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Court Bonds 02.12.2025

What To Expect: Appeals In Civil Litigation

Navigating the appellate process can feel like entering a labyrinth blindfolded. The familiar landmarks of the trial court – witness testimony, evidentiary battles, and jury persuasion – fade into the distance, replaced by a complex…
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What To Expect: Appeals In Civil Litigation
Contract Surety 02.12.2025

Marketing Plan? Start With the P&L…

How many leads generate the number of prospects that turn into the number of customers needed to run your construction business profitably? Clarity is essential to a successful marketing plan. That’s why pros remind us…
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Marketing Plan? Start With the P&L…
Contract Surety 02.02.2025

Don’t Get Hammered: Cash Management Woes?

  The construction industry is tough. You’re juggling bids, materials, labor, and a million other things. But for many business owners, the biggest challenge of all is keeping a steady flow of cash coming in….
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Don’t Get Hammered: Cash Management Woes?
Contract Surety 02.02.2025

Public Builds: Bid Time?

In the continued effort to breathe new life into roads, bridges, airports and other vital transportation infrastructure across the country, nearly $9 billion in federal funds was recently authorized and is headed out to states….
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Public Builds: Bid Time?
Court Bonds 02.01.2025

Meaningful and Impactful Gifting

Your estate plan is more than just a stack of signed legal documents: it’s a powerful tool for shaping your family’s future. By thoughtfully designating your assets, you can provide for needs, support dreams, and…
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Meaningful and Impactful Gifting
Court Bonds 02.01.2025

Is Your Estate Plan Up To Date?

Estate plans need to be carefully reviewed and updated at least every 3-5 years, and more frequently if life is bringing changes. For example, do the people you designated for key roles like power of…
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Is Your Estate Plan Up To Date?
Court Bonds 01.24.2025

Prized Possessions and Estate Plans

  With good reason, major assets, like bank and investment accounts, as well as real estate, tend to get lots of attention during estate planning, but it’s wise to think about accumulated personal possessions too….
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Prized Possessions and Estate Plans
Court Bonds 01.24.2025

IRA Trust?

As the name implies, an IRA trust is an estate planning option for individuals who have saved money through a company sponsored retirement plan. For lots of people, retirement plan assets are among the most…
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IRA Trust?
Contract Surety 01.24.2025

Spiral Effect: Pre-Apprenticeships?

  As efforts to solve the labor shortage in construction progress, business leaders around the country have increased opportunities to get involved in regional programs. For example, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades…
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Spiral Effect: Pre-Apprenticeships?