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The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part III: The Missing Link

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As I have detailed in several recent columns, the key concerns software programs are designed to solve— cycle time , scheduling, cost reduction, and variance, in addition to the obvious need to get folks paid and to keep track of the money—are all worse than before the big downturn a decade back, which affected 90% of our industry.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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will be the team’s lead designer and Walsh Infrastructure Management will provide bridge maintenance over the life of the 25-year contract. Eleven different Pennsylvania-based construction companies already have been subcontracted to do much of the work, and many more opportunities will be made available as the project goes forward.

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Seventh Circuit examines "pay-if-paid" provision

Construction Lawyer

The Seventh Circuit held that the language of the contract contained a pay-if-paid provision; that the surety could assert all of the defenses of its principal; and that this provision was not void under Indiana public policy. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. Add me to your TypePad People list. Categories. litigation.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: A multimillion-dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate investment and job creation in the TVA region. 573), was enacted in 1987 to stimulate business and industrial growth in designated areas of the state that are considered economically depressed. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes.

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