As the editors sort, tabulate — and drink lots of coffee — collating Roofing Contractor magazine's 2024 Top 100 list, we couldn't wait to give readers just a few early insights and surprises ahead of its 'official' release in August.

A Detroit man was arrested after throwing bags of cocaine onto the roofs of Red Lobster and Texas Roadhouse while fleeing authorities in St. Clair County, Mich.; he was charged with multiple drug offenses.

Beryl, the first named storm of 2024, has caused destruction from the Caribbean to the Yucatan and is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning, bringing dangerous storm surge, flash flooding, and strong winds.  

The Roofing Alliance, the philanthropic arm of the National Roofing Contractors Association, welcomed Omnia Exterior Solutions as its 198th member at the Governor level.

Sky Roofing in Canfield, Ohio, broke ground on a $1.2 million, 18,000-square-foot office, reflecting its growth in the commercial and residential roofing industry; the company has offices in Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.

Results Roofing, based in Carrollton, Texas, acquired Pelt Roofing & Construction of New Braunfels, Texas, expanding its service area to San Antonio, Austin, San Marcos, Temple, and adjacent areas.

Omnia Exterior Solutions appointed Neal Hemenover as Chief Information Officer to build technology and application platforms for finance, HR, operations, security, and communications.

A Hanover Insurance Group report reveals that over half of U.S. homeowners didn't check their roofs for issues between February 2023 and 2024, despite roof-related damage accounting for 70-90% of catastrophe losses.  

Todd Richardson will bring an extensive 30-year career in real estate and property services to his new position as CCO with BluSky Restoration Contractors.

Help honor a safety professional in the roofing industry by nominating them for the MRCA's 2024 Naphis Mitchell Reyes Excellence in Safety Award.