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The next time you conduct a job interview, keep in mind this startling — and sobering — statistic from a recent U.S....

Some companies have the luxury of trained mechanics on site to handle any equipment problems. Even if this is the case for you,...

A decade ago, Greg Goan decided that working the hard contracts would help him best build a reputation that would propel his...

The massive “fatberg” that clogged a London sewer back in September and made headlines as workers from Thames Water spent weeks removing it is...

While many contractors nationwide find it increasingly difficult to attract and retain quality skilled laborers, Diversified Underground stands out as an outlier. The...

I bet most managers believe good customer service plays out like a movie script — right down to happy, smiling faces in...

It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in or the size of your company — leveraging social media is a must for competing...

Barry Kiser pulled up in his company’s hydroexcavator about 6 a.m. last Saturday on a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 near Montecito,...

We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour....

Covanta Environmental Solutions of Milwaukee has trailer-mounted vacuum units built in-house that it calls VacSimizers. They combine a 5,000-gallon tank and a standard...

Decades ago, hydroexcavators only roamed the oilfields. Both excavating and off-loading occurred right on site. Fast-forward: The versatility of hydroexcavators has been realized....

Giovanni Torreschico, known to his crew as “Gio,” keeps his Los Angeles-based business Red Lilly Plumbing in the family. His brother...

As is typically the drill when the latter part of December arrives and a new year approaches, it’s time for some reflection....

Tom Cambron, the owner of Pipe Wrench Plumbing, has a lot to celebrate. Last year, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based firm was voted one...