The newly-minted — and funded — Mechanical Licensing Collective has just awarded a plum contract to the Harry Fox Agency, owned by private equity firm the Blackstone Group.  Critics are quickly pointing to a ‘no-bid contract’ based on political horse-trading, with HFA assailed for serious licensing problems in the past. The HFA award was formally … Continue reading Mechanical Licensing Collective Hands a Juicy Contract to HFA — Critics Call the Deal Crooked