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Chinese Military Hackers Charged with Disrupting U.S. Solar Market

Green Building Law Update

A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at a solar products manufacturer in America. Asbeck, founder and CEO of SolarWorld, issued an open letter to President Barack Obama requesting his “support for both the U.S.

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Transforming Construction Payments: Autodesk's Strategic Move with Payapps Acquisition 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Late payments and non-payments are, unfortunately, pivotal contributors to declining contractor productivity eventually, in some cases, leading to bankruptcy for many GCs and subcontractors. Industry research supports these sentiments. Moreover, manual payment processes also increase compliance risk.

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Guest Blog – 5 Common Misconceptions About Surety Bonds

Construction Law Monitor

A recent case of this is the bankruptcy of the 105-year-old company Truland Group Inc. In the event of bankruptcies and pending claims, there is nobody else but the surety provider to cover the costs. Once you’ve verified this has been done, you can be sure that your bonding is complete and secure. Washington, D.C.’s

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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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Guest Blog – 5 Common Misconceptions About Surety Bonds

Construction Law Monitor

A recent case of this is the bankruptcy of the 105-year-old company Truland Group Inc. In the event of bankruptcies and pending claims, there is nobody else but the surety provider to cover the costs. Once you’ve verified this has been done, you can be sure that your bonding is complete and secure. Washington, D.C.’s

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

Pro Builder

Secure your trade base. 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. . Secure your supplier base. Are your suppliers and trades on board with 100% complete contracts and scopes of work?

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

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. In addition, the insolvency of an award debtor may present a real hurdle to the enforcement of any monetary arbitral award.

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