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When cities and counties increase developer fees, logic suggests that new construction will decrease. Less homes and commercial property means fewer businesses and less tax revenues. Yet in some California areas the fee wars continue and in others, common sense is proving its worth.
Here's another example of a Washington D.C. council establishing one-size-fits-all rules that don't consider variations on the size of a new home construction project or remodels.
Contractors who have federal contracts need to start verifying whether or not their employees are able to work legally in the United States. Starting September 8, 2009, the federal government is requiring federal contractors to use the E-Verify system to check the immigration and citizenship status for anyone they hire and assign to new federal contracts.
