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The USGlass News Network
The White House released its 2019 budget proposal on Monday, and the popular Energy Star program is once again facing major changes. While Energy Star continues under the 2019 plan, it wouldn’t be funded by taxpayer money. Instead, the budget seeks to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to administer the program entirely through user fees from manufacturers.
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Business.com
Customers are the lifeblood of any business. They're the reason for keeping the shelves stocked and the doors open. As you look to grow your business, customers may also be your biggest asset. Give them a positive experience, and they'll be more inclined to recommend your business to others through word of mouth and online reviews. It's difficult, but not impossible to understand how to apply what we learn from customer reviews and turn it into customer retention. It all starts with taking customer relations seriously.
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Jamsill Guard® is an adjustable sill pan flashing designed to prevent water damage from window and door leaks. Made from high impact ABS plastic, Jamsill Guard® will not deteriorate or corrode over time. Our multi-piece telescoping design allows on-site adjustability to fit all rough openings and features sloped weep areas to help evacuate moisture to the exterior of the structure. Jamsill Guard® is bonded together on site using PVC cement, creating a one-piece sill pan flashing beneath your door or window. Click here to view our video.
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Eye On Housing
Last week’s post showed that about one-fourth of the typical homes built by a sample of 246 single-family builders in 2016 had enough green features to quality for a bronze rating under the 2015 National Green Building Standard™. A major reason is the high marks the homes tended to receive under the energy efficiency section of the NGBS.
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American Express OPEN Forum
With the rise of voice artificial intelligence in products like Siri and Alexa, people are searching the internet in a very different way: with their voice. Voice search marketing is a brand new field that businesses are exploring.
AI assistants allow you to search things without pulling up a browser.
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HousingWire
As housing inventory sank to its all-time low during the fourth quarter, home prices increased, creating all-new highs in many U.S. markets, according to the latest quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors.
The national median existing single-family home price in the fourth quarter came in at $247,800, up 5.3 percent from $235,400 in the fourth quarter of 2016. During the third quarter, home prices increased 5.6 percent from the third quarter of 2016.
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Entrepreneur
The development and growth of the internet has opened new doors to opportunity for entrepreneurs. In times past, information was not readily available. Today, we can read articles, watch videos, listen to podcasts, take online classes and even learn through social media. We can use these mediums to learn pretty much anything.
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Renewable Energy Certificates
Renewable Energy Certificates enable individuals and organizations to channel funds to green power projects, mitigating the impact of their energy use. Read more
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Remodeling
Judith Miller writes:
My work early each year typically is filled with past clients looking for an annual checkup and potential new clients hoping for insight into how to improve outcomes. What has alarmed me this year is how many remodelers have struggled to boost profits.
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CNBC
Mortgage rates are now at their highest level in four years and poised to move even higher. The timing couldn't be worse, as the usually busy spring housing market kicked into gear early this year amid higher home prices and strong competition for a record low supply of homes for sale.
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HIRE Vets
The HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration is now accepting applications!
The Program Demonstration will recognize job creators for their investments in recruiting, employing, and retaining our nation’s veterans.
The Program Demonstration will allow the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS) to initially run applications, raise awareness of the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, and enable more employers to prepare to successfully garner recognition when the Program launches in 2019.
The Program Demonstration will use the same criteria the HIRE Vets Medallion Program will use in 2019. The Program Demonstration has no application fee and is limited to the first 300 applicants.
Job creators of all sizes can apply online at www.hirevets.gov. Visit www.dol.gov/vets, follow @VETS_DOL, and join the conversation #HIREVets.
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