An Improving Economy. We are finally starting to see signs of
improvement in the economy and more project opportunities are slowly appearing.
An improving construction economy is good for everyone but there are risks for
contractors coming out of this cycle as history has a way of repeating itself.
This seems to be especially true in the construction industry. Ranked only
behind the restaurant industry in terms of failure,...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Spot Risk and Stay Alive
Our friends at Fall Protection Blog have posted a nice article on how to spot risk and stay alive. John Braun does a good job on outlining some of the major steps in risk detection.How to Spot Risk and Stay AliveA safety professional may read the title of this article and feel it’s child’s play. How could somebody notknow how...
Is the Right to Repair Act in California dead?
Our friend Garret is back at it with another good post on the Right to Repair act and the case law surrounding actual versus economic damages.And So it Begins . . .by Garret Murai hourglassThis past year I wrote about a case that caused an uproar in the homebuilding industry - Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v....
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Bills, Bonds and other Business
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Google's Floating Mystery Boxes
Garrett Murai has posted about the quite peculiar story that is the Google floating boxes outside of San Francisco, uh, I mean, Stockton. What’s going on Google?Here you go:It was moored quietly in the Bay.But when a four story structure made up of shipping containers was erected, questions began to be asked.Elected officials said...
Friday, March 7, 2014
Bonds and fraud - not the best combination
Mr. LitvakFormer Jefferies Group trader Jesse Litvak was found guilty of defrauding clients on mortgage bond trades. This was a large victory for the government as its investigation into the big banks in the years after the financial crisis has finally found some guilty parties.Mr. Litvak was found guilty on all 15 counts he faced....
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Treasurys (30-year bond rates) rally
The current situation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula has helped force a flight to safety, which has lowered the yields on most United States Treasury bills and bonds. Thus, the 10-year Treasury note yield has hit a low of 2.592% with the 30-year bond yield falling to 3.554% and the 5-year note yield sinking to 1.458%.What this means is that interests rates are again lowering, which helps you with your borrowing costs and even...
Monday, March 3, 2014
Subdivision Bonds and the public works project
Shakespeare with Yankees hat and iPodTo Be or Not to Be – Subdivision Bonds Does Not a Public Works Project, Make it Beby Garret Murai“To be, or not to be, that is the question— whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer the Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles . . .” – Hamlet, William...
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