I’ve always thought there were similarities between the film making process and the construction process.  In movie making you have the script (plans), the set (jobsite) and of course the final product (building).  Similar to construction, the more time spent on the script, the smoother and quicker the implementation of the script takes place.  And […]

In the economic climate that we find ourselves at the moment, it seems that the only projects out there are public jobs where bids are solicited and any warm-blooded creature with a pulse and a remote ability to read plans can submit a price on the job.  The municipalities are required by law to accept […]

Below is a list of projects that are bidding between 2/3/10 and 3/10/10 on which I am looking to partner.  I will be providing free pre-construction services and administering as much of the bid as you would like in exchange for providing the required bonding capacity to do the job.  I will also work as […]

I’ve always been rather suspicious of rankings that were put out by magazines like Fortune or the Princeton Review for companies or schools or whatever, however they always make for some interesting reading and in the very least some lively conversations.  Fortune magazine came out with their 100 Best Companies to Work For today […]

While economic reports have been lackluster at best, I have a funny feeling that we may be on a rocket ship out of the recession that has made the lives of many tremendously difficult.   Part of the reason for the sudden burst of optimism is that there just simply is no other way to go.  Something […]

I was sent this email on Christmas Eve right after the Senate met for a vote on the health care bill.  It was a mass email to several people in the construction industry.

I said yesterday’s Alert was probably the final version for 2009 – but I had to bring the attached to your attention.  Senator […]