Hill in ADR , Business of Construction , Guest Post Friday 0 Comments - Join the Conversation! in Century City; an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles, California; and, a negotiation consultant and trainer world-wide.  Simmering about the time the litigation consumes, time they’d prefer to be spending doing their actual jobs — planning for and implementing business strategies for a profitable future instead of fighting about the unprofitable past. Victoria is an attorney-mediator with ADR Services, Inc. MORE >>

See original article at Protect Your Cash In The Improving Arizona Construction Market This morning, I posted about a Los Angeles Times article about an “rebound” in commercial building throughout Southern California. The more business and work out there in the market place, the more cash a company is likely to have on the street. Right after, I encountered an article from The Republic about a similar trend in the Arizona construction industry, in an article title “ Good News For Construction Jobs.” Everyone likes to hear this kind of news. MORE >>

It *is* your business to make sure that the contractors on your projects have sufficient resources to pay for construction defects. Comments los angeles Contractor Insurance permalink Every company should have contractor’s insurance for emergency purposes. am a partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, where, in addition to my work for A/E/C professionals, I also handle complex commercial and business litigation. After all, that is an issue between the contractor and the owner, right?  Not so fast.  The take-away?  The insurance folks at Victor O. Questions?  MORE >>

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Mobile technologies are sweeping though business, a trend that will soon pierce the skincare and jewelry counters at Macy’s, not to mention every driver in the company’s furniture and mattress delivery operation. According to a story by Audrea Chang in the Los Angeles Times , Macy’s, which owns Bloomingdale’s, will experiment with tablets in 350 stores nationwide this quarter to help sell shoes, fine jewelry and high-end skincare products. But the company’s technological experiment doesn’t end at the cosmetics kiosk. MORE >>