By on May 5, 2016 in Construction |

While construction spending in the first two months of this year ($157.1 billion) was 11.2 percent higher than it was for the same period last year, and experts predict it will continue to grow at a modest pace due to low mortgage rates and increasing demand for new homes, volatility in other U.S. markets—as well as the world—hint at the potential for another...

By on May 5, 2016 in Construction |

While construction spending in the first two months of this year ($157.1 billion) was 11.2 percent higher than it was for the same period last year, and experts predict it will continue to grow at a modest pace due to low mortgage rates and increasing demand for new homes, volatility in other U.S. markets—as well as the world—hint at the potential for another...

By on Apr 6, 2016 in Construction |

If you’re a construction business owner, you know you need to have insurance in place to protect you from financial loss associated with construction projects. While many companies still go the traditional route—requiring each party to purchase their own policy—some are switching to an alternative method of risk management. Known as a “wrap-up” or consolidated...

By on Apr 6, 2016 in Construction |

If you’re a construction business owner, you know you need to have insurance in place to protect you from financial loss associated with construction projects. While many companies still go the traditional route—requiring each party to purchase their own policy—some are switching to an alternative method of risk management. Known as a “wrap-up” or consolidated...

By on Mar 23, 2016 in Construction |

On a construction jobsite, safety is everyone’s responsibility. Rules established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) state that every contractor, regardless of its role, has a non-transferable duty to protect its employees from all hazards—regardless of who created them. This means that a general contractor, a subcontractor acting as a...

By on Mar 23, 2016 in Construction |

On a construction jobsite, safety is everyone’s responsibility. Rules established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) state that every contractor, regardless of its role, has a non-transferable duty to protect its employees from all hazards—regardless of who created them. This means that a general contractor, a subcontractor acting as a...