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Contract Surety 04.24.2024

You’re Hired! Oops…

  Given the investment involved in finding, onboarding and retaining excellent employees, “one and done” interviews (“OK, start tomorrow”) are not the way to go, even if you are desperate and the candidate seems terrific….
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You’re Hired! Oops…
Contract Surety 04.24.2024

Scathing Email?

  What now? How dare they! All business leaders have the experience of unexpectedly getting slammed with an unexpectedly critical, and even nasty, email. What to do? Take a breath, walk away, and think carefully…
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Scathing Email?
Contract Surety 04.18.2024

Extreme Weather: Transportation Resilience

  As incidents of extreme weather continue to make news around the country, it’s clear that many of our surface transportation systems are not up to the challenge. Increasing resilience in the face of everything…
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Extreme Weather: Transportation Resilience
Contract Surety 04.18.2024

Good Building Sites?

  Are they all gone? Yes, no, maybe? While it’s true that dream sites on untouched land are scarce, that doesn’t mean there are no good building sites available. It does make it increasingly worthwhile to…
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Good Building Sites?
Contract Surety 03.28.2024

Manufacturing Construction: Batteries!

  Manufacturing construction remains strong. Interestingly, for example, though current demand for electrical vehicles lags, construction of the manufacturing plants needed to produce the batteries is hopping. Analysts say it’s all about taking the long…
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Manufacturing Construction: Batteries!
Contract Surety 03.28.2024

Office Building Conversions

  Vacant office buildings became a thing–fast–during the height of COVID-19, and offices never really filled back up, or returned to “normal,” despite the hopes of employers and realtors. Around the country, construction is underway…
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Office Building Conversions
Contract Surety 03.23.2024

Analyzing The Balance Sheet

  Businesses can have the ability to produce revenue, as shown on a P&L (profit and loss statement), but poor financial health, as reflected on the balance sheet. Because it summarizes net worth at a…
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Analyzing The Balance Sheet
Contract Surety 03.23.2024

Time for An Upgrade: Headgear

  The hard hat worn by construction workers has been a tradition for over 100 years, and came into use to provide protection from falling objects. These days, data points to the need for a…
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Time for An Upgrade: Headgear
Contract Surety 03.06.2024

Trim Your Tax Bill: Claim Your Innovations

You may already have qualified for a federal research and development (R&D) tax credit in the eyes of the IRS,  but do not know it, since this tends to be an underutilized and misunderstood opportunity…
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Trim Your Tax Bill: Claim Your Innovations