Contractor Salaries by Employer Type
Contractors who are self employed or work in private practice top the list.
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Best 10 Safety Apps Listed at Safety 2015
Paul Colangelo, National Director of Compliance Programs for the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), recently went through an exhaustive research process to decide on the 10 apps he finds most valuable to workers.Colangelo presented his findings at ASSE’s Safety 2015 Professional Development Conference and Exposition.
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Building Permits Up 14.8% in June
The total value of building permits rose 14.8% to $7.7 billion in June, following a 13.9% decrease in May. The increase in June was mainly attributable to higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in Quebec, Alberta and Ontario, as well as institutional buildings in Alberta and commercial buildings in British Columbia.The value of permits was up in every province except Saskatchewan in June. Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia registered the largest increases.
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Electricity Demand Drops 5.6% in May Year over Year
Demand for electricity totalled 39.3 million megawatt hours (MWh) in May, down 5.6% from the same month a year earlier. Demand for electricity has fallen on a year-over-year basis in 12 of the past 13 months.Like demand, electric power generation declined in May, down 1.4% to 44.6 million MWh, largely as a result of lower generation levels in Alberta and Quebec…
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6 Tactics to Maximize the Purchasing Function: Tactic 1 — Economies of Scale
This article is the first in a series that will examine six tactics the electrical contractor can use to maximize purchasing power and profitability though procurement…
