construction

NYC Reopens With Construction, Retail; Restaurants Still Shuttered
NYC Reopens With Construction, Retail; Restaurants Still Shuttered
June 08, 2020  |  Retail

Major parts of New York City began reopening Monday (June 8) after a virtual state of siege that began with COVID-19 shutdown orders in March....

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Demand For New Homes Climbs After Historic Drop
Demand For New Homes Climbs After Historic Drop
May 19, 2020  |  Real Estate

Homebuilder sentiment may be coming out of its worst slump ever, as new data showed confidence improving this month, with one caveat: the Northeast is...

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Esticom, Foundation Team To Speed Up Construction Project Management
Esticom, Foundation Team To Speed Up Construction Project Management
May 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Esticom, a cloud-based estimating software that aims to aid contractors, is partnering with Foundation Software to help construction company management by streamlining the exchange of...

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Small Building Contractors Shift Gears As COVID-19 Shrinks Business
Small Building Contractors Shift Gears As COVID-19 Shrinks Business
April 08, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The coronavirus is hitting smaller firms in the U.S. especially hard. With the recent launch of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with $349 billion backstopped...

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FinTech Steps In As Invoice Payment Wait Times Inflate
FinTech Steps In As Invoice Payment Wait Times Inflate
January 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

When it comes to late B2B payments, there’s good news and bad news. The good news stems from the U.K., where new research has found...

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UK Government Awards Contract Despite Contractor’s Bad Credit
UK Government Awards Contract Despite Contractor’s Bad Credit
January 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) announced that Britain’s biggest construction company Balfour Beatty would be hired, even though it was among major construction firms...

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Finding The Right Incentives For Faster B2B Construction Payments
Finding The Right Incentives For Faster B2B Construction Payments
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Nearly two years have passed since U.K. construction giant Carillion collapsed, but the saga continues to send shockwaves throughout the global construction industry. One of...

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In Australia, Late Payments Hit SMBs During Holiday Season
In Australia, Late Payments Hit SMBs During Holiday Season
November 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Late payments have hit Australian firms across several verticals — with a notable impact across the transport industry. The practice of supply chain finance is...

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In Australia, Late Payments Under Govt Microscope
In Australia, Late Payments Under Govt Microscope
October 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s federal Labor Party has issued calls to scrutinize late payment practices that it has said are “unfair” to small and mid-sized firms. Separately, a...

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