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6 steps for passing down your construction business to your children
You’ve grown your construction firm into a thriving business, and now you’re ready to retire. Your children are waiting in the wings to take over the company they’ve been groomed to run since they were old enough to climb onto a piece of equipment. However, you know you can’t just hand over the reins and […]
December 11, 2013
Business
New Jersey developer sues NFL’s Giants and Jets after falling out over amusement and water parks
It’s not every day that a football team gets sued, especially by a developer. But in this case, the developer is suing two. And, oddly enough, it’s all over an amusement park and water park. The relationship between developers of a New Jersey entertainment complex and the National Football League’s New York Jets and New […]
July 11, 2013
Construction Equipment
U.S. begins investigation of Ford pickups with EcoBoost engines
The federal government has begun an investigation on Ford F-150 pickup trucks with 3.5-liter EcoBoost engines. According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decided to step in after receiving nearly 100 complaints of the engines losing power during acceleration. Some 400,000 F-150s are estimated to be involved in […]
May 29, 2013
Business
Iron Planet wins first round against Ritchie Bros. in suit involving Iowa contractor
IronPlanet announced Friday that an Iowa District Court jury ruled in favor of their suit against Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers that contended Ritchie interfered in a contract between IronPlanet and customer Scheckel Construction, Bellevue, Iowa. IronPlanet says the jury found that Ritchie Bros. “intentionally and improperly interfered with a valid April 2011 contract between IronPlanet and […]
February 8, 2013
Workforce
Opinion: Legalized marijuana bad for construction and society
Now that Colorado and Washington State have legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, the construction industry will be forced to confront some ugly problems. Can you drug test someone now and fire them if they test positive for pot? I don’t think the states or the human resources professionals have worked out the details […]
January 4, 2013
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