Construction Businesses React to Increased USPS Delays & Cost
October 1, 2021 ushered in a new era of the United States Postal Service. As a result of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Delivering For America pla…
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Oregon Home Builders, Residential Contractors Voice Concern Over Price of New Fire Safety Building Codes
Oregon’s recently-passed Senate Bill 762 provides $200 million towards preventing widespread death and destruction like the state saw over the last …
Limiting Washington’s Breach of Contract Statute of Limitations
Understanding your rights under a construction contract is only the beginning. What’s even more important is to understand when and how these rights…
Florida Interior Designer’s Lien Upheld: Not an Unlicensed Contractor
Florida’s contractor licensing laws and construction lien laws are quite strict, and a company that finds themselves out of compliance with either o…
As Trillions in Infrastructure Spending Looms, Some Are Concerned That Billions Could Be Lost to Fraud
As the federal government approaches a vote on what may be as much as $4.5 trillion of funding for infrastructure and other major social investments, …
Northwest Carpenters Union Goes On Strike After Rejecting Agreement With Associated General Contractors
Construction work in the Pacific Northwest has hit a major road bump after the Northwest Carpenter Union’s existing three-year contract with the Ass…
Construction Pulse September 2021: Domestic Supply Chain Problems Worsen as New Wrinkles Arise For Contractors
The US Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) has been active since April 2020 in an effort to track changes in business conditions duri…
North Dakota: Despite Opposition, Meridian Energy CEO Says Construction of Oil Refinery Next to State’s Only National Park Is a Go
After over three years of litigation and financial issues, Meridian Energy Group’s new Davis Refinery — a project estimated to cost more than $1 b…
California Tech Giants & Tech-Focused Cities Held Back as Construction Projects Face Roadblocks
As major corporations are looking to get their operations back on track in the most tech-focused areas of the country, some of their most ambitious pr…
Airport Construction Soaring: $135M Southwest Airlines Facility Approved, Continuing Recent Upward Trend
Major airports nationwide have been returning to significant construction projects in 2021, even with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect the t…
