Ready for anything

Ready for anything

A contracting company won't know how good it's crisis-management plan is until it's time to use it.

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What now?

What now?

Even two months after the Big Blue collapse, there still isn't a timetable as to when all contractors will be able to return to work. As a result, most subcontractors don't know the full extent of the damages they will incur.

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The well runs dry

The well runs dry

A contractor filing for bankruptcy or pulling out of a project and leaving its partners in the lurch can be just as devastating to a business as any accident.

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After the fall

After the fall

When disaster strikes, general contractors turn to demolition crews to pick up the pieces and get the project back on its feet.

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Riches to rags

Riches to rags

For J.C. Zimmerman Engineering Corp., working on Milwaukee's deep tunnel project should have been the pinnacle of the company's success. But the Greendale business was forced to close its doors in August - buried by the project that was supposed to have been the highlight of its portfolio.

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Spin control

Spin control

Long after a construction-site accident scene has been secured, cleaned up and brought back up to speed, contractors might still be reckoning with some of the most resilient fallout - words.

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Better Safe

Disaster prevention beats disaster survival. Turner Construction Co. Safety Director Harry Anuskiewicz draws up an accident-avoidance checklist for construction trades.

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