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ERISA 02.24.2021

Promising Trends In Retirement Savings

  There are promising trends in fourth-quarter retirement fund reports. With efforts to save increasing, efforts to protect funds require renewed attention too. New Efforts To Save As businesses and employees across the country grind…
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Promising Trends In Retirement Savings
Surety Bonds 02.24.2021

Agility Helps As Builders Confront Supply Chain Woes

 Nearly a year into the pandemic, supply chain woes continue to challenge the construction industry. In response, contractors are demonstrating ever more agility. Material Shortages and High Pricing In Alabama, a custom home builder reports…
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Agility Helps As Builders Confront Supply Chain Woes
Surety Bonds 02.24.2021

Constructing in Steel: Daytona Beach’s $70 Million Inspiration

The American Society of Civil Engineers highlights the innovative techniques and inspirations behind the new 180,000 square foot, cantilevered student union at Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Birds In Flight—Students At The Center  Designed by ikon.5…
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Constructing in Steel: Daytona Beach’s $70 Million Inspiration
Surety Bonds 02.24.2021

$877 Million for Houston Ship Channel

   It’s anticipated that 12 construction contracts will be awarded for the widening of the Houston Ship Channel. Federal funding has recently been secured to set the project cruising forward.  Navigating The Country’s Busiest Waterway…
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$877 Million for Houston Ship Channel
Surety Bonds 02.18.2021

Boring Gets Exciting: Tunneling To The Future

Four miles in five minutes? It could happen—in California’s San Bernardino County. Plans and negotiations underway for an underground transit loop illustrate how a transportation revolution could be in reach.  New Transit Loops In Las…
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Boring Gets Exciting: Tunneling To The Future
ERISA 02.18.2021

Best Practice: Satisfied Retirement Plan Participants

  Amidst the deluge of ERISA litigation hitting the news, plan sponsors are encouraged to remember: the essentials of sound retirement plan practices can reduce the risk of common exposures—and result in satisfied plan participants…
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Best Practice: Satisfied Retirement Plan Participants
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.18.2021

Cybersecurity and Retirement Plans: A Three-Legged Stool

  When it comes to 401(k) plans, the employer, the service providers and the participants each have important roles to play in protecting the plan against cybercrime. A Cautionary Tale: Retirement Plan Funds Do Get…
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Cybersecurity and Retirement Plans: A Three-Legged Stool
ERISA 02.17.2021

Challenging Plan Fiduciaries: Examining A New Class Action Case

  Were better investment options available? Why were the record-keeping fees so high? These are among the questions behind a new 401(k) class-action case challenging a Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association—and the plan fiduciaries. Alleged ERISA Violations…
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Challenging Plan Fiduciaries: Examining A New Class Action Case
Court Bonds 02.16.2021

Probate Court: Administering Unsettled Affairs

Usually, when someone dies, probate court is notified by a friend or family member, so that the affairs of the deceased can be settled—and assets distributed. What if no one notifies the court to initiate…
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Probate Court: Administering Unsettled Affairs