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The Shed, a multi-arts center on New York’s west side, moves forward in construction and funding

BD+C

On May 24, The Shed, a non-profit cultural organization that’s backed by some of the heaviest hitters in New York City, announced the completion of erecting the structural steelworks for the telescoping outer shell of a 200,000-sf artistic center, also called The Shed, under construction in Lower Manhattan’s west side.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

“Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Many of these people are one medical bill or one car breakdown away from being homeless,” Burns adds.

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Contractors Job Costing Library The Key To Increased Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

In the mid 1800''s an archeologist left New York City on a journey into the heart of the African jungle in search of a lost civilization. The archeologist struck a bargain with the contractors that if they would work together and deliver the Treasure Box to his office in New York City they would be rewarded handsomely.

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Design CFOs Note Key Role As Firms Seek Sustainable Growth

ENR Construction

Even as design firms struggle to balance backlogs and employee resources, chief financial officers’ projections of revenue growth and profit increases in the coming year may be too rosy, according to statistics and comments offered at a gathering of about 110 CFOs in New York City on April 21.

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How to Avoid 3 Common Commercial Construction Scheduling Delays

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Due to a variety of factors – from smaller profit margins following the economic downturn, to the sense of immediacy that’s so pervasive in the modern business world – everyone from our clients on down to our subcontractors are being squeezed for time and asked to deliver commercial construction projects on tighter schedules than ever before.

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What’s Driving the Demand for Single-Family Rental Homes?

Pro Builder

While builders struggle with rising land and construction costs , the financial feasibility of delivering new supply in the starter-home category has become a legitimate challenge to profitability, compounding the issue. . Many of those migrating are looking to plant themselves within single-family rental communities.

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A Glimpse of Wall Street – 2011

Constructonomics

On Friday I happened to be in a little place called New York City. As a result, the ecomomy collapsed, millions lost their jobs, and the people who were responsible not only got off scott free, but profitted from the whole thing. And they did it by using tricks and schemes that walked along the ethical line.