Emcor buys two large California contractors 

NORWALK, CONN. Emcor Group Inc. announced further growth of its Mobile Service Solutions operations. Underscoring the growing strength and importance...

Go digital to find employees now 

BY JEFF DICKEY-CHASINS Special to CONTRACTOR The specialty contracting sector, like many other parts of the economy, has a labor problem. Our workforce...

Grainger intros new showroom 

MORTON GROVE, ILL. W.W. Grainger Inc. recently showcased one of its expanded facilities here with an open house that attracted area contractors who came...

A green star on the horizon 

BY DAN BULLEY Special to CONTRACTOR Green building means a lot of things to different people. To those of us in the construction industry, it means healthy,...

In Brief 

American Residential Services LLC, a privately held, nationwide provider of HVAC services, has purchased Jacksonville-based Florida Home Air Conditioning...

MCAA launches the first green wave 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MILWAUKEE Approximately 250 mechanical contractors who see a green future ahead of them gathered here for the...

Schwartzenegger Makes High-Efficiency Toilets the Law in California 

SACRAMENTO California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed AB 715, a bill that would require all new construction in California to use more high-efficiency...

Germans Win Solar Decathlon 

WASHINGTON -- The Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, sponsored by Bosch, won the U.S. Department of Energy's third Solar Decathlon held in Washington...

MCAA unveils green contractor Website 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MILWAUKEE Dave Kruse, president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, unveiled www.greencontractors.us,...

Contractor Installs HVAC for Woman in Need 

GULFPORT, MS. AAA One Hour Heating & Cooling recently came to the aid of Sherry Troutman, a local woman who was in need of a cooling system in her home...

Mentoring high school students works 

BY PAMELA MULLENDER Special to CONTRACTOR According to figures published by the U.S. Department of Labor, there will be as many as 1.3 million job openings...

Sloan Wins EPA's Green Power Leadership Award 

FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. Sloan Valve Co. has won a 2007 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its purchase of renewable...

Open house shows leading edge med-gas training 

MOKENA, ILL. The Chicago areas United Association Pipefitters Local 597 held a grand opening in late August for its full-scale training hospital for medical...

Contractors should match personalities, jobs 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff WASHINGTON Contractors should try to find out who their employees really are, consultant Bill Kimmel, Grandy &...

Rescue Rooter Buys Oregon's Jack Howk Plumbing 

PORTLAND, ORE. Through parent company American Residential Services LLC, Rescue Rooter, a national residential and commercial plumbing provider with a...

Showing contractors how to make some green 

One of my hot button issues is mechanical contracting. Its good for the earth and contractors can make money at it. Im delighted that Dave Kruse, president...

Delta backs off homebuilder direct program 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff INDIANAPOLIS Delta Faucet Co. has terminated its involvement in a pilot program to sell direct to a division of...

Dolphins Stadium, Kohler unveil luxurious restrooms 

MIAMI GARDENS , FLA. Dolphins Enterprises CEO Joe Bailey has announced a partnership with Kohler Co. extending through the 2007 season. As part of Dolphin...

Hydronic evangelism for the masses 

There are a lot of folks in Alaska who can thank Kurt Wilken for the warmth and comfort they enjoy each winter when Mother Nature turns her cold shoulder...

Saving Grace 

BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff HINSDALE, ILL. Two years ago the Grace Episcopal Church here was facing a problem common to owners of most institutional...

Feds issue no 'no-match' rules 

By Robert P. Mader Of CONTRACTORs staff WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Securitys Immigration & Customs Enforcement division has issued new rules...

Feds may withhold 3% from contractors pay 

BY LAKE A. COULSON Unless Congress enacts legislation to repeal a provision inserted in unrelated tax legislation from 2005, any entity, including contractors,...

Pa. College of Technology grads talented 

ALBANY, N.Y. I am DeShawn Alexander, a student at Pennsylvania College of Technology located in Williamsport, Pa., and I am enrolled the Bachelor of Science...

Global survey shows green construction costs less than thought 

NEW YORK Key players in real estate and construction misjudge the costs and benefits of buildings by as much as 300%, creating a major barrier to more...

Home sprinkler group wins education grant 

QUINCY, MASS. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has received a grant award through...

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