Roles

Another week, another failure of the President???s health care law comes to light. New problems surface before the ink can dry on previous reports of problems.

AIR BARRIERS AND INSULATION

These products provide excellent self-sealing characteristics for penetrations. The sheet materials also can span a somewhat larger gap, which can be advantageous when covering sheathing boards if the seams have not

In times like these, avoiding an invoice is tempting, but it is shortsighted as we all need to be promoting our product every day, and affording a staff such as MCAA is critical to forwarding our cause. Doug Burton
Whitman Masonry, Inc.

LEGAL ISSUES
By William Groh

From Bad to Worse: Keeping Fraud out of Breach of Contract

Fraud claims can carry potentially severe consequences not ordinarily associated with claims for simple breach of contract, and have increasin

Fraud Claims: Promises Made, Promises Broken

Ultimately, avoidable claims. A contractor can keep broken promises and disappointed expectations from turning into fraud claims by recognizing some key traps for the unwary.

Fact, opinion

FULL CONTACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

By "Coach" Gary Micheloni

Back From the Brink
PM Lessons from Famous Leaders

January is the month during which we usually make goals for the coming year. The problem is, we all have been ha

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kyle was noted for having a rapidly growing population, a "minority majority" City Council, a large Hispanic population (57 percent), and for having a large inventory of entry-level affordable housing. Kyle's zoning ordinance, rev

High-energy costs are hurting our economy. It costs workers more to drive to a jobsite, and contractors are spending more on building materials. There are fewer new construction projects, because people are focused on paying their fuel bills, rather than