On a dry, scrubby plain on the edge of the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles, 24,000 mirrors track the Sun’s progress across a clear, blue sky. The neat ranks of heliostats and the computer algorithm that moves them make the Sierra SunTower plant a focal point for a novel type of power generation and [...]
Reporting from Washington – Looking for new ways to help plug the leaky job market, President Obama pressed Congress to provide money to homeowners to improve energy efficiency — and the economy — by replacing doors, caulking windows and padding their attics with more insulation.
Obama admitted that the “idea may not be very glamorous” but [...]
Bond Program Expanded To Aid Contractors
(NAPSI)-There’s good news for small construction or supply companies that require a completion bond–also known as a surety bond–to bid on a project.
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Small Business Administration (SBA) can temporarily guarantee bonds on contracts of up to $5 million for small businesses [...]
USA TODAY
Construction spending by federal, state and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and employing some blue-collar workers despite a collapse in home building.
The building of new homes and apartments fell in July to its lowest level since 1991, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. A boom in government projects has picked up [...]
A workforce battered by layoffs and a 15.3% unemployment rate is ready to get to work, even if it means moving or retraining
By Moira Herbst
Mike Agostini needs a job. Having worked in the construction industry for 15 years—starting out as a laborer and moving into supervisory positions—he was laid off in January 2008 by a Kissimmee [...]
With permits to build High Desert homes at a record low, the last thing local contractors need is higher costs just to keep their doors open.
But that’s exactly what Jim James, owner of James Gang Construction in Victorville, got when he opened his latest insurance statement.
The Contractors State License Board mandates that contractors are bonded [...]
Subdivision bonds, also called Improvement Surety Bonds, are most often found in California, and are required by governments at both the city and county levels. These bonds guarantee preservation of the public infrastructures and property conditions when performing improvements on privately owned residential and commercial properties. In other words, if you want to repair your [...]
