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What Happened at the 2017 CFMA Conference?

Construction Business Owner

Membership in CFMA is represented by all types of general contractors, specialty trades and construction managers, with a large number of professionals in the accounting, insurance, surety, software, legal and banking industries.

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Top contact center authentication stories of 2017

Construction Equipment

Throughout 2017, we’ve discussed many of the top challenges facing contact centers and the authentication industry. As a result, a total of 145 million customer accounts were compromised. Updated reports found that the number of fake accounts jumped from 2.1 million to 3.5 Is two-factor authentication enough?

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With Over $3.6 Trillion in Value You Should Pay Attention to GRESB

Green Building Law Update

And you should really care because GRESB data is incredibly valuable not only for institutional investors in real estate on the East and West coasts of North America, but also for banks, brokerages and a host of others interested in risk and returns in a broader breadth of real estate owning entities.

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Toxic and dysfunctional industry awaits its revolution

Construction Law

The spotlight is increasingly on the industry since the Grenfell tragedy in 2017 and the collapse of Carillion in 2018, whose problems came as a major shock when they were exposed, despite being the most shorted stock on the London stock exchange for about a year before reality caught up and overcame the financial shenanigans that its Board oversaw.

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Women in Construction: Jeanne Bartels Wears Many Hard Hats

Pro Builder

For instance, I worked on the expansion and renovation of the East Bank Club, which was a fun change of pace. One day I might be working on the budget and feel like an accountant, another day putting on my lawyer hat and working on contracts. I share in these accomplishments with the McHugh teams, subcontractors, architects and owners.

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Queensland’s Project Trust Account: Why digitalisation could ease its impact on builders

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Queensland’s Project Trust Account framework is designed to strengthen the security of payments to subcontractors in the state’s building and construction industry. Delivered over five major phases, the trust account framework will progressively expand over time to capture more eligible contracts and contractors.

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30+ Construction Industry Statistics for EMEA

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% As of Q2 2021, German banks have seen sales growth up to 30% compared to 2019. It accounted for 44% of total global construction in 2020. million in 2017 to 2.1 Data strategy brings a competitive edge. ConsTrack360 ].