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Contract Surety 08.29.2024

Better Bids? Here’s How…

  Winning more profitable projects requires generating more and better leads, as well as determining the right builds to go after. Of course accurate estimates based on the most up-to-date intel and strong financial resources…
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Better Bids? Here’s How…
Contract Surety 08.29.2024

It Pays Off: Training

  Despite the pressure on hiring and getting new talent going fast, it’s best not to skimp on time and effort when it comes to onboarding and training. Indeed, careful attention to new employees is…
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It Pays Off: Training
Contract Surety 08.09.2024

6 Building Blocks of Successful Plans

  Jotting down a to-do list can be a part of planning, but is not really a plan in and of itself. Although we’d like to think time stands in the way of more robust…
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6 Building Blocks of Successful Plans
Contract Surety 08.09.2024

Toolbelt Generation?

  ABC has estimated that this year alone, 500,000 new workers are needed in the construction industry. With builders across the country scrambling to hire and onboard new employees, it certainly comes as good news…
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Toolbelt Generation?
Contract Surety 07.31.2024

How Much More?

  Inflation. Shrinkflation. Supply challenges. Other complications. Absorbing higher costs into your business. Yeah, yeah, yesterday’s news? Not so fast, advise construction pros. Analyzing current costs, comparing them with what you were paying last year,…
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How Much More?
Contract Surety 07.31.2024

Green Infrastructure: Porous Pavement

  Strategic use of porous pavement along seven miles in Brooklyn will allow storm water to drain into the ground, rather than flood city sewer systems. The $32 million dollar project is scheduled for completion…
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Green Infrastructure: Porous Pavement
Contract Surety 07.17.2024

Flood Watch: Let’s Elevate

  As we can all attest to, flooding is on the rise, and even more floods are anticipated. Accordingly, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued new policies requiring higher elevation levels for federally…
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Flood Watch: Let’s Elevate
Contract Surety 07.17.2024

Appreciation: Construction Workers

  All workers at every business thrive on appreciation, but given the physical and “all-weather” demands of construction, it’s extra important to make sure that workers in the building fields receive the appreciation they deserve….
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Appreciation: Construction Workers
Contract Surety 07.12.2024

550 Winning Projects

  The Department of Transportation continues to award road building and other infrastructure projects under the Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) initiative: a recent cycle of grants means a total of 550 builds are now in…
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550 Winning Projects