Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Starbucks employees who report to work during the coronavirus outbreak will receive additional pay of $3 per hour through April 19, the company said. Starbucks has already committed to paying catastrophe pay to all staffers over the next month. Read the Restaurant Business online story
Best Buy stores switched to curbside service as demand for work-at-home equipment and appliances continued to grow. Customers still have the options of online ordering and home delivery, but installation services have been put on hold. Read the CNBC story here
Work on a $1.5 billion terminal modernization at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri is proceeding on schedule, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate says it is monitoring development and is taking health precautions in line with federal recommendations. Read The Business
Isolation measures mandated to contain the coronavirus pandemic have put many engineering and design firms in a bind if they have not moved data to the cloud. For those that have made the move, restrictions are putting their cloud infrastructure to the test, with some
Amazon has reportedly made bids on two New Jersey and two New York sites formerly occupied by Fairway Market, which is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Although Amazon declined comment, the reports say the company would likely win the auction for the stores. Read
AGC and other members of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition have written a letter to OSHA suggesting the agency change its stance on coronavirus reporting to treat the virus like the common cold or the flu, and consider cases an exception to geographic presumption of
Green Line Extension construction is forging ahead in Boston despite restraints on other activity due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, work rules in Somerville, where most of the construction is underway, have been tightened. Read the Boston Herald story here
Walmart and Target have announced big-dollar packages aimed at rewarding and thanking employees who have been on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. Walmart created a $550 million package that includes cash bonuses for hourly workers and Target is putting $300 million toward wage
The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections has extended the deadline to comply with a statewide construction cessation order to Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m. Read the KYW-TV story here
Walmart opened its first two drive-thru coronavirus testing sites in Illinois, which will be staffed by Health and Human Services staff and Walmart pharmacists and give priority to health care workers and first responders. CVS Health has also opened a site, and Walgreens plans to
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