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Foodservice Industry & the Importance of Blanket UCC Filings

60% of restaurants fail within three years and few survive beyond five years. Protect your company with UCC filings!
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Alternative A in Action and Your UCC Filings

Use caution when identifying your customer on the UCC filing. If it’s an individual, carefully list their name exactly as it appears on their unexpired driver’s license.
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Consignment UCC Filings in the Foodservice Industry

Because the risk of failure is so prevalent in the food, beverage and hospitality industries, creditors must actively and aggressively implement UCC filings for security
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Pennsylvania Mechanics Lien, Manner of Service

There have been changes to Pennsylvania’s mechanic’s lien statute. The state has instituted a construction notice directory, but implementing this directory does not change the requirements for service of a formal notice or mechanic’s lien.
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Are Mechanic’s Lien Rights Available on Wind Turbines

A recent court of appeals decision left one Illinois subcontractor with over $3 million in unpaid claims, and the construction and alternative energy industries with immeasurable concern and doubt.
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How to Ask Customers About Their Past Due Invoices

Struggling with past-due invoices? Learn how to ask customers, ensuring better communication and improved payment processes.
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Standby Letter of Credit Shows Willingness & Ability to Pay

Learn the essentials of Standby Letters of Credit & how banks provide guarantees for payments, ensuring security in financial transactions.
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You Can’t File a Mechanic’s Lien Against a Bridge

You can burn bridges, you can cry a river and build a bridge to get over it, you can even sing songs about bridges falling. But, you can’t place a construction lien on a bridge.
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3 in 3 Mechanic’s Lien Rights on Leasehold Interest

Today’s 3-in-3 features Notice & Lien Specialist, Keely Bindas. Read on to learn more about mechanic’s lien rights on leaseholds.
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Owner Failed to Pay the Contractor

Explore the complexities of mechanic's liens in construction disputes. Learn how a project owner's appeal impacts contractor rights and fees.
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Proofs of Delivery and Bills of Lading

Bills of lading and proofs of delivery can be critical in supporting your mechanic’s lien claim. Learn more about bills of lading and proofs of delivery here.
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3-in-3 on Lien Waivers

Waivers today are more formal and more complex and it’s very important to know exactly what you’re signing before you sign it.