McDermott board brings on bankruptcy experts
Construction Dive
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
The move comes ahead of a deadline to receive a rescue financing package and follows the resignation of the company's Chief Financial Officer.
Architecture for Humanity closes office, files for bankruptcy
BD+C
JANUARY 19, 2015
After more than 15 years of work, the nonprofit design group Architecture for Humanity has closed its San Francisco office and plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, The New York Times reported. As of Jan. 1, all of its roughly 30-employee staff was laid off. An official announcement is yet to be made.
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Architecture for Humanity closes office, plans to file for bankruptcy
BD+C
JANUARY 19, 2015
After more than 15 years of work, the nonprofit design group Architecture for Humanity has closed its San Francisco office and plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, The New York Times reported. As of Jan. 1, all of its roughly 30-employee staff was laid off. An official announcement is yet to be made.
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40 How to Stop Further Deterioration of Distressed Commercial Assets
HardHatChat
OCTOBER 15, 2009
According to the fall 2009 issue of Development magazine, while hotels and retail properties are the most problematic in terms of default, foreclosure or bankruptcy, office distress is up 118 percent year-to-date in 2009 versus 2008.
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Chinese Military Hackers Charged with Disrupting U.S. Solar Market
Green Building Law Update
MAY 21, 2014
The indictment made public this past Monday, alleges that Wen Xinyu, one of five named defendants, who is officer in Unit 61398 of the Third Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, hacked the computers of U.S. And while the mainstream media described the U.S. Steel been damaged, but every U.S.
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Hostess To Reopen In Emporia, KS; Will Create More Than 300 Jobs
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 25, 2013
I am delighted with the progress we have made upgrading the Emporia facility since we acquired Hostess,” said Dean Metropoulos, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hostess. “We The RDA in collaboration with community leaders worked diligently over the past 15 months to ensure a positive outcome after the bankruptcy was announced.
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Modular Builder VBC On the Verge of $25-Million Buy for Katerra Assets
Pro Builder
AUGUST 3, 2021
Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) is in the final stages of a $25-million bankruptcy acquisition of Katerra’s former headquarters in Tracy, Calif. Tue, 08/03/2021 - 14:15. CEO Vaughan Buckley says VBC will reach out to some Katerra employees and customers.
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Rough weekend for Modern Continental
PSMJ Resources
JUNE 23, 2008
Attorney's office in Boston brought criminal charges on Friday against Modern Continental Corp., Fast-forward to earlier today, when Modern Continental filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the Boston Business Journal. Try to follow this one all the way through. The company listed URS Corp. million and $3.2
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The Road to Recovery in Detroit
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 17, 2013
The manager will determine what he can salvage from a legacy of decline that has left Motown on the cusp of bankruptcy. Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.
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Construction Dive
MAY 26, 2009
UK Law Experts. -- UK Family Law Experts. -- UK Property Law Experts. -- UK Immigration Law Experts. -- Scots Law Experts. -- UK Employment Law Experts. -- UK Bankruptcy Law Experts. -- UK Traffic Law Experts. Homework Experts. -- French Experts. -- Spanish Experts. -- German Experts.
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Estimating- The New Normal
Chianelli Estimating
AUGUST 6, 2020
Most likely none of the cost factors now required will have been budgeted for on previously awarded contracts and the list is formable; controlled access to sites, material delivery disruptions, temperature checks, two week quarantine, reduced labor force – both in the field and in the office, material shortages. Office Utilities.
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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 21, 2014
A few hours after the pixels for that post were hatched, Detroit announced it had become the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection. This summer, a federal judge will decide whether to approve a plan that would allow the city to exit bankruptcy court by mid-October.
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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached
Pro Builder
MAY 27, 2022
office of Littler Mendelson , the nation’s largest law firm defending employers in labor and employment disputes. office of Littler Mendelson. A decline in business from certain clients, or their bankruptcy. Hiring Right: How to Attract Star Performers Without Violating Restrictive Covenants.
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98 Architecture firms struggling from Boston to Wichita
PSMJ Resources
APRIL 27, 2009
The article talks with architects who were laid off at Cubellis (which the article claims has dropped from 500 people to about 300 and closed some offices entirely) and Arrowstreet (which has gone from 170 people to around 50 or 60 people.
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45 Construction Change Order Phobia Increases Stress Reduces Profits
Contractor Bookkeeping
JUNE 18, 2012
Several Years Ago - A prospect and his office manager / bad bookkeeper / wealth prevention tool came to our office. Oddly Enough - The office manager / bad bookkeeper / wealth prevention tool was not the least bit concerned about anything.
BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 29, 2013
The 300,000-square-foot facility will include data, office and warehouse space. is closing its Houston, TX office and consolidating its headquarters in White Marsh, MD. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware and said it expects the sale to be completed in two to three months. Synagro Moves Jobs to Baltimore Area.
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Outsourced Holistic Contractors Bookkeeping Services
Contractor Bookkeeping
JUNE 17, 2013
Contractors a ccounting and finance the most important back-office services and in most cases the least understood. Get this part right and you win, get it wrong and you will not know it until you are standing in bankruptcy court trying to figure out what went wrong.
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49 Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading
Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 27, 2012
24 Hour Bookkeeper - Bookkeeper that sits in your office quietly, no watering, no feeding, available to work around the clock, never wastes company time surfing the web or chatting on cell phone. Bad Numbers - Lead to bad decisions / cash shrinks / business unstable / bankruptcy or failure.
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64 constructionattorneyblog: Waivers of liens: fraud
Construction Lawyer
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. « Housing boom leads to copyright litigation increase | Main. |
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Stop Bookkeeper Embezzlement In Your Construction Company
Contractor Bookkeeping
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Being Ripped-Off And Driven Into Bankruptcy! This is, always has been and will continue to be a major headache and in some cases the direct cause for construction company owners to file business and personal bankruptcy. An Alarming Number Of Construction Company Owners Are. That sounds harsh but it is true! For the full article [link].
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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Shortly after, I read another piece on bankruptcies in home building, and soon I was thinking of the more than 250 builders I’ve worked with over more than three decades and wondering: Does this “ Anna Karenina Principle ” about families also apply to home building?
How To Reduce Risk On Construction Projects
ProcurementExpress.com
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
What can I do besides bankruptcy? A real life example: A large office building was leased for hi-tech office space. The layout of the offices had to be changed and the client was delayed by over two months until new fire walls could be built. A real life example: I am a contractor and I have underbid a house by $14000.
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constructionattorneyblog: New York court holds that contractor.
Construction Lawyer
APRIL 30, 2012
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. Chapeau filed bankruptcy.
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Completed Operations: A Contractor’s Guide to Coverage, Cost, & More
Levelset
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The general liability portion protects the contractor from damages incurred while the contractor is on-site or at their warehouse or office. Completed operations coverage is bundled with a contractor’s general liability policy. Completed operations covers liability from work that is already completed (i.e., not in progress).
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How To Reduce Risk On Construction Projects
ProcurementExpress.com
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
What can I do besides bankruptcy? A real life example: A large office building was leased for hi-tech office space. The layout of the offices had to be changed and the client was delayed by over two months until new fire walls could be built. A real life example: I am a contractor and I have underbid a house by $14000.
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How to Start a Painting Business: 9 Keys to Growth & Success
Levelset
JULY 19, 2022
If you start growing without proper financial management, you will quickly find your company out of cash and in bankruptcy court. In addition to materials and labor for painting a new or remodeled building, you need to cover the cost of staff, offices, benefits, and more. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right?
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How to Start a Plumbing Business: 9 Tips for Growth
Levelset
JULY 18, 2022
If you start growing without proper financial management, you will quickly find your company out of cash and in bankruptcy court. In addition to materials and labor for plumbing jobs, you need to cover the cost of staff, offices, benefits, and more. In order to grow, a plumbing company must proactively manage cash flow.
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How to Start an Electrical Business: 9 Tips for Growth
Levelset
JULY 15, 2022
If you start growing without proper financial management, you will quickly find your company out of cash and in bankruptcy court. In addition to materials and labor for electrical jobs, you need to cover the cost of staff, offices, benefits, and more. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right? Training doesn’t have to be expensive.
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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting
Construction Lawyer
JANUARY 30, 2014
had some nexus to Weisel and Ryan Associates (since they are both from California), it had little if any nexus to Welch (a Hawaii company, with no business or office in California, working on a project in Hawaii). Although Paragraph 24.3.3
Bookkeeper Vs. Accountant Vs. C.P.A. For Your Construction Company
Contractor Bookkeeping
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
02 - Hire someone part-time or full-time to work in your office and hope for the best. #03 At that, sadly, is during the bankruptcy proceedings or at the auction where their entire construction company is being sold for pennies on the dollar to pay off some of the mountain of debt they accumulated.
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Seventh Circuit examines "pay-if-paid" provision
Construction Lawyer
JULY 20, 2012
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.
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How to Start a Roofing Business: 9 Tips to Grow & Thrive
Levelset
JULY 22, 2022
If you start growing without proper financial management, you will quickly find your company out of cash and in bankruptcy court. In addition to materials and labor for roofing jobs, you need to cover the cost of staff, offices, benefits, and more. . Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right? Training doesn’t have to be expensive.
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A journey through masonry reclad litigation
BD+C
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Insurance coverage protects downstream defendant parties, can provide the primary “well” from which to draw your damages, and is an option preferred by most downstream parties over insolvency—and by the owner if insolvency could lead to bankruptcy and getting in line behind banks and other creditors at bankruptcy.
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FAQ's About Outsourced Contractors Bookkeeping Services
Contractor Bookkeeping
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Innovation Or Bankruptcy. The other one is for construction company owners who want an in-depth analysis of the psychological profiles of our Professional Construction Bookkeeping staff with some of the hardware, software and office equipment we use. Outside Your Mobile Office: In you post office box. Behind the seat.
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British Airways could pull out of Gatwick and cut a quarter of its pilots, leaked memo reveals
Construction Test
MAY 16, 2020
But chief financial officer Stephen Gunning said the cash would instead be used to keep the company going through the virus crisis. . The airline is promising low fares to stimulate demand, however, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office still advises against all foreign non-essential travel. . Consumer group Which? ’ .
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A Force Majeure Decision during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Green Building Law Update
JULY 5, 2020
In a motion in a Bankruptcy case the landlord demanded payment of post petition rent from the Hitz Restaurant Group or that the Chicago restaurant vacate the premises immediately. The Bankruptcy judge, the Honorable Donald R. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, June 3, 2020.
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Holidaymakers face six-month wait for travel refunds as airlines struggle to deal with colossal backlog of claims with £7billion owed to customers
Construction Test
MAY 19, 2020
The airline is promising low fares to stimulate demand, however, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office still advises against all foreign non-essential travel. . The airline is promising low fares to stimulate demand, however, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office still advises against all foreign non-essential travel. .
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Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. Yes, we know that Detroit became the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection, a process the city is expected to emerge from this year.
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About epiphanies — and discovering amazing answers
Construction Marketing Ideas
MARCH 2, 2015
The district commissioner’s office in Tjolotjo, long before I visited to meet the last white DC in the transition to Zimbabwe. I’m intrigued about how many people have experienced them in relation to the overall population, and (for those of us who have had the experience), how often they happen in our lifetimes.
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State by State Incentives Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. Certified Capital Company Program (CAPCO): Promotes investment in Alabama-based businesses by creating several venture capital funds required to invest in Alabama companies.
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108 Water on the Brain
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 8, 2016
During the rest of that decade, while NYC teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, work proceeded at a snail’s pace. Shortly after he left office at the end of 2013, water service through the new tunnel began in Manhattan and The Bronx. Ground was broken in 1970 for the 60-mile tunnel. 3 ahead of schedule. 3 project was set at 2021.
Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’
Pro Builder
JULY 26, 2021
Accept the definition that anything not firmly defined and nailed down prior to opening the first model home for sale will cost you time, money, trade frustration, customer irritation, and “brain damage” to your staff both in the office and in the field. All the decisions get made—eventually. Why not get them made up front?
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105 STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 21, 2014
Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) receives approximately 1/3 of the annual allocation of funds to use specifically for economic development efforts statewide.
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Covid-19 and travel: Heathrow boss says social distancing ?impossible? in airports
Construction Test
MAY 19, 2020
Social distancing will not work in airports, and governments will have to agree international standards before passengers are confident enough to travel, Heathrow Airport Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
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