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Washington Mechanics Lien and Bond Claim Rights

Everything You Need to Know about Washington Mechanics Lien and Bond Claim Rights Starbucks, Jimi Hendrix, Bing Crosby, Mt. Rainier, Boeing and Microsoft come from the great state of Washington, the only state named after a president. The intense...

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Michigan’s Design Professional Lien Rights Amended

Michigan’s Design Professional Lien Rights Were Recently Amended At the end of 2018, Michigan amended a portion of its Construction Lien Act...

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Tennessee Lien Rights & Everything You Should Know

Tennessee Mechanic’s Lien Rights & Everything You Should Know It’s the home of the Grand Ole Opry, Music Row, Graceland, Great Smoky Mountains...

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Time for Preparation, There’s No Rest Post-Recession

Use this Time as Preparation, There’s No Rest Post-Recession! FMI has released its 2019 U.S. and Canada Construction Outlooks. The report contains a...

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There’s No Ice Cream in Bankruptcy. Wait, What?!

There’s No Ice Cream in Bankruptcy. Wait, What?! In bankruptcy, we frequently hear terms like preference payment, claw back, and new value. What do...

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Arkansas: You Can’t Lien a Property You Didn’t Improve

Arkansas Mechanic’s Liens: You Can’t Lien a Property You Didn’t Improve Turns out, if you want to secure a mechanic’s lien in Arkansas, the lien must...

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Approve More Small Businesses for Larger Sales

Approve More Small Businesses for Larger Sales By: Pam Ogden President, Business Credit Reports

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Which Bond is Which? Bond Types in Construction Credit

Which Bond is Which? Bond Types in Construction Credit: a Bond Breakdown The construction credit world is chock full of industry-specific terms and...

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Who’s on the Job? A Look at the Contractual Chain

Who’s on the Job? A Look at the Contractual Chain What do you call the collective group of parties on a construction project? (Sounds like the start...

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Arbitration, Mediation, Lawsuit – What’s the Difference?

Arbitration, Mediation, Lawsuit – What’s the Difference? Over the holiday break, I spent some time reading articles I’ve (shamefully) had bookmarked...

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