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

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Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) is in the final stages of a $25-million bankruptcy acquisition of Katerra’s former headquarters in Tracy, Calif. VBC has secured $35 million in funding, which is being provided by a financial backer “who is supporting VBC growth and expansion without taking any control of our company,” says Buckley.

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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A few hours after the pixels for that post were hatched, Detroit announced it had become the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection. This summer, a federal judge will decide whether to approve a plan that would allow the city to exit bankruptcy court by mid-October.

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Holidaymakers face six-month wait for travel refunds as airlines struggle to deal with colossal backlog of claims with £7billion owed to customers

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However, the number of cancelled trips means customers are waiting much longer as airlines struggle to deal with a colossal backlog of claims. Through to 2021, the flight deals service found there would be a 35 per cent decrease in prices on average, as airlines desperately attempt to draw customers back in. ’ . .

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

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Secure your trade base. I’ve written a great deal over the years about how to achieve this, even in today’s zero-sum game of severe trade shortages. I wouldn’t challenge you on this had I not seen it done by enough builders who have demonstrated that securing a top-quality, dependable trade base is an achievable goal. .

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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Shortly after, I read another piece on bankruptcies in home building, and soon I was thinking of the more than 250 builders I’ve worked with over more than three decades and wondering: Does this “ Anna Karenina Principle ” about families also apply to home building? Are You Getting a Good Deal on Your Purchasing? . No faking it.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

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The economic hardships that have resulted have exposed many businesses to financial strain and led to an increased number of high-profile insolvencies and bankruptcies. Arbi­tration will be dealing with COVID into the 2030s. Burd: The most significant development in interna­tional arbitration in the U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Conceptual layout of the Social Security Administration’s new data center in Urbana. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. By Jonathan Sanders.