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Your company is probably active on social media — but even if it isn’t, your employees probably are, and what they say...

“When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade … Well, when life gave some Detroiters a sinkhole, they made a fishing hole.”That’s...

Managing and improving cash flow helps build a healthy business, and having adequate reserves to call on for unexpected expenses or to...

Here’s an interesting factoid to chew on the next time your organization loses a great employee: Contrary to popular belief, it’s usually...

You’re already coming to our site to learn about new products and techniques, and to gain insight and perspective on your trade....

Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI), a manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announced updates to its UtilityScan GPR.This system can locate the...

Offering more services is a classic strategy for diversifying a business and generating new revenue streams. Unfortunately, going that route sometimes requires...

Matt Timberlake has been named the third president of the family-owned Ted Berry Co., taking over for his dad, Jim Timberlake.Matt’s grandfather,...

A construction worker who was part of a crew working on a sewer main replacement project in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, died last week...

When I was a kid, the only person I could name who had a tattoo was Popeye the Sailor Man. Back then,...

A work crew in Bangor, Maine, recently excavated two pieces of an old water pipeline made out of red pine and believed...

As an employer, it is important for you to give your team members time off. They need some extended break periods to...

It’s difficult to find good help these days. But you are not alone.Pat Brown, owner of Roto-Rooter of Sioux City, Iowa, is not...

SENSIT Technologies, a global leader in gas detection and measurement instruments, recently announced that its HXG-2d Combustible Gas Leak Detector received ATEX...

Here’s a one-question quiz: When it comes to money, what do you need to ensure business success? Sales? That’s where it all...

I often use this space to talk about the people of this industry. There are so many family businesses, so many second-,...

Last year, a water main break on Sunset Boulevard spewed 20 million gallons of water into the surrounding community and caused major...