Operating as small business owners, independent contractors are responsible for not only producing quality work for clients, but also completing bookkeeping, marketing and administrative tasks to ...

What overhead did construction companies cut during the recent downturn? My colleagues and I at Arizona State University wanted to know, so we surveyed companies around the country. The results are ...

With the possibility of up to $1.5 trillion in government infrastructure work on the horizon, asphalt contractors can envision significant and rapid growth opportunities and planning cash flows will ...

When contractors perform work and incur delays on a project, one often overlooked possible claim is for lost home office overhead. Home office overhead includes home office (not project site) rental ...

Too many construction organizations become slaves to their overhead, their general and administrative expenses. Increased overhead usually equates to increased capacity and is common and appropriate ...

Overhead allocation is a source of great disagreement in our industry. Should the allocation be based on job price? On job cost? Per project? Or per field man-hour. We understand the pros and cons of ...

In regard to Holman Jenkins, Jr.'s Nov. 23 Business World "The Medicare-for-All Diversion": What Mr. Jenkins neglects to mention is that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts ...