The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban on non-compete agreements was set to take effect Sept. 4, however, a Texas district court stepped in and struck it down as unconstitutional. The implications of the case are now nationwide, as the judge also asserted the federal agency overstepped its authority. Courts Strike Down Non-Compete Agreements In this…
New York City’s Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the subterranean artery running beneath the East River was closed for several hours last week after a contractor mistakenly drilled a hole into the roof of the south tube. The hole allowed water to breach one of the two tubes midday on September 4, causing the Metropolitan Transit Authority to…
It is not breaking news that property and casualty insurance companies have been struggling with mounting claims, many from natural disasters that have become more frequent over the last decade. However, rumbling among the insurance industry’s chattering class has zeroed in on roof claims. “The bottom line is that the frequency of claims submitted for…
Earlier this week, multiple videos surfaced on Reddit of a Michigan man thrown from his truck after crashing into a house in Saginaw, Mich., located in the crook of the state’s mitten-shaped lower peninsula. The driver was catapulted from his flaming truck and landed on the home’s roof. According to police who spoke to WJRT-TV…
Victors Home Solutions, headquartered in metropolitan Detroit, continues its southern crawl into neighboring Ohio. On Tuesday, the company announced opening a seventh branch in Cincinnati, following its beachhead in Toledo and succeeded by an outlet in Cleveland. The latest move adds to the company’s quickly growing portfolio of other locations in Canton, Saginaw and Grand…
In a news release yesterday, Beacon announced that it had completed the acquisition of Chicago Metal Supply & Fabrication, Inc., located in the city’s Hanson Park neighborhood about 10 miles northwest of The Loop. Founded in 2011, Chicago Metal Supply is a family-owned business specializing in custom architectural sheet metal fabrication. Beacon described the firm…
Restoration Builders, the Indiana-based national residential and commercial roofing services outfit, announced last week that its subsidiary, RB Residential, Inc., closed on acquiring Massey Construction Group, Inc. Massey Construction, founded by Mark Massey, is a top-rated roofing services provider in Southwest Florida. In 2023, it was voted “Best Naples Roofing Contractor” and a “Best Fort…
LOS ÁNGELES — El contratista de techos Alfredo Martínez García no viste un uniforme de Los Angeles Dodgers ni de Los Angeles Angels, pero rápidamente se convirtió en una de las personas más famosas en el Dodger Stadium durante la serie de rivalidad entre equipos de la ciudad a principios de esta temporada. García, dueño…
LOS ANGELES — Roofing contractor Alfredo Martinez Garcia doesn’t wear a uniform for either the Los Angeles Dodgers or Angels baseball teams, but he quickly became one of the most famous individuals at Dodger Stadium during the cross-town rivalry series earlier this season. Garcia, owner of Arrow Construction, based in Lompoc, Calif., muscled his way…
MFM Building Products, an Ohio-based manufacturer of waterproofing and weather barrier products for the building industry, recently achieved a UL Class A Fire Rating for the company’s Ultra HT Wind & Water Seal underlayment. Ultra HT is a 45-mil, self-adhered roofing underlayment for steep-slope roofing and re-roofing installations. The product features a durable cross-laminated polyethylene…
