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contractors

  • Ask the Builder: Don’t Sign Contracts for Unneeded Work
    Ask the Builder: Don’t Sign Contracts for Unneeded Work
    Asking for a second opinion save this homeowner $30,000.
    March 15, 2024BY Tim Carter
  • Ask the Builder: Beware Egotistical and Closed-Minded Contractors
    Ask the Builder: Beware Egotistical and Closed-Minded Contractors
    30 years of experience doesn't mean the contractor has perfect knowledge of building houses.
    March 1, 2024BY Tim Carter
  • What Do I Need to Know When Hiring a Handyperson?
    What Do I Need to Know When Hiring a Handyperson?
    By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi A handyperson can be a great resource to take care ...
    September 2, 2023BY Tribune News Service
  • What Should I Ask a Kitchen Pro When Hiring?
    What Should I Ask a Kitchen Pro When Hiring?
    By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Kitchen renovations remain some of the most popular home improvement ...
    August 25, 2023BY Tribune News Service
  • What Red Flags Should I Look out For?
    What Red Flags Should I Look out For?
    By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Nearly all contracting jobs go smoothly. You hire them, they ...
    July 16, 2023BY Tribune News Service
  • Builder Contract for New House
    Builder Contract for New House
    Dear James: We have the rough plans done for our new house and need to hire a contractor. ...
    March 23, 2023BY James Dulley
  • Good Drawings and Detailed Instructions Help You Avoid Remodeling Nightmares
    Good Drawings and Detailed Instructions Help You Avoid Remodeling Nightmares
    I’d like to share a story with you. This saga transpired over the past six weeks, and I ...
    March 10, 2023BY Tim Carter
  • Don’t Just Hope Your Contractor Does the Job Right. Inform Yourself Beforehand
    Don’t Just Hope Your Contractor Does the Job Right. Inform Yourself Beforehand
    As a columnist, it’s my job to save you money and time on every repair or improvement project ...
    February 17, 2023BY Tim Carter
  • Retirement: Semi-retired and Calling the Shots
    Retirement: Semi-retired and Calling the Shots
    By Yvette C. Hammett From Kiplinger's Personal Finance Jennifer Morley worked as a high school teacher in Hillsborough ...
    February 3, 2023BY Tribune News Service
  • MIRROR Concert Horror  (Part 3): Stage Companies Denied Responsibility for Installing 200kg TV Screen
    MIRROR Concert Horror (Part 3): Stage Companies Denied Responsibility for Installing 200kg TV Screen
    After the dancers released their statement, in response to MIRROR We Are Live Concert Incident , contracted stage ...
    July 31, 2022BY Summer Lawson
  • Replace Exterior Shutters
    Replace Exterior Shutters
    To ventilate a room and make it more comfortable, the louver shutters in many older homes were designed ...
    May 16, 2022BY Gene and Katie Hamilton
  • Four Steps for Dealing With Homebuilder Warranties
    Four Steps for Dealing With Homebuilder Warranties
    I have a home that's 2 1/2 years old, and I have a situation in which my master ...
    March 29, 2022BY Richard Montgomery
  • How San Francisco Extorts Contractors | Matt Gonzalez
    How San Francisco Extorts Contractors | Matt Gonzalez
    San Francisco recently had a corruption case that highlights how much power city officials have over contracts. My ...
    February 21, 2022BY Siyamak Khorrami
  • Understanding the Differences Between Hiring Freelancers, Contractors, and Employees
    Understanding the Differences Between Hiring Freelancers, Contractors, and Employees
    By Lyle D. Solomon Very often, entrepreneurship starts as a solo venture or a partnership. But as the ...
    January 17, 2022BY Entrepreneur
  • Texas AG Paxton Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate
    Texas AG Paxton Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate
    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction ...
    November 16, 2021BY Isabel van Brugen
  • Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says Dutch Court
    Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says Dutch Court
    AMSTERDAM—Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, and so entitled to greater workers' rights under local labor laws, a ...
    September 14, 2021BY Reuters
  • More Construction Jobs Available, but Labor Shortage Worsens
    More Construction Jobs Available, but Labor Shortage Worsens
    U.S. job openings surged to record-high levels this year as companies have struggled to find people with the ...
    June 5, 2018BY Emel Akan
  • Why Should I Care if My Contractor is Insured?
    Why Should I Care if My Contractor is Insured?
    Hiring a contractor will require that you take some special considerations, one being that the contractor you choose ...
    September 9, 2014BY Marika Asikainen
  • Kilpatrick Verdict Divides Detroit
    Kilpatrick Verdict Divides Detroit
    Kilpatrick Verdict: Guilty on 24 counts of corruption, racketeering, extortion, and conspiracy.
    March 11, 2013BY Phoebe Ryles
  • New Law Requires Regular Disclosure of Contract Cost Increases
    New Law Requires Regular Disclosure of Contract Cost Increases
    City agencies will have to alert City Council of cost overruns on large projects after it approved new ...
    March 14, 2012BY Zachary Stieber
  • Contractors Set Sights on West 7 Line Station in Manhattan
    Contractors Set Sights on West 7 Line Station in Manhattan
    Prospective contractors toured the future site of one of the new subway entrances on the West 7 Line ...
    January 4, 2012BY Zachary Stieber
TOP NEWS
  • The New Cholesterol Pill Isn’t for Everyone. Here’s How to Tell.
    NEW By Sheramy Tsai
    The New Cholesterol Pill Isn’t for Everyone. Here’s How to Tell.
  • Senate Panel Advances Bill to Make Hospitals Compete on Price
    1hr By Lawrence Wilson
    Senate Panel Advances Bill to Make Hospitals Compete on Price
  • House Adopts Budget Blueprint for $95 Billion Reconciliation Package
    2hr By Jackson Richman
    House Adopts Budget Blueprint for $95 Billion Reconciliation Package
  • House Passes Congressional Stock Trading Ban
    2hr By Jackson Richman and Nathan Worcester
    House Passes Congressional Stock Trading Ban
  • US Signs Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi Arabia
    2hr By Emel Akan
    US Signs Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi Arabia
  • House Passes Defense Policy Bill That Attaches SAVE America Act
    2hr By Jackson Richman
    House Passes Defense Policy Bill That Attaches SAVE America Act
  • Allergy Medication Recalled Over Possible ‘Life-Threatening’ Risks
    3hr By Jack Phillips
    Allergy Medication Recalled Over Possible ‘Life-Threatening’ Risks
  • US, Ukraine Sign Agreement for Drone Testing
    3hr By Jill McLaughlin
    US, Ukraine Sign Agreement for Drone Testing
  • White House Says NJ Noncitizen Voter Error Suggests Need for SAVE America Act
    4hr By Jack Phillips
    White House Says NJ Noncitizen Voter Error Suggests Need for SAVE America Act
  • Doctor Urges Medical Community to Take Action Against China’s Forced Organ Harvesting
    4hr By Frank Fang
    Doctor Urges Medical Community to Take Action Against China’s Forced Organ Harvesting
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