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Vinyl Wraps Deliver Valuable, Vivid Advertising
For contractors who worry about the expense of vinyl wraps, Kathy Haffly offers a flip-side perspective: Poor brand recognition leads to ...
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Industry Association Launches New Safety Rating System for Companies
To help members reach safety goals, the National Utility Contractors Association is introducing the NUCA Safety, Training, Awareness and Recognition (NUCA STAR)...
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Handling Your Company's Resident Slacker
It’s a rare workplace team that doesn’t have a resident slacker — that certain employee who always seems to shirk his or...
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Taking Advantage of the Power of Press Releases
Running a local business is not easy. Whether you’re a one-person show or have a team helping with operations, getting things and...
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Choosing the Right Lubricant for Your Heavy Equipment
When we talk about lubricants, most of us immediately think of engine oil, so let’s start our discussion there. Increasingly stringent emissions...
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How to Adjust Pricing to Accommodate Inflation
There’s little question that inflation has been the year’s dominant economic story, impacting consumers and business owners alike.Stemming from the shockwaves of...
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5 Tips for Cultivating a More Positive Company Culture
Much in the world often seems out of our control.
We experience rapid change, political and economic uncertainty, employee shifts and the war for...
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How to Adapt to a Changing Workforce
Times are changing. As day-to-day operations slug it out with the status quo, things around us are constantly changing. If you fail...
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How Training Your Customers Can Boost Loyalty
When you run a business, you probably devote some time to training and educating your employees. What’s often overlooked is the need...
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GPS Troubleshooting Tips
GPS can be a helpful asset on the job site. Surveyors use it for stake grades; drones measure stockpiles; machine operators use...
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How to Capitalize on the Infrastructure Bill
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law in November will provide significant funding to benefit those in construction-related industries.
Nearly the entire bill is dedicated...
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Extend Spring Cleaning Chores to Your Website
Almost every business could use some website spring cleaning. Even a well-managed website eventually needs to be revamped with an updated interface,...
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How to Handle Shifts to Your Business’ Search Engine Rankings
Spring can feel a bit wishy-washy. One day it’s in the high 60s and the next it is snow flurries yet again....

















