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If you’re looking at ways to improve your construction workforce’s effectiveness, we have actionable, practical ideas for you to implement across your business. Implementing these four ideas could be just what you need to kick-start productivity improvements… Tell me more >>>
When Shelby County resident Rob Thornton went in front of the Shelby County Commission in April, he was hoping for a solution that he and several other residents face: unfinished neighborhood roads. Thornton, who lives in the Mountain Crest Subdivision off of Alabama 119, has seen his neighborhood’s roads remain incomplete, which has led them to deteriorate and cause safety …
Back in November 2015, the state awarded a $14 million contract to an Idaho-based contractor to fix the dilapidated Maipalaoa Bridge in Maili. It’s considered one of the most dangerous bridges in the state. After nearly two years, contractor Performance Systems Inc. abandoned the project, completing just 5 percent of the job. For more information >>>
An unlicensed company that advertises it is in its eighth year of business in selling construction performance bonds in remains in business, despite a half dozen cease and desist orders in multiple states, the Target 12 Investigators have learned. Tell me more >>>
A warranty is meant to protect a purchaser from any faults or defects in goods or services purchased. But warranties are as different as the products and services that they protect. What’s more, because courts interpret warranties in widely different ways – as either a creature of tort, contract or a mixture of both – there exists no “one size …
For more than 50 years, Ohio Dept. of Transportation officials have been talking about bypassing Portsmouth, Ohio, the county seat of Scioto County. By entering into a public-private partnership and allowing the P3 to write new specifications and adopt innovations from highway projects around the U.S., the agency not only got construction moving, but also reduced the overall project delivery …
Unforeseen issues drove the cost to overhaul Encanto Elementary 30 percent over budget. The project’s contractor was facing financial problems at the same time of the cost increases; but the district is adamant that there’s no link between the company’s issues and the cost overruns. Read the article >>>
Times have changed. It once wasn’t unusual for a construction career to start and end with family. “You learned the skills, gained responsibility along the way and often ended up years later with ownership of the business,” said Kim Waseca-Love, education and apprenticeship director for the Spokane (WA) Home Builders Association. Tell me more >>>
Minnesota may be famous for its frigid winters, but contractors in the state are accustomed to that challenge. A bigger obstacle, and one they’re currently figuring out how to adapt to, however, is renewed strong demand that is straining resources, especially labor. Read the article here>>>
The city has notified the insurance company and contractor involved in the repair of the Washington Avenue sewer tunnel that it has a claim regarding grout that has been blocking the pipe since the work was performed, Kingston’s corporation counsel said. Tell me more>>>
