifting anxiety levels to unprecedented heights. The […]

March 19, 2020

COVID-19, the novel coronavirus outbreak, was labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, March 11. In the days following that announcement, we have seen our normal, everyday live upended. Many businesses scuttled to get the resources […]

March 18, 2020

As the coronavirus spread continues to spur new federal health guidelines advising companies and employees to continue to work remotely, the construction industry faces the challenge of not falling behind on projects underway while ensuring the health of workers. “The […]

March 17, 2020

The city will reassess the situation after the two-week span, Walsh said, adding that shutting down work sites was a difficult decision to make. “Construction is the core of our economy,” he said. Walsh’s announcement calls into question whether other […]

March 16, 2020

In the middle of a building boom, Boston officials are shutting down all construction in the city over mounting concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Starting March 17, contractors and builders across the city will be required to shut […]

March 13, 2020

Three words stand out to construction attorney Steve Lesser when thinking about how U.S. contractors should react to the negative effects of the global coronavirus pandemic: Wait and see. Lesser, the chair of Becker’s construction law practice, said he thinks […]

March 12, 2020

“The risk of recession over the next three to six months is arguably more elevated than at any period since 2007,” said economist Anirban Basu, noting that the U.S. economy has been defying predictions in an extended period of growth […]

March 6, 2020

Amid coronavirus fears, global manufacturing and service sectors experienced the steepest fall since 2009, according to the February edition of IHS Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, released in early March. China’s economy has seen the largest fall, with South Korea, […]

March 4, 2020

COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is spreading in parts of the United States. The western region of the country has been hit the hardest, with nine deaths in the Seattle area and 43 cases of infections in California, […]

February 19, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak in China could add another layer of unpredictability to the many uncertainties facing commercial building in the U.S. From labor shortages and tariffs to an upcoming presidential election, the industry entered 2020 facing many unknowns, and experts […]