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Economic Stimulus For Businesses By Christian A. Klein, 5/12/2008
Congress and the president have prescribed powerful medicine to stimulate the U.S. economy. On Feb. 13, President Bush signed the Economic Stimulus Act (ESA). In addition to providing tax rebate checks to middle-income families and making it easier to refinance mortgages, the ESA temporarily reinstates the depreciation bonus and increases Sec. More
Turbulent Quarter Ends With Rally By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends - 05/12/2008
Stocks endured their worst quarter in five and a half years, as Wall Street sought to integrate credit woes, high oil prices, job losses, and continued weakness ...
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Business Plans in a Tough Market By Ted Capistrant - 05/05/2008
Economic experts say we are in the midst of a market correction. Residential and commercial construction sectors are increasingly soft, bidding is more competitive and lenders are getting stingy. Many of us have been through economic highs and lows over the years and recognize that this cycle happens every six to 10 years.
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Consequential Damages In Today's Construction Industry By Jason L. Richey and William D. Wickard - 05/05/2008
It seems unlikely that a project's construction manager, which agreed to a $600,000 fee, could be held responsible for over $14 million in lost profits for a four-month delay to the project, yet it has happened. By failing to include a consequential damages waiver in its contract, the construction manager was left open to a costly lawsuit.
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Washington Transportation Budget Shortfall Addressed Staff - 05/05/2008
Olympia— Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed the 2008 supplemental transportation budget (House Bill 2878) that allows Washington to continue progress on three transportation goals — increase safety, improve maintenance and provide congestion relief — in the face of declining revenue. Overall, the measure trims the current $7.
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Putzmeister Telebelt 110 Gets Into Small Places By Joanne Ray - 04/28/2008
In the construction business most contractors have a bottom line and that is to save as much time and labor as possible. So, when time is short and spaces are small, ...
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Internship Paves The Way For Construction Career By Patti Ghezzi - 04/21/2008
During this school year, Decorious Barnes works for a department store, a decent job for a student. But last summer, Decorious got to work at a job he absolutely loved. He wielded a sledgehammer during demolition time helping to renovate Campbell High School in Smyrna as a Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) Internship student, working for Joe Tuggle of Swofford Construction Inc.
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Hydraulic Hoses Launch New Career By Alexis Mattera - 04/21/2008
During times of life-changing transition, the saying "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" can be somewhat of an anthem — but not so for Steve Goulette. He knew what he had, and he still wanted something more. Over his 25-year career working in the hydraulic hose and fitting manufacturing industry, Goulette had held positions ranging from design engineer to manager of training a...
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JCB Hosts Inaugural Roadshow At Savannah Factory Contractors and other industry representatives from throughout the region converged on the JCB factory in Savannah for the first of several JCB Roadshows scheduled for various locations.
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