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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Chinese Over Solar Panel Dumping

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Before the Energy Conversion Devices bankruptcy, it was a major player in the commercial and industrial rooftop solar market, achieving over $1 billion in sales employing more than 2,500 people before February 2012 when the company sought bankruptcy protection and ultimately was forced to liquidate. Government.

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AGC opposes paid leave provision in House coronavirus bill

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If passed in the Senate, the plan could lead to industry layoffs, bankruptcies and delays in the construction of medical and emergency facilities, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Ford lays out plans for mobility innovation district in Detroit

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Any conversation about what’s wrong with urban America is bound to bring up Detroit at some point. That metro’s July 2013 bankruptcy—the largest municipal filing in U.S.

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Bankruptcy Brings Nearly Completed Resort Project to a Halt

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With the project at 97% completion, the Bahamas-based developer seeks protection from creditors and puts the blame on the contractor, China Construction America.

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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. Industry research supports these sentiments. Known as Payapps in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K.,

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Chinese Military Hackers Charged with Disrupting U.S. Solar Market

Green Building Law Update

A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at a solar products manufacturer in America. And while the mainstream media described the U.S.

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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The manager will determine what he can salvage from a legacy of decline that has left Motown on the cusp of bankruptcy. Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.

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