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How to Increase Worker Productivity Without Breaking the Bank

Construction Business Owner

Contractors are continually seeking ways to improve productivity, reduce costs and increase efficiency both in the office and in the field. Stephen Spears, president of Bonneville Contracting & Technology Group Inc. and a Construction Business Owner reader, poses this question:'

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Government vetoes project bank account proposal

Construction Enquirer

The Government has blocked an attempt to amend the planned Procurement Bill to include mandatory project bank accounts for all jobs valued at over £2m. Abrahams MP said: “Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. ”

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Chicago’s Bank of America Tower completes, opens

BD+C

At 56 stories, Bank of America Tower is the tallest commercial building to be added to the Chicago skyline in the last 30 years. . Interior space planning is enhanced by the five-foot setbacks along the river, providing the equivalent of 14 corner offices.

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Employers, not government, responsible for determining need for PPE

FDR Safety

An important principle governing the use of personal protective equipment was reaffirmed recently in a Washington state case involving a bank guard who was stabbed and was not wearing body armor. The company appealed and the matter was heard by a hearing officer for the state Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.

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Preparing for Institutional Capital

Construction Business Owner

Institutional capital providers, which include non-local lenders, bank syndications, specialty lenders, insurance companies, pension funds, university endowments, private equity funds and family offices, can be a resource for working capital, acquisition capital or a means to harvest value built throughout the years.'

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Anchorage to receive new glacier-inspired office building

BD+C

Downtown Anchorage’s former Key Bank Plaza Building will be modernized and expanded into a sleek, glacier-inspired office building, courtesy of Perkins&Will. .

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The internet ‘wasn’t designed to be secure’: Gilbane CIO

Construction Dive

Karen Higgins-Carter, the company’s chief information officer and a former banking industry executive, says contractors need to band together against cyber threats.

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