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Ask the Builder: How to Avoid Contractor Arguments and Frustration
Good contractors are hard to come by so be prepared to be very involved in your project.
August 2, 2024
BY
Tim Carter
Ask the Builder: Poor Building Plans Cost These Homeowners $20,000
Understanding and knowing what you want can save tens of thousands of dollars.
November 3, 2023
BY
Tim Carter
Ask the Builder: To Get Your Job Done Right, Specify Down to the Smallest Detail
The more details you give your contractor, the less room there is for error—and argument.
October 20, 2023
BY
Tim Carter
Ask the Builder: Stop Giving Contractors Money Upfront
If your contractor asks for money before the work even starts, that's a big red flag!
October 6, 2023
BY
Tim Carter
NASCAR Contractor Dies After Being Electrocuted at Chicago Street Race
CHICAGO—A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook ...
July 2, 2023
BY
The Associated Press
NASA Announces Second Lunar Lander Contractor for the Artemis V Moon Mission
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the second lunar lander contractor for the Artemis V Moon Mission at 10:30 ...
May 19, 2023
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Epoch Video
Military: Contractor Error Caused Hawaii Toxic Foam Spill
HONOLULU—An investigation found that a spill of about 1,300 gallons of fire suppressant at a fuel facility in ...
May 8, 2023
BY
The Associated Press
Uber Challenge to California Contractor Law Revived by US Appeals Court
A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Uber Technologies Inc. and subsidiary Postmates Inc. challenging ...
March 17, 2023
BY
Reuters
FAA Identifies Contractor Involved in Outage That Grounded Over 11,000 Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the contractor involved in the outage of a safety bulletin system that ...
January 28, 2023
BY
Bryan Jung
The Games Contractors Play
Among the many columns I’ve written in the 30 years since Ask the Builder came to be, this ...
October 1, 2022
BY
Tim Carter
Stop Hoping and Trusting Your Contractor. Here’s Why
Over the past five months, I’ve watched the dream of some neighbors I have yet to meet start ...
September 23, 2022
BY
Tim Carter
Police Shortage Prompts Capitol to Begin Using Security Contractors
By Chris Marquette From CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON—Contract security officers were set to start work on May 2 as ...
May 3, 2022
BY
Tribune News Service
Former US Marine Killed Fighting in Ukraine as Military Contractor
Willy Joseph Cancel, an American citizen and former U.S. Marine, has died in Ukraine this week while fighting ...
April 29, 2022
BY
Lorenz Duchamps
Pentagon Says Extreme Consolidation in Arms Industry Threatens National Security
The Pentagon has released a report saying that extreme levels of mergers and consolidation among defense contractors have ...
February 15, 2022
BY
Tom Ozimek
Rocket From Iran-Backed Militia Kills US Contractor, Wounds US Service Member in Iraq: Coalition
ERBIL—A rocket attack at a U.S.-led Coalition military base in Kurdish northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian ...
February 15, 2021
BY
Reuters
Mom Posts Pics of Baby’s Room ‘Ruined’ by Local Builders–Then Plasterer Offers to Fix for Free
A pregnant woman hired builders to get her nursery ready before the baby came, only for the workers ...
December 31, 2020
BY
Jenni Julander
Pentagon Linguist Charged With Passing Classified Info to Person With Links to Hezbollah
A contractor for the Department of Defense (DOD) has been arrested and charged with passing highly classified information, ...
March 4, 2020
BY
Janita Kan
California Youth Athletic Programs Cut Back Because of Freelancer Law AB 5
IRVINE, Calif.—Youth athletics programs in California are facing major budget hurdles in complying with Assembly Bill (AB 5), ...
February 25, 2020
BY
Jamie Joseph
Nonprofit Founders ‘Upset and Freaked Out’ by California’s AB 5
IRVINE, Calif.—“I was quite depressed when AB 5 went into law,” said Sylvia Amorino, founder of a non-profit ...
February 14, 2020
BY
Jamie Joseph
‘We Know Where All Your Children Live’: Leftist Protesters Threaten Former ICE Contractor Employee
Leftist protesters in Florida appeared to dox and threaten a former key employee of an Immigration Customs Enforcement ...
August 15, 2019
BY
Simon Veazey
Vet Finds Calling After Hurricane, Helping Others Rebuild in New York
NEW YORK–With the exception of losing a loved one, losing a home after a natural disaster is one ...
January 4, 2019
BY
Andrew Thomas
State Department Translator Allegedly Sold Chinese Spy Information on Americans
A translator who worked as a contractor for the U.S. Department of State was allegedly selling information on ...
April 22, 2015
BY
Joshua Philipp
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Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
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Jack Phillips
Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
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Jacki Thrapp
US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says
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Jacki Thrapp
Fascia: The Living, Interconnected Web Behind Movement and Healing—How to Enhance Its Function
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Mercura Wang
Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals
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Lawrence Wilson
US Bankruptcy Filings Increase 7 Percent Yearly
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Naveen Athrappully