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Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at its new EPDM manufacturing facility in Milan, Ohio. This is a great story for the roofing industry, and I was on hand to cover the news for Roofing Contractor.

BNP Media recently announced a modest partnership with Mike Rowe Works Trades Hub website.

The first question that an architect will have to answer is if waterproofing is required on the building that they are designing.

Like a lot of you out there, I was on vacation last week. We spent a glorious Fourth of July break in northern Michigan.

In my last blog, I introduced a partnership BNP Media forged with BirdDog Jobs, a career center specializing in the skilled trades. Today, we’re pleased to announce another partnership.

Most consultants agree that the sluggish economy is bringing increased attention to roof maintenance. Rick Cook, a partner in ADC Engineering in Charleston, S.C., and the current president of RCI, Inc., sees contractors expanding that mindset to the entire building envelope.

For the last two years, more than 13+ million U.S. workers have been unemployed, many for very long stretches.

Don’t let opportunity pass you by. In this case, June 15 is the deadline to sign up for our Top 100 Contractors that will be presented in the August issue of Roofing Contractor.

This week I attended the last National Association Oil Heating Service Managers Show in Hershey, PA. Actually, it’s not the last show for this fine organization, but it will be the last show by that exact name.

The American Institute of Architects brought some interesting concepts to the show floor for the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition, held last week in New Orleans.