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Eileen Schwartz
Musings and stories from behind the lines from Texas Construction magazine Editor Eileen Schwartz.

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09/01/10	Key Issues Involving Construction Joint Ventures By Joseph Dirik Contractors often pursue projects using a JV approach. The term, “joint venture,” (or JV) can mean different things. This column examines different JV approaches and their advantages and disadvantages.
07/01/10	Mean What You Sign, Sign What You Mean By Anthony D. Whitley Contractors spend considerable time negotiating contracts before signing up to do a project. Particular attention is often paid to provisions that shift risks between the parties, such as liability for damages,...
06/01/10	Waiving Goodbye to Your Rights: Do You Read What You Sign? By Joe Dirik In my February 2006 column, I wrote about waiver under Texas law and how contracting parties may intentionally, or unintentionally, waive their rights.

09/01/10	HIRE Act Offers Cost Savings for Contractors Ready To Rehire By Tom D. Wright For construction firms ready to add workers, a new law aimed at reducing unemployment offers grease for the skids.
07/01/10	Bogged Down By Payroll? Consider Outsourcing By Cyndi Mergele Despite modern bookkeeping software and other tools, many construction companies remain bogged down by accounting functions.
06/01/10	Health-Care Reform Beginning To Unfold in Earnest By Tom D. Wright Wright reviews important points and dates construction firms need to make note of as health-care reform debuts.

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09/01/10	Integrating Marketing, Business Development To Grow Revenues By Wendy Burke Although architecture, engineering and construction firms generate business in many ways, classic marketing and sales tactics remain at the heart of that.
07/01/10	Making Every PR Minute (and Dollar) Count By Trish Martineck In an economic downturn, many firms cut public relations budgets. Is that wise?
06/01/10	The Importance of Soft Skills in the Construction Industry By Patricia Kagerer As disagreements are left to fester and grow, the probability of future, more intense disagreements increases.

01/01/10	A Look At Your Finance Options By Paul Parker Encouraging fleet managers and business owners to spend cautiously is not a tough sell right now: The construction industry in Texas ran out of fat to trim months ago.
12/01/09	Using Site Simulation in the ‘Fight for Inches’ By Paul Parker Job-site analysis can help fleet managers find that extra inch and compare situations where cost efficiency is at stake.
11/01/09	Bottom-Line Environmentalism for Equipment Owners By Paul Parker Can equipment owners be “green” while strengthening their bottom line? Parker offers some approaches to meet both goals.

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