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Home Building Accounts for Nearly 3% of U.S. Labor Force

Pro Builder

Home Building Accounts for Nearly 3% of U.S. employed civilian labor force, residential construction workers accounted for 2.8% employed civilian labor force, residential construction workers accounted for 2.8% In Florida, residential construction workers account for a relatively high 4.3% Labor Force. cbroderick.

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Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect

Construction Lawyer

Only a knowledgeable attorney can apply the information here to your particular matter, taking into account the laws of your jurisdiction. Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect. The economic loss doctrine operates to bar such negligence actions in Nevada where the loss is purely economic.

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The Overlooked Nevada Rule In an Arena Project Lawsuit

ENR Construction

When crunching the numbers on the construction wrap-up program for the T-Mobile Arena project outside Las Vegas, insurance broker Aon Risk Services South allegedly failed to take into account a Nevada workers’ compensation rule, one of many intricate features of the state’s workers’ compensation regulations.

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Is California Going to Ban Cows in the Name of Climate Change?

Green Building Law Update

It may not be long before consumers will be smuggling organic milk into California from Nevada and Arizona. About half of the emissions from the State’s 5.5

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Should Nonpayment of Subs Be a Crime?

Construction Dive

The prime contractor’s principal could not account for all the contract payments he had received; some of the funds had been commingled with his personal accounts. Subcontractors and suppliers complained they had not been paid in full. This created a presumption of intent to defraud the subs.

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Homeownership Wealth Gains for Second Quarter of 2020

Pro Builder

Based on the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finance data, homeownership accounts for 90% of total wealth among all families. In the bottom 20% income percentile, a home accounts for 99% of total assets, compared to 42% for families in the top 10% income bracket. Lucie, Florida; Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Sta.

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Electric Car Company Construction Unplugged

Construction Equipment

Construction work on electric car maker Faraday Future's Nevada manufacturing site has ground to a halt, reportedly due to unpaid construction payments.