Last week, United States President Donald Trump signed into law an $8.3 billion funding package for the individual treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The package, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, was more than three times the amount initially requested by the Trump administration in late February.
WASHINGTON—The United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. The guidance was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).
NEW YORK—AECOM announced the addition of two respected infrastructure executives to the company’s New York, New York-based leadership team. Tom Prendergast, with more than 25 years of experience with the city's Metro Transit Authority (MTA), including as their chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), assumes a national role as head of transit within the Design and Consulting Services Americas (DCSA).
Following several reports from media, general contractor Tutor Perini released a statement this week confirming that the it has formed a special committee of its board of directors to discuss a potential acquisition of the company.