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Clemson Architecture Students Repurpose 3D Printers to Create Face Shields for First Reponders

by Clemson University Relations on June 7, 2020

It’s a selfless sentiment seen time and again among the Clemson community since the COVID-19 crisis began. At the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities (CAAH), a group of research professors, graduate students and 2020 graduates took 18 3D printers normally used to make scale models and repurposed them to make face shields. Led by…

Topics: Architecture, Colleges, Featured
Clemson, Clemson School of Architecture, coronavirus

Senate Passes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020

by Denny Ard, DHG Solutions Lab Leader on June 5, 2020

On June 3, 2020, the United States (U.S.) Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 (Flexibility Act). The bill (H.R.7010) had previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 28, 2020. The bill will need to be signed by President Trump in order to become enacted. The Flexibility Act would…

Topics: Accounting
coronavirus, DHG Tax

Nonresidential Construction Spending Declines In March As Pandemic Halts Projects

by AGC on May 6, 2020

May 1, 2020, Washington, DC – Numerous impediments to completing construction projects led to declines in most categories of private construction spending in March, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials warn that the Treasury Department’s threats to audit or prosecute some Paycheck Protection…

Topics: Contracting
AGC, Construction Spending, coronavirus

DHG Webinar: The CARES Act and Its Impact on the Construction & Real Estate Industry

by Dixon Hughes Goodman on April 24, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law March 27, 2020 which includes a significant number of tax and other provisions designed to support businesses and individuals impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Join DHG on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, for a Webinar discussion of CARES Act implications for your organization and next…

Topics: Accounting, Business
CARES Act, coronavirus, DHG

Local Safety Stand-Downs Focus on “Slowing the Spread”

by Joan Krause on April 23, 2020

Contractors in the Carolinas joined industry peers nationwide in hosting COVID-19 jobsite safety stand-downs on April 23 as part of a regionally coordinated effort by ABC Carolinas. Individual employers brought their respective workforces together to review safe work practices and protocols, with the common goal of keeping workers safe and slowing the spread of the…

Topics: Featured, Safety
ABC Carolinas, coronavirus, Safety

New OSHA COVID-19 Recordability Guidance Provides Necessary Clarification for Contractors, Says ABC

by ABC on April 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 — Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce Development Greg Sizemore today issued the following statement on the release of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s April 10 guidance on recording cases of COVID-19: “ABC is pleased OSHA has clarified its position regarding the recordability of COVID-19 cases…

Topics: Safety
coronavirus, Safety

Cash is King – Construction and Real Estate Concerns in the COVID-19 World

by Brian Israel, Senior Manager, Dixon Hughes Goodman on April 12, 2020

We are certainly living in uncertain and unusual times; however, there are sound methods that contractors, developers and property managers can use to preserve cash, speed up the cash collection process, delay payments and seek optimal options for debt. Such options for construction and real estate entities are listed below. 1. Small Business Association (SBA)…

Topics: Accounting, Business
Commercial Real Estate, coronavirus, Dixon Hughes Goodman

Construction Firms in Carolinas Hold COVID-19 Safety Stand-Downs to Protect Workers and Public

by Joan Krause on April 10, 2020

Hundreds of construction firms across the country, and many throughout the Carolinas, stopped work on Thursday, April 9 to hold what are called safety stand downs focusing on ways to protect construction workers and the public from the spread of coronavirus. The safety stand down, which was organized by the Associated General Contractors of America,…

Topics: Business, Safety
AGC, CAGC, Carolinas AGC, coronavirus, Safety

AGC Calls On SBA to Revise Eligibility Guidelines for New Paycheck Protection Program

by Joan Krause on April 7, 2020

April 5, 2020 – The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to revise its eligibility guidelines for its new Paycheck Protection Program to make clear that any firm that employs 500 or fewer people to qualify, regardless of the average annual receipts size…

Topics: Business, Contracting
AGC, coronavirus

ViewPoint: Robert Ivy, FAIA, AIA CEO: The COVID-19 Crisis Demands that We Remember the Fragility of the Human Condition

by Robert Ivy, FAIA on March 30, 2020

Orginonally Posted on AIA.org We are living in a challenging time. As we awaken each new day of this unfolding public health emergency, our perspective changes, sometimes radically. Despite all of our professional knowledge and technical mastery, the COVID-19 crisis demands that we remember the fragility of the human condition.  As architects, we know that…

Topics: Architecture, Business
AIA, coronavirus

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