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Could Solyndra Happen To Green Building Policy?

Green Building Law Update

The result: two weeks ago, Solyndra announced bankruptcy. In 2007, the Destiny USA project qualified for $238 million in tax-free financing through the Green Bonds program. Since receiving the loan, the price of solar panels has plummeted - good news - which has squeezed the margins of manufacturers like Solyndra.

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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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Have we reached the point when the AEC industry starts redesigning fast-food menu items?

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As anyone who practices in the AEC industry, or follows this space, will tell you, things have been bleak since fall 2007. Some people may feel that way after seeing the latest figures from the American Institute of Architects' Architecture Billings Index. The January ABI rating was 42.1, down sharply from a revised reading of 45.4

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Be Ready to Lien in 2009 (But be Careful)

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Given the present construction landscape with owners and developers filing bankruptcy, a lack of credit flowing in the building market and many construction companies simply going out of business, a lien may be the only true payment recourse for a contractor, subcontractor or material man. Kaled Naser, et. CL07-5431 (Va.

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The First Green Building Litigation. The Rest of the Story.

Green Building Law Update

It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. In January 2007, Southern Builders, the general contractor, commenced a mechanics lien action in the Circuit Court. Shaw Development, LLC, in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Somerset County, case no.

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The First Green Building Litigation. The Rest of the Story.

Green Building Law Update

It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. In January 2007, Southern Builders, the general contractor, commenced a mechanics lien action in the Circuit Court. Shaw Development, LLC, in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Somerset County, case no.

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Stop Bookkeeper Embezzlement In Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Being Ripped-Off And Driven Into Bankruptcy! This is, always has been and will continue to be a major headache and in some cases the direct cause for construction company owners to file business and personal bankruptcy. An Alarming Number Of Construction Company Owners Are. That sounds harsh but it is true! For the full article [link].