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Court Bonds 01.06.2022

Tidying Up: Update Your Estate Plan

  When we die, our loved ones will probably find themselves with a lot to manage—along with their grief. Most families find there are papers to be located, the probate process to navigate, decisions to…
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Tidying Up: Update Your Estate Plan
Court Bonds 01.06.2022

Plan For Yourself!

  Ironically, though it is trendy to talk about disruption, the disruptor that is most likely to have a massive impact on many of us —longer life spans—frequently goes without our true attention. The longer…
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Plan For Yourself!
Contract Surety 01.05.2022

Constructing Wellness

  Wellness? Bring it on! That’s what Montana State University (MSU) is doing with a $78 million commitment to a new Student Wellness Center. Replacing buildings that were damaged and destroyed in 2019s record-breaking snowfall,…
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Constructing Wellness
Contract Surety 01.05.2022

Infrastructure and Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

  Analysis of the $599 billion allocated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for surface transportation shows that greenhouse gas emissions could either expedite a decline in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) or hinder progress….
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Infrastructure and Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Contract Surety 12.30.2021

Modular Building To The Rescue

Modular building is playing an increasingly central role in infrastructure efforts. A recent example of the speed and efficiency enabled by modular building is illustrated by a bridge-building effort in southern Louisiana. When an entire…
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Modular Building To The Rescue
Contract Surety 12.30.2021

Contech Investments?

  The adoption of technology in the construction industry has been a long time coming. Although leveraging technology to the fullest across the building industry continues to lag, 2021 was a record year for investment…
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Contech Investments?
Court Bonds 12.30.2021

Civil Procedure: Injunction Reversed

  Although temporary injunctions can be useful legal remedies, enabling actions to be paused while the issues at stake are being assessed and resolved, specific rules of civil procedure must be carefully followed whenever an…
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Civil Procedure: Injunction Reversed
Court Bonds 12.30.2021

Sticky Notes Are Not An Estate Plan

  Tony Hseih died without a will in 2020, leaving behind an estate estimated to be worth hundreds of millions. The entrepreneur, most famous for leading Zappos, was known for his progressive ideas about happiness…
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Sticky Notes Are Not An Estate Plan
Court Bonds 12.21.2021

Inheritance: Dividing The Money Evenly?

  No, parents do not have to divide their assets evenly among their children when creating a will. Although it is common to do so, there are no laws entitling each child “to get their…
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Inheritance: Dividing The Money Evenly?