Tag: Trump
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How should construction companies handle DEI under Trump?
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Attorney Neil C. Schur is a litigator and shareholder in Anderson Kill’s Philadelphia office. He is a member of the firm’s Employment & Labor Group. Opinions are the author’s own. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s…
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AECOM sees delays, deferrals tied to Trump policies
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Despite tariffs and other uncertainty stemming from the Trump administration’s policy moves, AECOM CEO Troy Rudd said in a Tuesday earnings call that he is feeling optimistic about the president’s push for deregulation, as well as long-term…
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Trump orders FDA to help speed building of new drug factories
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration should look for ways to streamline regulations on new U.S. drug manufacturing facilities to speed their completion and boost domestic supply, under an executive order signed Monday by President Donald…
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Martin Lewis says Trump tariffs will bring UK energy bills down ‘but only a little’
Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs are rippling through global energy markets, and UK households could feel the benefit. According to MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis, the “Trump effect” is helping to drive down wholesale energy prices, which means a small drop in domestic bills is likely this summer. The change comes in the wake of US…
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Trump orders federal procurement overhaul
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: President Donald Trump last week ordered federal agencies to overhaul their procurement systems and regulations. It’s the biggest effort to modernize how federal agencies buy products and services since Congress passed the Federal Acquisition Streamlining…
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Trump administration takes control of $7B Penn Station redevelopment
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Trump administration has removed New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority from leadership of the $7 billion Penn Station redevelopment project, transferring control to Amtrak and the DOT, according to an April 17 news release. The…
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Trump orders permitting agencies to embrace tech
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: As the White House continues to overhaul the environmental review and permitting process, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on April 15 that will require federal agencies to integrate technology into their review workflows in…
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Trump administration ordered to resume IIJA, IRA funding
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to take “immediate steps” to reinstate already awarded funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, after the president broadly froze the disbursements on his first…
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Women’s trade organization granted temporary restraining order in DOL, Trump DEI case
The face of diversity, equity and inclusion continues to change with a recent victory by Chicago Women in Trades. A judge granted CWIT a temporary restraining order on March 27 in its case against President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders. Initially, the nonprofit, which seeks to amplify the presence of tradeswomen in their industries, filed…
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Construction and real estate companies can prepare for tax changes under Trump
With Donald Trump back in the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, construction and real estate companies should anticipate significant tax policy shifts in 2025. While the final details remain uncertain until legislation is signed, a unified government is prioritizing broad tax changes—particularly as more than 30 provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) approach…