Call: (844) 292-2025

$68-billion California bullet train project likely to overshoot budget and deadline targets

Oct 29, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , ,

Ralph Bardavedian The monumental task of building California’s bullet train will require punching 36 miles of tunnels through the geologically complex mountains north of Los Angeles. Crews will have to cross the tectonic boundary that separates the North American and Pacific plates, boring through a jumble of fractured rock formations and a maze of earthquake […]

Read more

9 Things Successful People Won’t Do

Oct 22, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , ,

Travis Bradberry Managing your emotions is as much about what you won’t do as it is about what you will do. TalentSmart has tested more than a million people and found that the upper echelons of top performance are filled with people who are high in emotional intelligence (90% of top performers, to be exact). […]

Read more

11 Things Ultra-Productive People Do Differently

Oct 15, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , ,

Image credit: Thomas Hawk | Flickr When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge—there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have twice the time; they have an uncanny ability to get things done. Even when juggling multiple projects, they reach their goals without fail. “Time is […]

Read more

Gov. Brown signs climate change bill to spur renewable energy, efficiency standards

Oct 08, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , ,

Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles before signing a pared-down climate change bill that will increase renewable energy generation and make buildings more energy efficient. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Chris Megerian and Javier Panzar Contact Reporters California launched an ambitious effort Wednesday to expand renewable energy and increase […]

Read more

These 10 Peter Drucker Quotes May Change Your World

Oct 02, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , ,

My first college business professor was a fanatical Peter Drucker devotee. He launched our course with a dissection of Drucker’s The Effective Executive and concluded with a thorough reading of The Practice of Management. Through my professor’s tireless evangelism, I developed a keen appetite for the timeless wisdom of this prescient thought leader. Young entrepreneurs unfamiliar with Drucker would do well […]

Read more

Multi-Disciplined: Why the Best Entrepreneurs Can Wear Many Hats

Sep 24, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , ,

Entrepreneurship isn’t a singular job. It’s actually better seen (and thought of) as an amalgamation of different jobs. You oversee a number of different departments as your organization grows, and you take care of duties ranging from the very large (securing venture funding) to the very small (paying your office water bill). Generally, the fewer people you have working […]

Read more

Calling all construction hands: Builders need more help but can’t find it

Sep 17, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , , ,

Sept. 14, 2015 A survey by the Associated General Contractors of America trade group said the industry may be running out of construction workers. SAM GANGWER, FILE PHOTO By JONATHAN LANSNER California construction workers: Help wanted! For a modest price. The Associated General Contractors of America trade group released a survey last week detailing a […]

Read more

Tax break for earthquake retrofitting passes California Senate

Sep 10, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , ,

By Rosanna Xia A proposed state tax credit for earthquake retrofits passed the Senate on Tuesday, clearing a major hurdle for a bill that would ease the burden of strengthening thousands of at-risk buildings across California. The proposal, which passed the state Senate 37 to 1, would give property owners a 30% tax break on […]

Read more

​UCLA Anderson forecasts booming commercial real estate market in California

Sep 04, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , , ,

California’s commercial construction activity has risen to its highest level since 2001 and is expected to continue to grow over the next three years, according to the most recent conducted by law firm Allen Matkins and UCLA Anderson School of Management. The study, which examined seven of the state’s major markets for indicators of future […]

Read more

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Idea Moves Forward With Test Track Construction, But Don’t Book Your Tickets Just Yet

Aug 27, 2015 (0) comment , , , , , , , , ,

By Jeff Stone An artist’s rendering of a possible Hyperloop station as constructed by Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. The company announced this week it will try to help put Elon Musk’s futuristic transportation plan into action. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Press Few took Elon Musk seriously when, back in 2013, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors […]

Read more

Looking for General Liability Insurance?

It’s more affordable than you think. Start the process and get a quote for your business insurance today.

Get Your Quote

Join the Craft Guard Newsletter