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Contract Surety 11.03.2023

Time’s Ticking: Deferred Maintenance

  Across the country, local, state and federally-owned public buildings are in dire need of attention. Commitments and allocations are starting to add up, and contractors are digging in. Read on for examples of how…
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Time’s Ticking: Deferred Maintenance
Court Bonds 11.03.2023

Timing’s Everything: Probate Disputes

  Ideally, careful estate planning results in a valid will, and likely a trust too, as well as communication of intentions and designation of a fiduciary, such as an executor or trustee, to carry out…
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Timing’s Everything: Probate Disputes
Court Bonds 11.03.2023

Professional Fiduciary?

One way or another, someone has to close out our affairs when we die, and this person is a fiduciary, with legal obligations to carry out duties in the best interest of the estate and…
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Professional Fiduciary?
Court Bonds 10.27.2023

Unmarried Partners: Avoid Intestacy

  Although it’s best for everyone to have an estate plan–and avoid dying “intestate”–it’s especially important for unmarried partners not to leave the distribution of assets for the law to manage. That’s because state intestacy…
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Unmarried Partners: Avoid Intestacy
Court Bonds 10.27.2023

Probate Heartache: Valid Marriage?

  Most families manage to avoid the headaches and heartaches of probate disputes through careful estate planning. Absent that, diligent adherence to probate protocols, including abiding by the laws of intestacy to distribute assets can…
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Probate Heartache: Valid Marriage?
Contract Surety 10.27.2023

Ask Your Suppliers: Green Please?

  Though not yet the norm, low-carbon concrete is gaining ground, as exemplified by use in megaprojects including the Amazon headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and Microsoft’s data center in Quincy, Washington. Nonetheless, first time use…
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Ask Your Suppliers: Green Please?
Contract Surety 10.27.2023

Take Me To The River?

  Despite the inherent–and rising–challenges of waterfront construction, the draw of water continues to beckon. With parks, residences, business campuses, and mixed-use  developments near the water in high demand across the country, construction experts shared…
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Take Me To The River?
Contract Surety 10.27.2023

Key Performance Indicators: Resilience?

  Most contractors tend to focus on one clear measure of success: profiting on each project. Though making money is indeed the end game, business experts explain that by concentrating more on KPIs like quality…
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Key Performance Indicators: Resilience?
Contract Surety 10.27.2023

Fighting’s Expensive: Rising Dispute Costs

  Experts are seeing what is likely a “hold-over” from COVID: skyrocketing dispute costs. The roots of many of the issues that are only now winding their way to resolution can also be seen as…
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Fighting’s Expensive: Rising Dispute Costs