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Contract Surety 03.27.2025

Craft Laborers: New Training Options

  From the foundations of homes to the complex infrastructure of bridges and tunnels, construction craft laborers are the backbone of the building industry. To address the significant gap between the demand for these workers…
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Craft Laborers: New Training Options
Court Bonds 03.26.2025

Addiction and Estate Planning

With millions of American families grappling with the complex terrain of addiction, proactive estate planning is an important way to craft a safety net—-a framework of carefully considered strategies that provide stability and support in…
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Addiction and Estate Planning
Court Bonds 03.26.2025

Digital Accounts? Estate Planning Tips

Make things as easy as possible for yourself, and the loved ones who will eventually step in to help, by proactively organizing your digital affairs. For example, carefully provide account and access information to your…
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Digital Accounts? Estate Planning Tips
Court Bonds 03.20.2025

Personal Representative Duties Explained

Loss brings legal complexities. Someone must settle the estate. Enter the personal representative, a fiduciary. This role demands trust and strict adherence to law. Read on for an understanding of the overall duties of personal…
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Personal Representative Duties Explained
Court Bonds 03.20.2025

Age Well: Planning Advice for Women

Though we associate estate planning with death, the reality is that it’s mostly about preparing to live a good, long life, even as we experience age-related declines. It’s especially wise for women to attend to…
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Age Well: Planning Advice for Women
Contract Surety 03.19.2025

Systematic Success?

When you own a construction business, there’s no better feeling than winning a juicy project and having it go exactly as planned. Unfortunately, of course, so many things can go wrong. That’s why having the…
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Systematic Success?
Contract Surety 03.19.2025

Using Outdated Blueprints?

Of course not. That’s a sure path to screwing up the build right? But, using outdated approaches to people is quite likely negatively impacting the business. When it comes to human resources, despite years of…
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Using Outdated Blueprints?
Contract Surety 03.11.2025

Preventing injuries : Ergonomics?

Ergonomics is not a trendy new thing. Back in 1894, the split-level scaffold was designed to reduce bending, and the related wear and tear on the bodies of masonry workers. Similarly, tuning in to help…
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Preventing injuries : Ergonomics?
Contract Surety 03.11.2025

Where Did We Get That Number?

Hey, that sure was a nice low number. In fact, it won the bid. Hmm…now you just have to figure out exactly how you got to that calculation. What if you left margins and profits…
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Where Did We Get That Number?