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Calif. Utility Giant Will Bury 10,000 Miles of High Fire-Risk Power Lines

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PG&E multi-year commitment to mitigation comes as it admits role in Dixie Fire start; effort could cost post-bankruptcy public firm $15-$20B and one research analyst notes high feasibility and permitting risks.

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The public construction firms to watch in 2020

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Risk reduction, deleveraging and even bankruptcy are on the table for some of the industry's top publicly traded companies this year.

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California Utility Giant Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Fire-risk Power Lines

ENR Construction

PG&E's multi-year commitment to wildfire mitigation, which comes as it admits role in Dixie Fire start, could cost post-bankruptcy firm $15-$20 billion.

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Calif. Utility Giant Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Fire-Risk Power Lines

ENR Construction

PG and E multi-year commitment to wildfire mitigation, which comes as it admits role in Dixie Fire start, could cost post-bankruptcy firm $15-$20 billion.

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$170 million down the drain: Lessons to learn from Quirky’s bankruptcy

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The quirky.com website (scrolling down from the bankruptcy notice at its top.) The bankruptcy notice. If you have limited resources, you are thoughtful about your costs, risks, and strategies. This business managed to blow $170 million in venture capital in less than seven years. Alas the idea didn’t work.

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In Bankruptcy, Utility PG&E Faces Big Spend to Cut Fire Risks

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California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and seven smaller peers filed Feb. 6 to the state Public Utilities Commission their mandated 2019 plans for boosted infrastructure, technology and operations upgrades to respond to and prevent wildfires that have already devastated big parts of their service areas.

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Transforming Construction Payments: Autodesk's Strategic Move with Payapps Acquisition 

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Late payments and non-payments are, unfortunately, pivotal contributors to declining contractor productivity eventually, in some cases, leading to bankruptcy for many GCs and subcontractors. Increasing financial risk. High compliance risk. Moreover, manual payment processes also increase compliance risk. Why Payapps?