Articles

TASA ID: 3647

It’s been awhile since we checked in on general building contractor finances. The best data comes from the annual Construction Financial Management Association annual report, now called the Benchmarker. They survey most financially sound builders each year, and provide data that the builders themselves can use to gauge their progress versus their peers. The last time we did this was in 2013, so we will be seeing what has happened in the last three years as the market and the economy have improved.

TASA ID: 12

Gone are the days of actual winter months and fun winter activities we used to enjoy as children.  We loved the thrill of the winter weather, but more often than not, did not take the time to concern ourselves with safety. Check out what TASA-referred park and recreation expert has to say about sledding and tubing injuries...There are many factors that can contribute to the frequency and severity of sledding injuries. Location, location, location matters in real estate sales as it does in picking a sledding hill.  Public land, private land, or commercial establishments have different levels of care that must be provided to sledders.

TASA ID: 4521

If I were charged with the task of hiring a fire investigator for my company or firm, I would start out looking for individuals that have aspired to better themselves through education and have attained certifications. But there is more to the process than just earning a piece of paper in 40 hours. I would need to evaluate each person’s experience. It seems it would be a better business decision to hire a company or individual with credentials AND experience to handle my potential subrogation case.

TASA ID: 3647

In the last few months we have started using Monte Carlo simulation and more risk assessment on schedules as a result of the realization of how far we had missed overall schedules in the past. Our colleagues in industrial plant investment decision making have a well developed set of risk management practices to handle their technical, political, and governmental risks.

TASA ID: 921

Preface
As a practicing legal anthropologist for 40 years, I have always been curious about how lawyers think.  Are they really so different from the rest of us?  I enrolled in law school believing that becoming a 1L, a first year law student, would be the best way to learn about law and its practitioners.  I also suspected that it would be really cool to get a law degree.  The following work will disabuse both you and me of that idea.