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Donna Gulden isn’t chasing work on public projects in Minnesota anymore.
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Read More »Letter to the editor: Project bonding offers protections
This is in response to a Jan. 16 column, by Joshua Levy and Bailey Steffes, called “Tools of the Trade: Avoiding subcontractor defaults.”
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Read More »Tools of the trade: Protecting against subcontractor defaults
The construction industry is experiencing a rise in business as a result of greater investment in facility improvements across the board, but the increase brings with it greater risk.
Tagged with: subcontractors Tri-North Builders
Read More »Minn. high court: Firm subcontracts not public under law
The Minnesota Supreme Court says a private business working on a construction project for the St. Louis County School District does not have to provide subcontractor data under open records laws.
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Read More »Contractor house of horrors: What to do when subs go bad
Recently, I received a call from a general contractor and client with an all-too-common question: “I just had a subcontractor show up on site and tell me, ‘I’m going out of business and won’t finish the job.’ What do I do?”
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Read More »Ruling finds liability for contractors using subs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A ruling from the Tennessee Supreme Court has made it easier for homeowners to hold contractors responsible for shoddy work by subcontractors. The court has found that contractors have a duty to perform services in a ...
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Read More »Builders keep tabs on Minn. transparency bill 
By James Briggs When a 12-story condominium development in Milwaukee fell through under the financial stress of now-defunct KeyBridge Development Group, the collapse set off a chain reaction of orphaned projects and unpaid subcontractors. The First Place on the River ...
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Read More »Proposed fines lowered for unregistered firms
By Justin Kern Special to The Daily Reporter The Wisconsin law requiring contractors to register with the state before going on a work site may be getting some teeth, but with a much smaller bite than initially proposed. The state ...
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Read More »Subs want bill to kill bid shopping spree
By Paul Snyder Subcontractors searching for state project deliveries perfectly free of bid shopping might have to settle for a good-enough compromise. “Is trying to stop any bid shopping after the general contractor’s bid better than what there is now? ...
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Read More »Time running short for contractor liability bill
By Paul Snyder Time is running out in this legislative session for a bill that would change Wisconsin’s contractor liability law. Subcontractors vow to keep pushing for passage, but the bill is trapped in a Senate committee and has a ...
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