General Contracting

Truck drivers sue over overtime, meal breaks

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Two truck drivers have sued one of Southern California's largest trucking companies, alleging they were denied breaks, lunch hours and overtime because they were treated as independent contractors rather than employees of Harbor Express Inc. The lawsuit...

Home builders struggling to find enough construction workers

2013-05-08 00:00:00

The real estate bust idled hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Now, with housing on the mend, builders are hiring again. Trouble is, many workers aren't coming back. Years of sporadic employment drove many from the industry. Incomes aren'...

Fines recommended in L.A. campaign money laundering case

2013-02-14 10:32:13

Dodger Dog maker settles sex-discrimination claims

2012-12-18 19:13:10

L.A. Council awards $160-million bus contract despite complaints

2012-09-19 14:13:58

Waxman urges VA to start work on West L.A. site for homeless vets

2012-10-04 14:32:51

London Olympics security contractor called 'incompetent' by panel

2012-07-17 16:35:34

Federal contractors donate to 'super PAC' backing Romney

2012-03-18 19:17:00

A "super PAC" that has spent more than $35 million on behalf of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accepted donations from federal contractors despite a 36-year-old ban against such companies making federal political expenditures. At least...

Fighter jet crash: Pilot was returning from training mission

2012-05-18 16:36:26

Coliseum officials made $1 million in cash payments to union

2012-02-01 00:00:00

For at least five years, officials with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum passed bundles of cash totaling more than $1 million to a union representative, sometimes in a suitcase packed with $100 bills. The payments, ranging from $1,400 to $187,700 each,...

Offices, home of concert promoter raided as part of Coliseum probe

2011-11-11 00:00:00

Los Angeles County authorities have raided the offices and home of a concert promoter as part of a widening investigation into a financial scandal at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, The Times learned Thursday. Armed with search warrants, the...

Coliseum Commission sues two former top managers

2011-11-04 00:00:00

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission on Thursday sued two former top managers, alleging that they enriched themselves through "corrupt efforts" that siphoned more than $1 million in public money from the stadium. Also named as defendants are...

Many homeowners are making the decision to renovate rather than move. Unless the renovations are minor or you have the know-how and time to tackle the project, most owners will need a contractor.

2012-05-23 00:00:00

Evert Gawendo, one of the owners of The Nutmeg Companies Inc., a general contracting firm located on the banks of the Yantic River, inspects the flood damage to his business Wednesday afternoon.

2010-03-31 00:00:00