labor costs for constructing Icon of the Seas likely ranged between $400 and $600 million. Naturally, constructing the world’s largest cruise ship required significant investments in materials.

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When running a project or a contract, should material and sub-contract costs be recorded on the p&l or on the balance sheet as WIP.

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Austin-based firm Icon Technologies, which has a $57 million NASA contract, laid off more than 100 of its 400 employees.

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(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) NEW ORLEANS — The man who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved ...

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