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HomeAdvisor via PR Newswire
Confidence remains strong among home improvement industry professionals and business owners according to the results from the Q3 2017 HomeAdvisor Farnsworth Index*. Close to 90 percent of respondents say they are confident in their ability to secure and complete new business in the coming year, with landscape and mechanical professionals reporting the highest levels of confidence. Additionally, 79 percent of home improvement companies expect an increase in revenue over the next 12 months, with landscapers and remodelers expecting the highest levels of increase.
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Door & Window Market Magazine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it completed 127 federal enforcement actions during the past year related to lead paint, mostly targeting contractors, landlords and property managers. Most of them were for violations of the controversial Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, which many in the door and window industry say is preventing the much-needed replacement of older, inefficient windows because compliance expenses increase the cost of performing renovations.
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The Independent
Solar cell technology could soon tap into the massive energy potential of windows and other transparent objects, new research has shown.
Scientists have been working on transparent solar panels which could be used as windows in cars or homes at the same time as generating electricity.
“Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new solar applications”, said Richard Lunt, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University.
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By Michael J. Berens
 Hurricanes, floods and wildfires did not sideline homebuyers last month. Consumers are feeling more positive about the economy in general and the housing market in particular. With prices stabilizing somewhat and an increase in homes for sale in some areas, those with means are snapping up properties as they come available. The biggest gain was in new home sales, which are benefiting from the continued tight inventories of existing homes on the market.
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Small Business Trends
As the well-known catch phrase from the popular HBO series “Game of Thrones” warns, “Winter is coming.”
The first snow has already fallen in the Midwest and forecasts suggest a more severe winter storms than usual this year in parts of the country.
Forecasters have been wrong before, but can you take the chance? It may be time to start preparing your small business for a potential disastrous winter storm season — just in case.
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Forbes
Whether you’re a new company or an established brand, it has long been difficult for small businesses to compete with larger companies. And the advent of the internet and search engine optimization has only made the struggle more difficult.
While there are hundreds of thousands of brands competing online, there are a few e-commerce sites, like Amazon, that top the rest. Amazon is the big box store of years past. At one time, consumers would shop at several small businesses to get what they need, but later, larger stores like Walmart popped up, serving as one-stop shops for every consumer need.
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Capterra Construction Management Blog
Theft is a big problem for construction managers. It’s hard to secure a construction site — you can’t lock up all your valuable equipment and materials inside a structure that hasn’t been built yet.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau’s 2014 heavy equipment theft report — the most recent one available — found that a total of 11,625 heavy equipment thefts were reported to law enforcement that year, an increase of 1.2 percent from the year before. Just 23 percent of the equipment was recovered, making it a very costly problem indeed for the construction industry.
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Move your triples and quads faster and safer utilizing only one person!
The new Scoop Dolly makes loading or unloading these top heavy objects a breeze.
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Renewable Energy Certificates
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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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USA Today
Sales of new U.S. homes jumped last month to the highest level since October 2007, a sign that Americans — unable to find existing homes — are turning to new construction. Damage from last month's hurricanes may have also inflated the data.
New home sales leapt 18.9 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000, the most in a decade, the Commerce Department said recently. Sales rose in all regions including the South, where they increased nearly 26 percent.
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American Express OPEN Forum
As today's consumers look for more out of customer service than ever before, businesses may want to continue placing it as a top priority — or they stand to lose big.
Nowadays, customers simultaneously want the personal, human touch of decades past and options for self-service. Businesses have to manage these new customer service standards while dealing with the allure of relying on automated (and presumably less-personal) technology designed to power their operations more efficiently.
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For Construction Pros
Get over it! People don’t want to follow big bad bosses who order people around and tell them what to do. People want to follow a leader who has a passionate vision, specific targets and goals, excellent communication skills, cares about them, and lets others be involved in making decisions and taking responsibility to get things done.
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