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Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading

Contractor Bookkeeping

Over The Past 30+ Years - I have accumulated a variety of terms to describe the construction industry. Aggravation Box - Computer with construction accounting software operated by a trainee. Bad Numbers - Lead to bad decisions / cash shrinks / business unstable / bankruptcy or failure.

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Should you be a lemming (or not)?

Construction Marketing Ideas

In an Internet world of zero-marginal cost and a lemming-like belief that more metrics are better, there is no shortage of people willing to bankrupt you by leading the way to bankruptcy. But Green is right in that counting the numbers and following the rule book won’t do it. You have to differentiate. You need to be original.

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Coronavirus and airline travel in Europe: No empty plane seats under EU plan

Construction Test

Among its other plans, the European bloc’s executive proposed that vouchers for cancelled flights or holidays remain valid for at least a year with protection against bankruptcies so people would be more willing to accept them, instead of demanding full refunds.

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constructionattorneyblog: New York court holds that contractor.

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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3 Avoidable Headaches for Construction Project Managers [Webinar]

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Your construction project management skills are constantly put to the test. The submittal log , in short, is a list of all documents that the contractor is required to provide to the design team to ensure that the project is following the spec book. Relieve these common GC headaches by getting project teams on the same page.

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Modular Builder VBC On the Verge of $25-Million Buy for Katerra Assets

Pro Builder

Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) is in the final stages of a $25-million bankruptcy acquisition of Katerra’s former headquarters in Tracy, Calif. Katerra was founded in 2015 as a startup that brought design, manufacturing, and building construction under one roof, initially in a manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Seventh Circuit examines "pay-if-paid" provision

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.