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Be wary of illegitimate contractor scams during hurricane season
As we kick off the official start of Hurricane Season, the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC) is advising citizens to exercise extreme caution to avoid becoming further […]
Commercial Construction Contractors Struggle to Find Workers, Materials As Recovery Stalls
In the face of escalating challenges including worker shortages, materials shortages, and rising costs, commercial construction contractors are seeing a slowdown in the pace of their recovery from the pandemic, according to third quarter data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index). Almost all (92%) contractors […]
Frampton Construction ranked as one of the Southeast’s Top Contractors
Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has been recognized on ENR Magazine’s 2020 Southeast Top Contractors list. This is […]
ENNICO: Can You Legally Spy on Your Independent Contractors?
“I read with interest a column you did a while back on whether or not you can legally spy on what your employees are doing on the Internet. I have […]
Contractors Need Not Apply: Administration’s New Apprenticeship Proposal Fails To Address Growing Construction Industry Skills Shortage
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Labor new proposal […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Hiring a contractor – part 2
It’s important to make sure that you give the same information to each bidder as to what you want to be done. This is called the “scope of work.” This […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Hiring a contractor, Part 1
I am a great believer in “do it yourself” approaches to fixing up properties, but I also feel it is important to hire out what you can’t or don’t want […]
10 tips to find a remodeling contractor you’ll love
This isn’t a dating column, just a guide to navigating that often sticky personal connection — the one between you and the man or woman you choose to update your […]
KASS: Allowing a contractor chance to fix a bad job
Q: The contractor I hired to remodel our bathroom did a bad job. We got two estimates from different contractors to correct the repairs and finish the job. We have […]
KASS: When the earth yields more than dirt
OF INTEREST: I recently heard that contractors who were working on a housing development in Suffolk, Virginia, found bones in the ground. I was curious and did a web search […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Independent contractors or employees?
I’ll bet a dollar to a donut that you know someone working as an independent contractor. Recently made famous in the Uber class-action lawsuit, this is an increasingly common practice. […]
Sherwin-Williams buying rival Valspar for $9 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherwin-Williams, which has long claimed to “cover the Earth” with its paints, is buying rival Valspar for about $9 billion in a move that it says will […]
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- Construction employment increases in 223 of 358 metro areas
- A rising number of rentals drives down rent prices for third straight month
- CP Group announces four new leases at Harris Corners in Charlotte
- Developer files plans for 384-acre mixed-use project in Kings Mountain
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- Construction firms add 19,000 jobs in July as sector’s unemployment level hits 3.9 percent
- Profits on home sales rebound across U.S. in second quarter as housing market revives
- 47% of employees say they’ll quit if employer orders return to office full time
- U.S. housing market avoids crash, but challenges remain for buyers and sellers
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- Buying and Selling in the time of COVID-19
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- PERSONNEL FILE: Mellor joins Henderson Properties of Charlotte
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