Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Dec. 2, 2019)—The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced the 2019 recipients of its annual Advocates Program awards, which recognize outstanding commitment by AEM members to industry advocacy efforts. 

This year, 25 member companies received AEM Advocates Program Gold awards for achieving the highest level of participation in grassroots advocacy.

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 27, 2019)—The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) remind employers to protect worker safety and pay during the upcoming holiday season.

Construction leader AECOM announced in a recent “governance agreement” with investor Starboard Value LLP that Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Michael Burke will retire as soon as the company names a new CEO or until the firm’s 2020 annual meeting in March.

You get a contract! And you get a contract! It’s been a busy couple of weeks in terms of construction contracts. Here are two projects in particular that you should watch:

London, England (Nov. 27, 2019)—Total construction and real-estate industry private equity deals in Q3 2019 worth $2.23 billion were announced in the US, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked an increase of 2876.1% over the previous quarter and a rise of 83.9% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $1.21 billion.