Regulatory & Compliance

United States of America / Canada - In August 2023, Canada filed for judicial review of the US Commerce Department’s decision to extend import duties on Canadian softwood lumber tariffs. This resulted in a 7.99% fee set by the US government on imports from Canadian sawmills. Ottawa remains willing to negotiate with the US after classifying the…

Saudi Arabia - It's June - 2019. Tronox, a global mineral processing company based in Connecticut, which has a facility based in Saudi Arabia, whose foreign on-site staff sends out an urgent request for immediate scanning and demolition of the facility due to rapid regime change. The Exchange May 16, 2019 Trump holds bilateral meeting with Swiss…

United States Of America - As the air rights fly off the shelf at a record pace both in space and on the ground all eyes will be on the rapid pace of corporations and the outcomes. As technology evolves and mentalities of industry continue with the same competitiveness of old will this result in another cluster f$*k? Highways, Bridges, Sidewalks…

New Delhi, India -  India has seen several upticks in corruption and political instability the more 2022 has progressed. With disturbing rampant corruption surfacing throughout the region many reports are occurring involving police and governmental arrests. Other events occurring in the region stem from rapid political stance changes ranging from…

United States Of America - Gas & Diesel price volatility has become a long lasting push and pull battle over the years. Since the United States Of America set it goals to eliminate oil imports from Russia it has implemented new laws and push towards more responsible energy sourcing, consumption and emissions. Although the move does seem…

United States Of America - Counterfeit parts are at the center of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission Special Inquiry. A detailed report was released on Wednesday, February 9 outlining the concerns. Robert J. Feitel, Inspector General - NRC, presented the findings to  Christopher T. Hanson, Chairman of the NRC, via Memorandum. The inquiry outlined by…

Charlestown, West Virginia - The governor of West Virginia has now received a bill to overturn a ban on the development of nuclear power plants in the State. A Vote of 76 to 18 was recorded in the House of Delegates on Monday to approve the Senate bill. The bill's supporters claimed that compact modular reactors have advanced in technology.…

Washington, D.C. - Developers of Keystone XL Pipeline are pursuing to obtain $15 billion in recovery for the revocation of the pipeline’s building permit. President Biden has cancelled the permit for the border-crossing project after construction had already begun. TC Energy…

Washington, D.C. - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended implementation and enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers after a federal court blocked the measure. The OSHA website page dedicated to the COVID Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) reads: “While OSHA remains…

New York, New York - McKinsey partner, Puneet Dikshit, has been charged with securities fraud for suspected insider trading ahead of Goldman Sachs' $2.2 billion acquisition of online loans business GreenSky. He is accused of utilizing privileged knowledge to generate a profit of more than $450,000.00. On Sept. 15, the GreenSky merger was…

Carpinteria, California - (NYSE: PCOR) Like everyone else you are probably asking yourself: why would Procore pay $500M for LevelSet? Don't worry you are not alone and most likely it's not why you would think. LevelSet is a platform for managing lien notice of intents, placements and payment collection for the United States. The construction…

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - WASHINGTON, D.C. -The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is urging Congress to reintroduce legislation prohibiting future administrations and the federal government from mandating preferred design styles for federal buildings. A new bipartisan bill would prohibit political influence on the design of federal…

Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom has signed bipartisan legislation (background story) to accelerate housing construction in California, streamline the permitting process, and enhance density in order to promote more inclusive and vibrant neighborhoods around the state. Potentially adding an additional 700,000 homes the package of…

Victoria, Australia - Construction in Victoria will be halted for two weeks as a result of an anti-vaccine mandate protest after Victoria police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse a crowd outside the CFMEU office on Monday night, the state government convened crisis talks. The decision to close the roads in metropolitan Melbourne,…

United States Of America - ''Energy Transition" has become a requirement and goal worldwide in a social force evolved during the pandemic. An enhanced commitment to ecologically sustainable growth is at the heart of many of these discussions among investors, governments, regulators, corporations, and society at large. Construction,…