Observations

Iowa law provides a remedy if you are unpaid, but subcontractors and sub-subcontractors must pay close attention to the provisions of Iowa Code § 573. With the recession behind us, even cities are beginning to [READ MORE]

The Iowa Supreme Court recognized an implied warranty of workmanlike construction for residential buildings in a 1985 decision, Kirk v. Ridgway. The court recently had an opportunity to clarify the limits of the implied warranty [READ MORE]

Yesterday I was driving along thinking to myself, “How many contractors, large, small, medium, whatever, would still be around today, if they advertised during the good times?” What I mean by that is, I hear [READ MORE]

Having grown my own contracting business and worked with hundreds of business owners seeking to do the same I have come to recognize five specific things I think dramatically limit a business owner’s success and [READ MORE]

One of the most difficult decisions a company has to make when hiring a new employee is whether they should be hired for skills or personality. On the one hand—skills are critical to job success. [READ MORE]