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Author: Margaret W.S. Puccini
Preserving Your Construction Lien Rights
By Maggie Puccini, Bouhan Falligant LLP Special to Business in Savannah Business is booming for the construction industry, and not a moment too soon. Prior to the recent recession, construction employment hit an all-time high of 7.7 million jobs, but then reduced 30 percent of its workforce by January 2011. Over the past six years, […]
Businesses and Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know
By Maggie Puccini, Bouhan Falligant LLP Special to Business in Savannah Earlier this month, Hancock Fabrics, Inc. declared bankruptcy. This is the second time in less than a decade that the company — one of the largest fabric sellers in the United States with 250 locations in 37 states — has sought protection from […]
Subcontractors and Suppliers Should Exercise Their Lien Rights to Ensure Payment on a Construction Project
By Margaret W. S. Puccini, Bouhan Falligant Special to Savannah Morning News During the real estate recession and even now, many subcontractors and suppliers have learned what happens when a general contractor shuts the doors, goes bankrupt, or uses an owner’s funds for something other than payment to the subcontractors and suppliers who worked on […]