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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

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Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. The owner ultimately lost its construction financing on the project and abandoned the development. In Universal Concrete Products Corp.

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Takigawa Corp. Japan Establishing First U.S. Operation In Kentucky

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Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Terry Gill and Executive Officer Vivek Sarin met with Takigawa officials during the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, DC in June, which ignited discussions about the company’s potential location in the commonwealth.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses

Best Practices Construction Law

Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. The owner ultimately lost its construction financing on the project and abandoned the development. In Universal Concrete Products Corp.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

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And all of this is against a backdrop of more efficient and dramatically lower cost photovoltaic panels that call into question the efficacy of long term lease and power purchase agreements, in particular for homeowner rooftop installations, most of which have increasing electricity rates over time.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The new facility, which will increase Apple’s workforce in Austin to more than 6,700, will serve as the primary operations nexus for the company in the Americas outside of Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, CA, centralizing accounting, human resources, sales, marketing and finance. The cranes were also part of the agreement.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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In February, the company announced an agreement designating an Iowa-based manufacturer, Sabre Tubular Structures, as a preferred supplier of transmission structures for the project. The project is self-financed by Solaro Energy President and CEO Dennis Grubb. This farm started producing 75 MW of electricity at the end of 2013.