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MARKUP AND PROFIT
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Cutting Labor Rates
Sep 16 Cutting Labor Rates Tweet A buddy of mine from the east coast called the other day. Recalculate your sales price, assuming a lower labor rate. Be reasonable – can you find a labor rate that puts you more in the running and still pays a fair wage to your employees? As things improve and the company starts developing a backlog of jobs, labor rates will be increased with the goal of getting back to making a decent living. careful with labor cost. Apprentices and laborers topped out at $18. We have all heard that song before. You make the call.
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THE SMART VAN
JULY 15, 2011
How U.S. Foodservice Saved 1 Million Hours of Labor in the Field
Foodservice is one of America’s largest food distributors, and disperses food and related products to more than 250,000 customers including restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools, and government institutions. Lost productivity is a killer at the bottom line for any business. For the largest companies, small inefficiencies can lead to large scale losses. For U.S. Time is money.
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CONSTRUCTION LIEN BLOG
APRIL 27, 2012
Protect Your Cash In The Improving Arizona Construction Market
In a state whose construction market was pretty devastating, a 6% increase is very pleasant news, especially since according to Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc, “jobs have been increasing in [Arizona] for the past eight months.” Lien Blog American General Contractors of America Inc. ” Written by Scott Wolfe Jr.
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CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE
MARCH 30, 2011
Female Construction Supervisors Out-Earn Men « Construction Knowledge
compared to $1.00 for men. However, there are some exceptions. recent Forbes article titled 15 Jobs Where Women Earn More than Men listed Construction Supervisor. Apparently 97% of Construction Supervisors are men, but those few women make more. The article states, “Researchers have found that both sexes fare better when they are in the minority,” says Caren Goldberg, a management professor at  American University ’s business school in Washington, D.C. wonder if Port-A-Potties have anything to do with it? Comments (0) Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.
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CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR
MAY 26, 2010
Interesting Bill in Congress Imposes Prison Term for Safety Violations
Styled the “Protecting America’s Workers Act,&# the bill’s summary explains that it would let the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforce stiffer penalties for willful safety violations that result in serious injury or death.&# Rep Lynn Woolsey, from Finance-Commerce.com. Is this a serious problem? Will this bill gain traction?
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MARKUP AND PROFIT
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
Outside the Box on Door-to-Door Marketing
Nov 4 Outside the Box on Door-to-Door Marketing Tweet Benjamin Franklin, statesman, inventor and America’s first self-made millionaire said, “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.&# Moonlighting Construction Employees The Tough Keep Going Employee Benefits for a Construction Business Contractors - You Can Survive a Tough Construction Market What Your Employees Are Thinking Employee Forum Answering Machines October (8) Holding Employees Accountable Labor Rate for Construction Remodeling Leads - Where do yours come from? Great site.
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