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Contract Surety 04.10.2023

Headaches Ahead?

  At some point or another, every builder faces this dilemma: a new job seems like a good one—but it comes with a high maintenance client. Do you take the job or run in the…
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Headaches Ahead?
Contract Surety 04.10.2023

Keeping Pace With Demand

  Builders continue to report hiring difficulties, causing some to hold back on bids, despite the influx of public dollars afloat. Industry experts predict that infrastructure jobs will create further challenges for construction labor, and…
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Keeping Pace With Demand
Contract Surety 03.31.2023

In The Know: Digitization?

Among the buzzwords of the moment in construction circles, digitization dominates. If you have a sense it has something to do with tech, but are not quite sure what that means for your construction business,…
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In The Know: Digitization?
Contract Surety 03.31.2023

Sustainable and Successful

  Green building projects used to come with the reputation that sustainability came at a price: reduced profitability. Increasingly, contractors are finding that this is no longer the case—it is indeed possible to succeed financially…
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Sustainable and Successful
Contract Surety 03.27.2023

Benefiting From Tax Season?

  A year round strategy for taxes is the best way to move a contracting business forward. That’s the advice of experts who point out that deferring income, a typical tactic to reduce tax payments,…
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Benefiting From Tax Season?
Contract Surety 03.27.2023

Tech Talk

  All around us we can see, in real time, how artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) and interconnected equipment are changing our lives. Analysts say technology’s coming for construction…
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Tech Talk
Contract Surety 03.21.2023

Financial Insights

  How’s your cash position? Pointing out “no cash flow” is never an option, financial professionals who work with contractors encourage increased attention to management decisions vis a vis cash flow. Of course doing so…
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Financial Insights
Contract Surety 03.20.2023

On The Move: Money and Projects

  Promised public dollars are becoming tangible in the form of projects across the country, and the flow of funds and builds in real time is anticipated to continue propelling construction opportunities. For example, the…
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On The Move: Money and Projects
Contract Surety 03.05.2023

Help Wanted

  Even as inflation and the labor shortage has driven salaries throughout construction up, it remains difficult for builders to hire employees. Wages alone are proving insufficient to attract and retain workers. Here are the…
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Help Wanted