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5 Valuable Business Apps for Cleaners
Some days it is hard to believe that I have been with Royal Flush for 10 years. But then I take a...
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Boston Contractor Indicted for Fatal Trench Collapse
A Boston contractor is facing criminal charges in connection with a work site incident that killed two of its employees last October.According...
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How to Improve Employee Morale — Without Pay Raises
It’s important that you have a happy workforce. A happy workforce means better retention, which means much less time and money spent...
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Caring For Your PTO
You’ve gone through the extensive process to ensure you’ve selected the right power take-off for your work truck. It matches up with...
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Going Digital: Protect Your Files and Your Sanity
If you are anything like me, you hate clutter. The day-to-day paperwork that comes with running a busy business means that you...
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Experienced Employees Make the Difference for New York Contractor
Kandey Company not only embraces challenging jobs, it seeks them out. That’s been Joe Kandefer’s methodology for growing his New York-based site...
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Busting the Top 9 Truck Financing Myths
As a business owner, you’re in constant decision-making mode. With everyone relying on you to make the right choices, even small decisions...
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How to Win the Bid
Municipalities have rules to follow when hiring private contractors to take on public works projects, such as going through a formal bidding...
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New York Contractor Seeks Out a Challenge
New York-based contractor Kandey Company doesn’t shy away from unusual or challenging jobs. In fact, it’s one of the top criteria for...
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A Cable for Every Clog
When buying equipment, Mark Vice — the owner of Fayette Drain & Sewer in Fayette, Alabama — relies on a very simple...
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Build an Abundance Mentality
Have you ever worked with people who had a scarcity mentality? In other words, they believed that if someone else was successful,...
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Don’t Be Irreplaceable
No matter how profitable your company, how many employees you have, or your legal status, your business is – for all practical...
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Strategies for Keeping the Best Employees
In addition to the national unemployment rate, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates something each month called...
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Poisonous Gas Kills Three Florida Sewer Workers
Three utility workers in the Florida Keys died this week after climbing into a manhole and being overcome by hydrogen sulfide and...
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Michigan Utility Clears Hundreds of Cubic Yards of Grease From Large Trunk Line
Below the streets of Livonia, Michigan, a massive and growing volume of FOG threatened to disrupt a thriving industrial corridor. The local...
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Are You Competing With Your Supplier?
Recently, I ran across a pipe lining contractor who was set up by his supplier as a “sub-distributor” to his competitors. He...









