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Contractor Defined

A company licensed to perform certain types of construction activities. In most states, the generals contractor's license and some specialty contractor's licenses don't require of compliance with bonding, workmen's compensation and similar regulations. Some of the specialty contractor licenses involve extensive training, testing and/or insurance requirements. There are various types of contractors: · General contractor - responsible for the execution, supervision and overall coordination of a project and may also perform some of the individual construction tasks. Most general contractors are not licensed to perform all specialty trades and must hire specialty contractors for such tasks, e.g. electrical, plumbing.

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BBB puts out warning on contracting business

Published October 13, 2008, 3:28 pm, Lincoln Journal Star

The Better Business Bureau has accused a Lincoln contracting business of bilking customers out of thousands of dollars, but the owner says he is working to resolve complaints and get people their money back.

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Florida, North Carolina

Published October 13, 2008, 3:21 pm, Migration Dialogue

CIW. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers in May 2008 signed an agreement with Burger King that requires the Florida growers of the tomatoes it buys to raise the piece rate wage they pay pickers by 1.5 cents a pound, with a cent a pound going to workers.

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Treasury Department to announce bailout manager Tuesday

Published October 13, 2008, 2:08 pm, South Florida Business Journal

The Treasury Department plans to announce its prime contractor for the federal bailout job Tuesday, officials said Monday.

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Frank Naif: Abuse Likely to Continue Under McCain Intelligence Reforms

Published October 13, 2008, 1:22 pm, HuffingtonPost

Amazingly, McCain does not recognize secrecy and sole-source contracting as problems in need of urgent resolution and has proposed an even more adventuristic approach to intelligence.

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PSA Orders NEM to Halt Activities at Mongstad

Published October 13, 2008, 12:01 pm, Rigzone

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has ordered the Dutch contracting company NEM to halt all activities carried out by subcontractors/staffing agencies that have not submitted the requested documentation regarding conditions for contractor personnel at Mongstad.

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Treasury Department to name bailout manager Tuesday

Published October 13, 2008, 11:54 am, Baltimore Business Journal

The Treasury Department plans to name its prime contractor for the federal bailout job Tuesday, officials said Monday.

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Scitec Inc. leaves Urbana for site in Champaign

Published October 13, 2008, 10:24 am, The Champaign News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN – Scitec Inc., which supplies phones for hotels, hospitals, schools and businesses, has moved to Champaign's Apollo industrial park after 11 years in Urbana. The company, which employs 15 people locally, moved its office and warehouse to 301 E. Mercury Drive, C, in mid-September, vacating its previous location at 1212 E. University Ave., U.

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Arizona Developer Fined $1M for Altering Santa Cruz River

Published October 13, 2008, 6:54 am, Environment News Service

, Ocotber 13, 2008 (ENS) - An Arizona land developer and a contractor have agreed to pay one of the largest fines in the history of the U.S. EPA to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act for bulldozing, filling, and diverting five miles of the Santa Cruz River, a major waterway in Arizona.

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Contractor program creates freeholder split

Published October 13, 2008, 4:38 am, Burlington County Times

Construction companies bidding on county contracts must prove they participate in an apprenticeship program.

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Army investigates defense contractor payments - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - ...

Published October 13, 2008, 4:01 am, Army Times

WASHINGTON — Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.

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