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7/20/2015 | Construction Blog
Joseph Dougherty, 73, former head of Philadelphia’s largest ironworkers union, was sentenced Monday to 19 years and two months in federal prisonafter being convicted of overseeing a campaign of sabotage and intimidation of nonunion contractors including the 2012 torching of a Quaker Meetinghouse in Chestnut Hill. In addition, Dougherty will have to pay over $500,000 in restitution.
7/20/2015 | Construction Blog
It took a federal court to ask for guidance, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has finally formally declared as law a concept most construction lawyers already assumed to be the case: the Pennsylvania Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act does not apply to public works projects.
7/17/2015 | Construction Blog
Among the most famous buildings in the world, the White House is the residence and working space for the President of the United States. Despite its unique name, it was not always white and not always known as the White House. Do you know how the White House came to be known by that name?
7/16/2015 | Real Estate Blog
While Mayor Michael Nutter has been visiting mayors in other countries and pressing the case for Philadelphia’s designation as a World Heritage City, the Philadelphia Business Journal believes the designation is practically a done deal. The designation will not only give the city’s tourism and convention industries, but it will make Philly an international city — as a World Heritage City, Philadelphia will have global recognition.
7/16/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog
When it comes to estate planning, many Pennsylvania residents focus exclusively on how to pass down wealth from one generation to another. While this is a valid concern, families must also consider how to integrate long term care planning into the greater estate planning approach. Doing so can help ensure that loved ones are able to secure the proper level of care if and when that time comes. The cost of residential medical care continues to rise, and many families […]
