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  2. Subcontractor - Wikipedia

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    A general contractor, prime contractor or main contractor may hire subcontractors to perform specific tasks as part of an overall project to reduce costs or to mitigate project risks. In employing subcontractors, the general contractor hopes to receive the same or better service than the general contractor could have provided by itself, at ...

  3. Little Miller Act - Wikipedia

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    Construction in East Village, San Diego. A "Little Miller Act" is a U.S. state statute, based upon the federal Miller Act, that requires prime contractors on state construction projects to post bonds guaranteeing the performance of their contractual duties and/or the payment of their subcontractors and material suppliers.

  4. General contractor - Wikipedia

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    A general contractor is a construction manager employed by a client, usually upon the advice of the project's architect or engineer. [7] General Contractors are mainly responsible for the overall coordination of a project and may also act as building designer and construction foreman (a tradesman in charge of a crew).

  5. North American Industry Classification System - Wikipedia

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    Construction: 31–33: Manufacturing: 41–42: Wholesale Trade (41 in Canada, [3] 42 in the United States [2]) 44–45: Retail Trade 48–49: Transportation and Warehousing: 51: Information [notes 1] 52: Finance and Insurance: 53: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 55 Management of Companies ...

  6. Consolidated city-county - Wikipedia

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    In 2005, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, published a series of articles exploring the possibility of the city's merging with Cuyahoga County. [ 41 ] Miami-Dade County, Florida , operates under a federated two-tier government, in which the county government operates as a superseding entity of county affairs and lower-tier incorporated ...

  7. Working class - Wikipedia

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    Construction workers, commonly regarded as working class, at work at St. Paul's Hospital Cardiac center in Ethiopia, 2017. The working class is a subset of employees who are compensated with wage or salary-based contracts, whose exact membership varies from definition to definition.

  8. Angelina Jolie Gets Asked 'the Most Insane Question.' Here's ...

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    Angelina Jolie balked at a question regarding whether there should be a biopic about her life.. When Jolie, 49, and her Maria director Pablo Larraín spoke with the U.K.'s The Times to promote ...

  9. Contractor - Wikipedia

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    A contractor is a person or company that performs work on a contract basis. The term may refer to: Business roles. Defense contractor, arms industry which provides ...