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Insider NJ
Business and labor groups throughout the state have joined together to support continued investment into New Jersey's critical infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry leaders are urging Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration to stay the course and continue to move forward with these essential projects.
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NJ.com
New Jersey needs to at least more than double the number of contract tracers in the state as part of the reopening strategy to lift near lockdown restrictions put in place to blunt the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday.
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NJ.gov
Gov. Phil Murphy outlined his six-point plan for recovery in New Jersey. His principles are based on the mantra "Public Health Creates Economic Health."
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Jersey Digs
Several years after plans for a 17-story tower near an Essex County train station were scrapped, municipal officials will soon begin planning for the redevelopment of the property.
Back in 2017, Jersey Digs reported that a massive complex known as The Station at Brick Church was in the works for 20-30 Evergreen Place in East Orange. The project was expected to bring hundreds of apartments and retail space to the parcel, but the proposal did not continue to advance.
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Jersey Digs
New information has been released about a proposed Jersey City development that Jersey Digs first reported on more than three years ago.
A five-story mixed-use development continues to be planned for 829 and 843 Garfield Avenue along with neighboring 113 Carteret Avenue in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. During its April meeting, the Board of Commissioners of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) designated a company called 829 Garfield Holdings, LLP as the redeveloper of the three properties, all of which are located south of the Garfield Avenue stop on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
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Commercial Property Executive
Poverni Sheikh Group, doing business as Woodbridge Self Storage, has landed a construction loan for the development of a 130,000-square-foot self storage property in Perth Amboy. The $15.8 million note is set to mature in 2024, according to public records. Managing Director David Merkin and Director Barry Dollman negotiated on behalf of the borrower to secure the non-recourse mortgage from ORIX USA Corp.
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U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new video and poster for employers and workers on how to properly wear and remove a respirator.
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Construction Dive
Businesses all over the globe are facing the ever-increasing challenge of keeping their employees safe and complying with safety guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19. While many businesses have adopted work-from-home procedures and others have furloughed their employees or shut down completely, essential businesses, including construction, are still operational and finding it more critical than ever to manage the situation.
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For Construction Pros
There's money and attention drowning development of autonomous vehicles _ a whopping $4.2 billion invested in the first three quarters of 2018, according to Foundamental. The technology is imminent — pieces of it have been sold in cars and trucks for years — but nobody can nail down when we will see self-driving cars, SUVs, pickup trucks or trucks on streets and highways.
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By Justin Gitelman
 In the recently released 2020 National Construction Payment Report, contractors reveal that they spend a significant amount of time and energy trying to get paid, but they’re largely unwilling to take steps to speed up payment. As a result of slow and incomplete payments, construction businesses suffer jobsite delays and experience stunted growth. The report is based on a survey conducted by Levelset and Fieldwire in Q1 2020. In the survey, over 540 construction businesses gave insight into the relationship between their coordination on the jobsite and payment practices in the back office.
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Smart Cities Dive
While the coronavirus pandemic has created a global pause, there is an unprecedented opportunity to reset and redefine best practices for how we build, operate and renovate buildings to tackle climate change.
The legacy business-as-usual approach to the construction and operations of commercial buildings contributes to about 40% of the global carbon footprint.
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