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2nd Quarter 2009 - "Shaping Your Company's Legacy"

If Good Ethics Is Good Business, What’s the Problem?
by Frank C. Bucaro, CSP, CPAE

Boom or Bust? Predicting Your Business’s Future
by Brad Dawson

Four Cornerstones for Building Your Brand
by Tom Finan

Taking Measure: Shaping a Legacy Is More Than Getting Good PR
by Rick Wanner, 2008-09 FASA President

Legally Speaking: How to Get ‘Success’ Out of Succession Planning
by Tom Sigmund, Esq.


1st Quarter 2009 - "Surviving Lean Times"

Credit and Collections Tips in a Tight Economy
by Scott Blakeley, Esq., and Al Chavez

Ten Survival Tips for Subcontractors in Lean Times
by Donald Gregory, Esq.

How We Did It – Veteran Subcontractors Share Secrets of Surviving a Tough Economy
by David Mendes, ASA Senior Director of Communications and Education

Taking Measure: Education Makes Navigating a Tough Economy Easier
by Rick Wanner, 2008-09 FASA President

Legally Speaking: Customer Bankruptcy! What’s a Subcontractor to Do?
by Jay Clark, Esq., and Larry Logsdon, Esq.


4th Quarter 2008 - "Prompt Pay Act Amendments of 1988 — Celebrating 20 Years"

ASA Celebrates 20 Years of Federal Prompt Payment Act Amendments
by Angie Sanders

What Subcontractors — and Owners — Need to Know about Subcontractor Default Insurance
by Jeremiah G. Crise, CPA/CFSA/CBA

Industry Changes Impact Subcontractors’ Insurance Needs
by Michael Ahern

Sureties Focus on Subs’ Ability to Manage Economic Changes
by Marc Ramsey

Taking Measure: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
by Rick Wanner

Legally Speaking: States Differ on CGL Policies’ Coverage for Faulty Workmanship
by Jeffrey C. Venzie, Esq.


3rd Quarter 2008 - "The Brave New World of Electronic Documents"

Taking Measure: Computers Don’t Assume — You Do
by Rick Wanner

Legally Speaking: Electronic Records Management — What You Need To Know To Reduce Legal Liability
by James T. Yand, Esq.

Scapegoating Doesn’t Help the Immigration Debate
by Walt Bazan

Valuable Connections Made at ASA Business Forum and Convention 2008
by David Mendes

Era of Virtual Design and Construction Puts New Focus on Contracts
by Leah A. Rochwarg, LEED® AP, and Jason Makofsky, P.E., Esq.

 


2nd Quarter 2008 - "Profit as a Green Machine"

When Everything Goes Green, LEED, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
by Heather Shore, Esq., and David LeFevre, Esq.

Diversifying to Green: Is It Right for You?
by Matthew Cass

Legally Speaking - Federal Environmental Regulations: A Primer for Staying in Compliance
by Dr. Mark S. Laska

Going Green Means Getting Educated
by Rick Wanner


1st Quarter 2008 - "Building Information Modeling: What It Means for Subcontractors"

Legally Speaking: A New Era in Design - Contractual Risks Are Changing with BIM Technology by Dean B. Thomson and Ryan G. Miner

“BIM Could Catch On as Early as ’09 - Getting Ahead of the Curve Could Pay Off” by John E. Gudgel

“BIM Puts Focus on Subcontractors’ Digital Work Flows” by David E. Quigley

“ASA Urges Subcontractors to Learn About the ConsensusDOCS” by David Mendes

 


4th Quarter 2007 - "Preventing and Handling Payment Disputes"

Making an Effective Claim for Payment by Matthew Cass

Why Immigration Reform, Why Now? by Darlene Aitken

One Era Ends and Another Begins With the 2007 ConsensusDOCS by David Mendes

2007 Legislative Session Brings Advances for Subcontractors by Matthew Cass and Freeman Smith

Arbitration Works Best When You're Involved by Carl Ingwalson, Esq.

Legally Speaking: Bonding Company Hit Hard for Failing to Meet Deadlines by Eric Travers, Esq.


3rd Quarter 2007 - "What the New Model Documents Mean for You"

The 2007 Editions of the AIA Contract Documents: What's the Score? by David R. Hendrick, Esq.

'Sneak Peak' at CICC Subcontract Reveals More Pluses Than Minuses by Russell O'Rourke, Esq.

Do More Than Lead by Example - Put Your Ethics Commitment in Writing by Matthew Cass

ASA Business Forum and Convention: All Eyes on the Future

Control Your Liability for Off-the-Clock Driving Accidents by Michael Ahern

 


2nd Quarter 2007 - "Making Timely Payment a Reality"

Taking Measure: Choose Head-On Strategies to Tackle Slow Pay by Stephen Rohrbach, CPC

Legally Speaking: Overcoming the Waiting Game for Final Payment by Larry Logsdon, Esq.

Clients, Conditions and Terms, Oh My! Client History and Contracts Are Key to Assessing Payment Risk by Matthew Cass

Guideline for Prompt Payment

Invoicing Tips to Help You Get Paid by David Mendes

 


1st Quarter 2007 - "Driving Your Company with Vision"

Leadership Forum Promotes Management Excellence by David Mendes

Vision: To Get Where You're Going, Know Where You Are by Tom Woodcock

Withstanding the Tests of Time: Visionaries Establish Company Legacies by Matthew Cass

ASA's First Visionaries: The Founders

Letter to the Editor

 


4th Quarter 2006 - "Managing Your Risk Burden"

Insurance Requirements and Coverages: Mind the Gaps by Jeff Segall and John Tatum, Jr.

Prequalify for Profit by Michael Brittain, CAE

The Construction Defect Crisis: Coming to a Commercial Project Near You

Surety Market Shows Positive Signs for Qualified Subcontractors by Marla McIntyre

Find the Right Insurance Agent and Reap the Benefits by Yolanda Reyes
 


3rd Quarter 2006 - "Building With a Competitive Edge"
 

Differentiate by Focusing on the Client by Ted Garrison

Successfully Bidding for Profit by Michael W. Benton, CPE, CDT, MAI, CSI

ASA Celebrates 40 Years as the Voice of Subcontractors

ASA: A History of Accomplishment

ASA Convention Provided Tools for Success Now and Into the Future by David Mendes
 


2nd Quarter 2006 - "Cash Is Still King"

Collection Strategies That Work by Elizabeth Machalek

Properly Position Accounts To Recover Overhead by Irv Chasen

Increasing Your Cash Flow: What Every Subcontractor Should Know by Howard Chernin
 


1st Quarter 2006 - "Leadership: Putting Principles Into Action"


What You Need to Know Before Planning a Leadership Retreat by Steve Swafford

RFID: The Next Technology Wave? by John Gudgel

It's Time for a Little Employee R&R (Recruitment and Retention) by Elizabeth Machalek

ASA Leads Reform Efforts With Report Card Results by Luke McFadden

 


4th Quarter 2005 - "Managing Clients: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

What We Know About Online Reverse Auctions by Yilmaz H. Karasulu, Ph.D. and James H Gill, JD, AIC

Subcontractors Seek Anti-Indemnity, Retainage and Prompt Pay Reforms by Luke McFadden

Field Change Memos Work! by George Hedley, CSP

From Paperwork to Profit: Benefits of a Document Management System by Jeff Burmeister

ASA Members Turn Up the Heat on Capitol Hill by Elizabeth Machalek

CCFP Designation - Good for Contractors, Good for the Industry by Dennis Joyce, CCFP


3rd Quarter 2005 - "Negotiating A Contract You Can Live With"

ASA Business Forum & Convention 2005 Earns High Marks by Elizabeth Machalek

How to Incorporate a Subcontract Addendum in Your Bid by Scott Holbrook, Esq.

What If Yogi Berra Negotiated Contracts? by Steve Winn

Be Smart About Insurance and Indemnity Requirements by Jeffrey A. Segall

Is Your Construction Software a Profit Center or Overhead Expense? by Sheldon Needle

 


2nd Quarter 2005 - "Surviving Design Games"



How to Win Every Time When Plans and Specs Contain Conflicts or Omissions by Anwar Hafeez

Design Risk-Shifting: Case Studies by Elizabeth Machalek

Subcontractors and the Surety Marketplace by Michael Dougherty

MasterFormat 2004: What You Need to Know by David Mendes
 


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