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Contract Surety 10.02.2024

Intergenerational Approaches

  With so many experienced construction workers on the path to retirement, crucial and hard won insights from the field are at-risk of being lost at many businesses. But it doesn’t have to be that…
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Intergenerational Approaches
Contract Surety 10.02.2024

Infrastructure Update: 60,000 Projects

  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which was signed into law in late 2021, has so far resulted in over 60,000 construction projects around the country aimed at modernizing the deteriorating systems that…
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Infrastructure Update: 60,000 Projects
Contract Surety 09.23.2024

Red Flags: Financial Distress?

  No one wants to enter into a business contract with a project owner that is in bad financial shape. Sometimes, the red flags are obvious: like a media headline or industry report. More typically,…
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Red Flags: Financial Distress?
Contract Surety 09.23.2024

Required for Success: Cash!

  No one knows better than a construction company owner that success in this tough industry requires a regular cash flow. Of course, keeping a steady stream of cash can be far easier said than…
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Required for Success: Cash!
Court Bonds 09.18.2024

Inheritance Succession Explained

  Who gets what? In a nutshell, inheritance succession refers to the details in state laws  that specify the order in which assets are distributed to relations when someone dies intestate–aka without a will. Typically,…
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Inheritance Succession Explained
Court Bonds 09.18.2024

Estate Planning: Fiduciaries?

  Among the many reasons why it is critical to create an estate plan, anchored by a will and or trust, is the designation of one or more fiduciaries who understand and are committed to…
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Estate Planning: Fiduciaries?
Court Bonds 09.13.2024

Thanks For Making a Will

  Indeed, making a will is one of the best gifts we can give loved ones and friends. Even if the assets involved are modest, leaving them organized reduces a lot of wear and tear…
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Thanks For Making a Will
Court Bonds 09.13.2024

Dividing Everything Equally?

  Though the desire to “divide everything equally” among adult children is an understandable and common approach to estate planning, it may not always be the best. Differing life circumstances may point to different solutions,…
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Dividing Everything Equally?
Contract Surety 09.13.2024

Not So Fast?

  Given the drive to modernize infrastructure across the country, and the influx of local, state and federal funds for public works, many builders across the country are confronting a push for acceleration. Engineers remind…
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Not So Fast?