The price of defrauding the government could get a lot costlier. A recent court decision by the Fourth Circuit, is set to change the potential penalties on how much contractors who mislead the government could face. This decision could quickly increase the fine a disobeying contractor incurs based on the number of invoices filed during the course [...]
Earlier this week, NASA named the two companies that will allow the United States to resume using astronauts in space explorations. Boeing and SpaceX were the winners, beating Sierra Nevada Corp. Worth up to a combined $6.8 billion, the contracts include at least one crewed test flight to the station, then between two and six [...]
Head's up! Another Habitat for Humanity: Veteran's Build volunteer opportunity is in the works! Ieesha Flowers and her husband Bryan are proud parents to their two year old daughter, Katelyn and are now part of the Habitat family. Ieesha joined the Army while a senior in High School, entering the delayed entry program and learning [...]
Florida is continuing to demonstrate its competitiveness in the economic development areas. States across the country are vying for relocations, expansions, and be the location for head offices of the most well-known companies in the world. This year, there have been some definitive steps bringing Florida to the forefront of consideration for businesses. Florida [...]
in 1997 the HUBZone Empowering Contract Program was passed into a law as part of the Small Business Reauthorization Act. Now, businesses can qualify by determining if the location of their business is in a HUBZone. If the federal government determines that your business is located in a HUBZone or distressed area your business will be [...]
As mentioned in our April blog, Amazon.com had plans to build it’s first two warehouses in Florida; over 1 million square feet apiece. The internet retail giant attributes this move to the “collaboration” with our state, city and county officials. So far, Amazon.com has hired more than 1,000 people for these distributions centers. The center in [...]
The Small Business Administration has updated its revenue based size standards for small businesses. For the first time since 2008 the SBA made adjustments to the size standards pertaining to the construction industry; they have all increased. NAICS Code: NAICS US Industry Title: Old Standard: New Standard (effective July 14, 2014) 238210 Electrical Contractors [...]
According to an article in the San Francisco Gate, California Transportation Officials hired a Chinese company that had never built a bridge to make key components of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge's eastern section. Zhenhua Port Machinery, based out of Shanghai, was the subcontractor chosen to make the bridge's new signature tower and roadway for [...]
The Bureau of Labor released May’s employment numbers and they are showing a nice steady growth. Around 217,000 new jobs have been created, many in the CRE Supporting Industries. Business investments are increasing or at least poised to increase and one key piece in that is the willingness of banks to lend to such projects. [...]
The Habitat for Humanity 2014 Builders Blitz was a huge success. Just one week after the initial groundbreaking for the two home, they are complete! It was incredible to watch the transformation of the build through the organizing, planning, groundbreaking, and finally the finished product. The families received their keys and were able to move into [...]