Business
Deconstructing Slow Payments in Construction
Subcontractors and general contractors include a combined average 5.3% overhead in project bids to finance slow payments. In 2019, this ultimately costs the construction industry an extra $64 billion. Here's how that can change.
By Will Mitchell
January 9, 2020
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by Will Mitchell
Will Mitchell is the co-founder and CEO of Rabbet, the only construction finance software that intelligently connects relevant information for frictionless transactions between real estate developers and lenders. Originally from Denver, Will has spent more than a decade in commercial real estate and completed his undergraduate studies in architecture and structural engineering from the University of Virginia. Learn more at www.rabbet.com, or connect with Will directly at www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellrw.
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