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Business: Page 241
Roadbuilding
āItās not business as usualā
When infrastructure projects break ground following stimulus package money, thereās one thing we know ā these projects will certainly be a bridge to somewhere. Accountability has become the catchphrase with infrastructure projects. And lack of it is what naysayers are using as their argument against funding for highway and bridge construction projects. Thatās exactly why [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
A booming biz: Shrinkwrapping stalled construction projects
Keeping stalled construction projects fresh for later use is howĀ Mike Enos seals big deals.
January 6, 2010
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Harley-Davidson story revs up the crowd
Trimble Dimensions 2009 If ever there was a story that needed telling to a crowd facing a daunting economic challenge, itās the Harley-Davidson story. So Trimble lined up Richard Teerlink, former chairman and CEO of Harley-Davidson to tell the attendees at its Dimensions 2009 conference Tuesday morning opening session how to bring a company back [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Economy may put your suppliers at risk
A word to the wise: In tough economic times you have to guard against all kinds of possibilities that didnāt exist when business was booming. In particular you may want to review the economic health of your suppliers. This is especially true if these are suppliers of mission-critical construction materials. It doesnāt matter how solvent [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Small business tip: credit unions still making loans
With the banking industry in turmoil, many contractors and small businesses are finding it hard to get credit or loans. Thatās not the case with credit unions, which are doing just fineābusiness for them is up 18 percent over last year. One of the reasons is that federal law restricts the amount of loans a [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
AEM slams Obamaās protectionist trade policies
AEM president Dennis Slater has published a letter stating that the Obama administrations āMaking Trade Work for American Familiesā is a major step backward toward protectionism. Heās right. If we donāt have a robust recovery in the manufacturing sector, there will be no rebound in theĀ economic health of the country. Printing money doesnāt stimulate [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
$410 billion omnibus spending bill signed into law; some pundits are screaming āporkā
A $410 billion omnibus spending bill was signed into law yesterday, but some critics say it includes billions of dollars in pork. The bill will fund most Cabinet departments and some other federal agencies for 2009. ItĀ passed the SenateĀ in a voice vote 62-35. The Los Angeles Times reports that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Builders snapping up lots in Atlanta
Canāt say that IĀ blame them, seeing how the price is right: Ryland Homes and D.R. Horton are buying.
January 6, 2010
Business
House democrats stiff homebuilders
Despite President ObamaĀ asking for it, democrats in the House of Representatives left outĀ a proposal in the 2010 budget that would have expanded the net operating loss carryback window for homebuilders. In plain language, the provision would have given homebuilders the ability to use recent red ink to offset taxable profits from previous years. The National [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Government to GM: Time for a change
In what some are calling one of theĀ boldestĀ movesĀ ofĀ government involvement since the Great Depression, the Obama administration has asked General Motorsā chief executive officer, Rick Wagoner, to resign his post at the company, which will undergo a 60-day restructuring plan at the urge of federal officials. Ā Chrysler, which has been in talks with Italian-automaker, Fiat, was [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Unemployment questioned for seasonal workers in Indiana
Seasonal employees, many in construction,Ā may become ineligible for unemployment benefits in Indiana if the stateĀ passesĀ what is now working its way through the legislature as House BillĀ 1379. The bill would raise unemployment taxes on businesses and require workers to work at least 42 weeks out of the year to be eligible. The current cutoff is less [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Survivor logicāhomebuilding giants merge
Pulte announced this morning that it would buy itāsĀ rival Centex in a $3.1-billion deal. The acquisition still needs shareholder approval, butĀ if itĀ goes throughĀ it would create the nationās largest homebuilder whose combined closings in 2008 totaledĀ 39,000 homes and earnedĀ $11 billion in revenue. Although both builders have been hammed by the recession, theĀ buyout is expected to save [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Signs of life in Vegas?
Al Luchterhand, the subject of my March editorial, has given us an update that offersĀ glimmers of hopeĀ for the dire Vegas housing market. Al, who owns Sun City Landscapes in Las Vegas with his business partner Louie PolishĀ Jr, Ā writes: Ā We have sold several pieces of equipment, backhoes, skip loaders, end dumps, mini bobcats, storage containers [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Tax breaks for small businesses
In case you didnāt get around to reading the entire 407-page American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (donāt worry, your congressmen and senators didnāt either), you can still take advantage of some of the billās tax breaksĀ for small businesses.
January 6, 2010
Business
Bailouts round two
Whoops. Fannie May last week posted a $15.2-billion second quarter loss. And now they say they need $10.7 billion to stem the bleeding. Pollyannas in the press keep trying to cheerlead the economy back to life, but it isnāt workingāespecially the housing market. Perhaps if the execs at Fannie Mae would read the New York [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Voice recognition telephone tool
Contractor road-warriors will like this new telephone service from Google. Next time you need to call a business, but donāt have the number handy, dial the 800 number listed in the link. It will ask you say the state and city. Then it will ask you the name of the company or business youāre looking [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Construction after the disaster
This study compares the natural disaster response strategies of FEMA and Wal-Mart. Guess who comes out on top? If youāre a contractor,Ā itās a must read. After police and rescue squads, contractors are often next on the scene after a flood, fire, earthquake, hurricane or tornado.Ā At Equipment World some of our favorite contractor/natural disaster stories [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
Business
Design-build criticized
According to this editorial, small, local contractors get cut out of a lot of business when federal contracts call for design-build services. The heart of the matter: āā¦many Oklahoma contractors were enticed into spending tens of thousands of dollars in proposal preparations and presentations, when in reality they had no reasonable chance of being selected.ā [ā¦]
January 6, 2010
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