Over the next few years, three of Maryland’s universities are set to have substantial construction projects completed on their campuses. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Morgan State University and Towson University will each seek to expand and improve their campuses by way of the…
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for September 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $950.9 billion. This rate is a decrease of 0.4 percent from the revised August estimate of $955.2 billion. Compared…
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Many employers are aware of The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). This federal law generally provides that companies who employ 50 or more employees within 75 miles must allow employees who have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months to take…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for September 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,018,000, up 1.5…
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for August 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $961.0 billion. This rate is down 0.8 percent from the revised July estimate of $968.8 billion, but is 5.0…
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Even experienced general contractors and subcontractors can make a mistake in calculating their price to furnish labor and materials to a project. The starting presumption is that the risk of such a mistake is on the bidder and the bidder bears the costs of its…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for August 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 998,000, down 5.6…
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for July 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $981.3 billion. This rate is up 1.8 percent from the revised June estimate of $963.7 billion, and is 8.2…
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I frequently hear people misuse the term “fraud” in conversation. It is easy for many people to assume that a fraud is being committed when they feel lied to, cheated or betrayed. When does a lie turn into fraud and how can you tell the…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for July 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,052,000, up 8.1…
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