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I’m constantly asked, “Al, what should I do about a staff member who has been a good team member in the past but is now struggling at work because their

February means it’s the stretch run to Feb. 22-24 when the 2010 International Roofing Expo opens in New Orleans. 

One of my favorite scenes from the 1995 film Braveheart takes place on the battlefield before the hand-to-hand combat takes place. In a rousing speech, Scotsman William Wallace challenges his troops to stay and fight. His words whip them into a frenzy. 

Leave it to the endlessly greedy NFL owners to pass on a great PR opportunity in favor of once again being perceived as a bunch of greedy bastards.

Tune in to the State of the Industry webinar on Feb. 3, 2010, at 2 p.m. Eastern time and get a preview of the results of our exclusive survey of contractors on their economic outlook for 2010 and beyond. 

Why the big fuss about getting testimonials anyway? It’s simple. I learned a long time ago that what you tell me about you is interesting but what I really want

Heather Jones, Construction Economist for FMI Corporation, shared some of the data from FMI’s most recent construction forecast with Roofing Contractor and ARW as part of our State of the Industry report.

Most of us hate meetings! We’re way too busy to stop and meet. Besides, most meetings end up like the meetings we have at our house of worship or our

Our 2010 State of the Industry Report includes the results of an exclusive survey of contractors on their economic outlook for 2010 and beyond. We’ll publish the results in our February issue and provide a sneak peek of the data in a live webinar on Feb. 3. 

I could have titled this blog entry “The Friday From Hell,” but in spite of some nastiness it did not turn out all bad. Things started to go downhill as I was getting dressed for work and received a call from my office manager informing me that we were broken into around 4 a.m.