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Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

The federal government’s effort in mobilizing more government contractors in recent years to help the nation move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic sets a favorable precedent for the professionals in ...

Lauren has six years of experience writing and editing home improvement content. She covered lifestyle, DIY, design and cleaning at The Spruce for five years and contributed home improvement pieces to ...

For those ready to bring their home improvement ideas to life, hiring a general contractor is an eventual inevitability. Fittingly, you can think of a general contractor as, well, a general. By ...

The construction trades are full of assorted classes of contractors and subcontractors. A general contractor is one of the top dogs, qualified to work on any sort of building project, regardless of ...

For a variety of reasons, including safety and accountability, most states in the U.S. require contractors to be licensed to work legally. For those starting or growing a construction business, it’s ...

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