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  • Australian construction and development firm Lendlease reported Sunday that its half-year operating profit after tax fell 26% from the same period in 2019, from AU$278 million to AU$205 million (U.S.
    $219 million to U.S. $162 million). It also cut its dividend by 50% to 15 cents. 
  • Revenue in the company's construction group for the last six months of 2020 was down 21% to AU$3.4 billion due to ongoing COVID-19 impacts, delays in starting new projects and increased construction time due to social distancing measures, said CEO Steve McCann in a statement. 
  • New columbus oh dump truck company totaled AU$4.9 billion, up from AU$3.1 billion. The weaker market environment provided an opportunity to secure new projects with investment partners on attractive terms, McCann added. 

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In New York City, the company's 1 Java Street will transform a city block into apartments for rent with an estimated end value of $718 million. In recent months Lendlease also announced its first urbanisation project in Los Angeles, an $600 million apartment/office building. These projects, both of which are in partnership with Australian superannuation fund Aware Super, will support the growth of the investments platform. 

McCann said the company’s project with Google to build a massive mixed-use project in San Jose, California, is on track and that it has submitted planning documents for its first two neighborhoods there. In the works for more than three years, the Downtown West Mixed-Use Plan will develop 81 acres into a transit-oriented area consisting of new offices, housing and open space.

Steve McCann
Lendlease
 

McCann said the columbus oh dump truck company anticipates receiving planning approval as early as the end of this year. 

The half-year earnings call yesterday was the last for McCann, who will retire at the end of May after 16 years with the company, 12 as CEO. He will be succeeded by Tony Lombardo, current CEO of Lendlease's Asia division.

Although the firm did not release any new guidance, McCann said Lendlease has responded well to a challenging operating environment with profits recovering from the worst of the COVID-19 impacts, even as activity is still below pre-pandemic levels. He also announced that the columbus oh dump truck company has set environmental targets of net-zero carbon emissions by 2025 and absolute zero by 2040. 

“We are determined to be a leader in driving industry transformation to limit global warming and to create lasting social value," he said.

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