In Brief
Kirk Alter, professor at Purdue University, will host a seminar titled "Time Management and Goal Setting" May 19 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City,...
Student dorms going through another phase
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ST. LOUIS Washington University here has had a long working relationship with Haberberger Mechanical. That relationship...
Power and manufacturing to lead Northeast's industrial surge
HOUSTON The Northeast continues its reign as a favored destination for industrial capital investment dollars, according to Industrial Information Resources....
DOE lists 2007 Solar Decathlon teams
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 20 university teams to compete in the 2007 Solar Decathlon. The teams selected for the competition...
Some technical schools cheat our industry
MIGUEL BARRETO MIKE'S REFRIGERATION BOGOTA, N.J. Don't be surprised, but here in New Jersey some county technical schools cheat our industry by certifying...
Seattle to use wood to boost city's 'green' push
SEATTLE Seattle Steam Co.'s bio-mass boiler project was named one of 18 initiatives in the report and recommendations issued in March by Seattle Mayor...
End PM's 'hired gun' mentality
RICHARD F. REZNICEK SR. PROJECT MANAGER H.T. LYONS INC. ALLENTOWN, PA. I've read H. Kent Craig's February column (" Don't become a statistic when projects...
Sprinklers save lives
ARNOLD WITZKE FIRE MARSHAL NORTH MAINE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DES PLAINES, ILL. I received your recent news story on fire sprinklers from an auto-generated...
Function & form
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF While high style and flashy designs may dominate this month's Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Chicago, exhibitors...
UK utility to buy KeySpan
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WESTBOROUGH, MASS. British utility holding company National Grid is buying New York and New England utility KeySpan...
Health plan legislation would help small businesse
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WASHINGTON Legislation that would permit the formation of Small Business Health Plans took a step forward March...
Quality Mechanical's business is on the high-rise
BY STEVE SPAULDING OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF IRVINE, CALIF. This city, in the heart of Orange County, has a lot going for it. Irvine is consistently rated...
Make sure you protect your brand!
BY MIKE MARKOVSKY SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR PAY ATTENTION specifically to what you do the next time you're in your local grocery store. As you cruise up and...
Recruit new employees as you would find customers: HR expert
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ST. PETE BEACH, FLA. What your company does while recruiting and interviewing prospective employees is critical...
Stay the marketing course
BY ADAMS HUDSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR Third in a series As we enter this next marketing phase, one thing should become abundantly clear: None of this...
Keep staff 100% accountable, 100% of the time: consultant
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WAILEA, HAWAII "If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never...
Health plan bill needs small business support
BY BOB MIODONSKI PUBLISHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR WHAT A DIFFERENCE a couple years and a couple words can make. Exactly two years ago this month, in this...
Women make most remodel decisions: poll
GOLDEN, COLO. Women and home-improvement contractors agree that the woman in the household is the primary decision-maker when it comes to managing home-improvement...
Calendar of Events - April 2006
April National Fire Sprinkler Association Annual Seminar and Exhibition April 26-29 South Hampton, Bermuda Comfortech RoadShow April 27 Philadelphia May...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - April 2006
Contractors EMCOR Group, Norwalk, Conn., has elected Mark Pompa as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Leicle Chesser who...
Small Business Health Plans Move Forward On Capitol Hill
Legislation that would permit the formation of Small Business Health Plans took a step forward March 15 when a Senate committee approved the measure....
2006 Calender of Industry Events - March
April Comfortech RoadShow April 12 St. Louis Kitchen & Bath Industry Show April 21-23 Chicago National Fire Sprinkler Association Annual Seminar and Exhibition...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - March 2006
Contractors The Wisconsin Valley Sheet Metal Contractors Association elected the following slate of officers at its March 15 meeting: President Jarvis...
QSC members get advice on their personal finances
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ST. PETE BEACH, FLA. An attentive audience at the Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting Feb. 25 here listened...
Tyco offers free sprinkler training to home builders
LANSDALE, PA. Tyco Fire & Building Products said in mid-February that it will offer free residential fire sprinkler training to home builders and developers,...
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