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Watch Out for Bad Boy Guarantees in Commercial Real Estate Financing: Construction Contractors Must Understand Common Liability Provisions in Lending Agreements

by Shea A. Smith | Mar 2, 2017
Contracts | Finance | Legal and Regulatory

Borrowers should evaluate personal guarantees as soon as they start negotiating new debt. They must carefully review the term sheet and be sure they understand the language and full scope of a lender’s bad boy guarantees before signing with their agreement.

Injunction Blocks Overtime Rule

by Construction Executive | Jan 27, 2017
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s final overtime rule from taking effect.

Curb Discovery Costs With a Tailored Arbitration Clause

by Leslie Gutierrez | Jan 25, 2017
Contracts | Legal and Regulatory

To curb the scope of discovery, an arbitration clause should regulate the number of interrogatories and written requests each party is allowed to issue and the number of depositions each party is allowed to take.

Trump Administration Promises Regulatory Relief

by Kelly Tyroler | Jan 24, 2017
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Regulations

More than 200 candidates endorsed by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in the House and 21 in the Senate were elected or re-elected, reflecting a better than 90 percent candidate success rate for those ABC endorsed.

Trump’s Proposed Tax and Regulatory Changes Likely to Impact Construction Industry

by Jean David Chery | Jan 19, 2017
Business | Infrastructure | Regulations | Taxes

Trump proposed big plans for changes related to tax credits, deductions, expenditures and rates that would affect construction companies. Learn how your business could be affected if his proposals gain congressional approval.

Building Educational Facilities

by Construction Executive | Mar 4, 2014
Legal and Regulatory

Prior to the recent recession, approximately $20 billion was spent annually on new school construction, additions and renovations. Like other construction sectors, educational facilities have felt the impact of delayed decisions and reduced funding.

Gain Instant Contract Access with AIA’s New ACD5 Service

by AIA Contract Documents | Feb 12, 2014
Legal and Regulatory

AIA's new contract document service, ACD5, provides building industry professionals with instant access to more than 180 AIA Contract Documents forms and agreements, enabling users to create, edit, share and store contract documents instantly.

State Sales Tax Compliance: 12 Tips for Contractors

by Avalara | Sep 10, 2013
Legal and Regulatory

To help your contracting business achieve greater success and security, the tax experts at Avalara have compiled 12 Sales Tax Tips for Contractors. Each tip was selected by an Avalara sales tax expert, and is designed to help your contracting business you stay on top of the ever-shifting sales tax landscape, better manage 1099s and handle exemption certificates quickly and efficiently.

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Watch Out for Bad Boy Guarantees in Commercial Real Estate Financing: Construction Contractors Must Understand Common Liability Provisions in Lending Agreements

Injunction Blocks Overtime Rule

Curb Discovery Costs With a Tailored Arbitration Clause

Trump Administration Promises Regulatory Relief

Trump’s Proposed Tax and Regulatory Changes Likely to Impact Construction Industry

Building Educational Facilities

Gain Instant Contract Access with AIA’s New ACD5 Service

State Sales Tax Compliance: 12 Tips for Contractors

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