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Construction Input Prices Dip in August

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Both nonresidential construction input prices and overall input prices fell in August as energy prices retrenched, according to a recent analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index released by Associated Builders and Contractors. Nonresidential construction input prices were down 0.2 WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Subcontractor Default Insurance: Pros & Cons for General Contractors

Levelset

Construction is a risky business, with among the highest rates of failure of any industry. Let’s take a look at an example of how SDI might provide coverage on a project: ABC Builders is the general contractor building a large office complex and they have an SDI policy covering all their projects. million – $750,000). .

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Danny Ellis never had a real job interview… until he met Greg Korte

The Korte Company

After 20 years in the industry, he’s done so many jobs he can’t remember them all. Surely, he figured, construction would be easy to pick up. They hired him on the spot, then put him through a four-year apprenticeship program with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Danny knew how to swing a hammer, drive a nail.