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Construction Spending Expected to Show Modest Gains in the Coming Months

The economists at the Association of Builders and Contractors released data last week that shows that although private nonresidential construction spending was down in January, it was up 16.6 percent compared to January 2011. Public nonresidential spending remains pretty flat and was up only 0.4% from a year ago. The slow growth in public spending […]

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Does Your Surety Have an Obligation to Finance You If You Hit a Cash Flow Crunch?

Surprisingly, the answer is no. The surety’s first responsibility is to make good on the bonds issued. They have to deal with their obligations related to the performance and payment bonds. Their second responsibility is to conserve the assets of their surety. They actually have no obligation to finance any contractor. They may do so

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Raw Material Prices for construction have risen 8.1% from September 2010 to September 2011

According to figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America, raw material prices have risen 8.1% in the past year, while the price contractors have been able to charge for new nonresidential construction has risen by only two or three percent. In other words, in this tough economy, contractors have been forced to eat

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Women-Owned Small Businesses can Begin Taking Steps to Participate in the new Federal Contracting Program

The new Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program will be fully implemented over the next few months. This program will provide greater access to federal contracting opportunities. Check out www.sba.gov/wosb for more information.

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