Fri.May 12, 2017

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The Record-Keeping Mistake You Could Be Making

Construction Business Owner

The Employment Eligibility Verification form—known as the Form I-9—is a deceptively difficult form for employers to complete, even though it is only two pages in length and its sole purpose is to document identity and work authorization.

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Federal Order Stops Work on Another Energy Transfer Pipeline

Construction Equipment

Energy Transfer has been ordered to halt construction on the Rover Pipeline due to a 2 million gallon spill of drilling fluid. The Rover Pipeline is $4.2 billion interstate natural gas line that spans approximately 713-miles originating in Southeastern Ohio, Western West Virginia, and Southwestern Pennsylvania and continues north across the state of Ohio to an interconnection in Defiance, Ohio.

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2017 Book of Giants: Contractors as manufacturers

Contractor Magazine

Mechanical contractors have run fab shops for years, but the response of major mechanicals to the workforce shortage is taking the strategy much further. This year I asked major mechanicals a question that is different from what I usually ask the Giants: What is their and the industry’s biggest problem and what is the big solution? read more.

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Unique High-Profit Contractors Count All Their Income

Contractor Bookkeeping

The Ripple Effect Of Not Counting All Your Income Happens When You Go To The Bank For A Loan. You need to be able to show the bank that you have enough sales to pay back the loan. For most contractors, an excessive amount of profit is NOT an issue. There are always more than enough expenses that happen naturally in your Construction Company. And there are always tools that need to be purchased, repaired or replaced.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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SunBelt Rentals Completes Noble Rents Acquisition

Construction Equipment

The sale of Noble Iron's Las Angles-based subsidiary, Noble Rents, to Sunbelt Rentals has been completed. For $46.5 million, Sunbelt Rentals acquires include all of the rental equipment fleet, vehicles, inventory, accounts receivable and other tangible personal property used in the business.

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Inside the Musk Tunnel

Construction Equipment

Elon Musk of The Boring Company and other various companies posted a video of what it will look like when his planned tunnels under parts of greater Las Angeles carry cars at 125 miles per hour. Hang on. Full length of first tunnel will run from LAX to Culver City, Santa Monica, Westwood and Sherman Oaks. Future tunnels will cover all of greater LA.

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EPA Administrator Prioritizes Superfund Cleanups

Business Facilities

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is prioritizing Superfund cleanup and streamlining the approval process for sites with remedies estimated to cost $50 million or more. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors.

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“A Touch of Genius”

Contractor Magazine

By Mark Matteson. Ben Franklin once wrote, “If you want immortality; write something worth reading or live a life so compelling, you are written about!” Mr. Lawrence did both. read more.

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Micronutrients Investing $30M To Grow In Indiana

Business Facilities

The Netherlands-based agribusiness has selected New Castle, IN for its new 164,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and warehouse. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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2017 Power Tool Survey: Advancements in technology improve jobsite performance

Contractor Magazine

Our survey suggests that those surveyed push their corded tools hard with medium to heavy usage, while cordless tools were used more on the light to medium side. read more.

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Category 5 Backlash

Business Facilities

Gov. Rick Scott's plan to hugely expand spending on state economic development programs ends up getting them cut to the bone. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors. Category 5 Backlash.

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How to compute quantity of steel in column footing with BBS

Construction Cost Estimating

This construction video tutorial will teach you how to estimate the steel quantity in column footing with bar bending schedule. Column Footing stands for an independent footing or foundation under a column or either equivalent member for delivering the concentrated load by means of uniformly loads to the soil underneath in order that the bearing capacity of the soil is not surpassed and differential settling does not take place.

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Stretching Outside of Your Comfort Zone and Learning from Unexpected Places

ENR Construction

Energy consultant Patrick Long sees opportunies for construction and other fields to adapt ideas and technologies from other industries.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Experts Identify Preliminary Causes for Oroville Dam Spillway Failure

ENR Construction

Design, maintenance and natural causes among possible problems with huge California dam.

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Is Late Payment Your Own Fault?

ENR Construction

Why contractors acquiesce to the 'normal' practice of late payment.

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Experts Identify Preliminary Causes for Oroville Dam Failure

ENR Construction

Design, maintenance and natural causes among possible problems with huge California dam.

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Expert Team ID's Preliminary Causes for Oroville Failure

ENR Construction

Design, maintenance and natural causes among possible problems with huge California dam.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.