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COVID-19: Industry Associations Promote Work Site Safety Responses
Around mid-morning of April 9, construction workers at various job sites managed by Joeris General Contractors will stop work
COVID-19: Architecture Firm Shares Ways to Quickly Convert Hotels to Hospitals for Sick Patients
COVID-19 has strained hospitals to their limits, but HKS architects mapped out a method to convert hotels into a hospitals in two weeks
COVID-19: Austin’s Contracting Office Keeps Working But With Some Changes
Construction contractors doing business with the city are heeding some adjustments made by the Capital Contracting Office
Justin: 707,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Planned
Justin: 707,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Planned Featured Photo (above): A 707,592-square-foot speculative warehouse will be constructed on Farm Road 156 in Justin, just north of Fort Worth, and in between an intermodal distribution yard and Alliance
COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Bond Programs, School Construction Projects Delayed
COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Bond Programs, School Construction Projects Delayed Feature Photo: Architectural rendering of a stadium for Killeen ISD. Courtesy: Killeen ISD. Posted: 4-6-20 by Adolfo Pesquera The postponement of school and municipal bon
Austin: City Officially Drops Construction Ban, But Issues More Guidelines
The city ended its short-lived ban on construction, following Gov. Abbott's executive order naming construction an "essential activity"
Austin: Plans for High School Aquatic Center Move Forward
Eanes ISD is contracting with a third-party to manage a $10 million aquatic center project at Westlake High
CORONA CHAOS: April 2, 2020 UPDATE
CORONA CHAOS: April 2, 2020 UPDATE COUNTY LINK TO SHELTER-IN-PLACE DECLARATIONS Bell https://www.bellcountytx.com/ Bexar https://www.sanantonio.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qhM7e2V6CYo%3d&portalid=0 Brazos https://www.brazoscountytx.gov/ Col
Magnolia: Citing COVID-19, Advertisement for Sheriff’s Office West Patrol Expansion Delayed
The County Commissioners Court approved on March 24 the advertising for a contractor for an expansion project
COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program Throws Small Construction Firms a Short-Term Lifeline
The small business lifeline in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress last week is the SBA Paycheck Protection Program