Disturbing news out of the Badger State on Tuesday after a roofing contractor was sentenced on a conviction of child enticement stemming from charges filed against him in Washburn County, Wis., Circuit Court last March. Following a guilty plea in June, the court handed down a 25-year sentence to James Emerson, president of Rice Lake, Wis.-based ReNew…
The CEO of a roofing company in Greensboro, N.C., was arrested and jailed in Myrtle Beach, S.C., after being charged with multiple felonies for allegedly threatening to shoot two employees of a candy store who refused to give him a refund on candy. According to Horry County officials, 36-year-old Joshua Kim, listed as CEO of…
The CEO of a roofing company in Greensboro, S.C., was arrested and jailed in Myrtle Beach after being charged with multiple felonies for allegedly threatening to shoot two employees of a candy store who refused to give him a refund on candy. According to Horry County officials, 36-year-old Joshua Kim, who is listed as CEO…
After learning Roofing Contractor planned to cover the 59th annual National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta — commonly known as SkillsUSA — last June, I admittedly had no idea what I’d be attending. Considering the talent displayed throughout the week in practically every skilled trade, I’m embarrassed to acknowledge that oversight. From culinary arts…
After a highly active 2023, deal activity in the roofing space continues at a rapid pace with no signs of slowing. Despite high interest rates, inflation and economic uncertainty hampering deal-making activity in most of the building products market, investors continue to aggressively chase roofing contractors for deals, attracted by the robust demand outlook, size…
A team of roofers in the United Kingdom had quite the startle on Monday after discovering a live scorpion hiding in a box of slate tiles while working on a reroof job at Derriford Hospital in the seaside city of Plymouth along the southeast coast of England. Jamie Cooke, principal of Ocean City Roofing, said…
A Detroit man was arrested last week after tossing bags of cocaine onto the roof of a Red Lobster and adjacent Texas Roadhouse restaurants in St. Clair County, Mich., as he fled from authorities, officials reported. The suspect, Eric Talton, 29, was arrested by the county’s Drug Task Force team on July 3, as first…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is fining a construction contractor $61,065 in penalties after a 54-year-old laborer suffered a fatal fall while removing tar and stone from metal roof panels. According to a news release from OSHA, an investigation found that NOR-D LLC, a construction contractor in Johns Creek, Ga., failed to provide employees…
After getting totally immersed with “authenticity” from my previous Publisher’s Note and Gary Brecka, I was captured by his podcast, “The Ultimate Human.” On his platform, he talks about hydrogen water and its many benefits for our bodies and minds. Brecka says he carries a hydrogen water bottle with him at all times. So, of…
One construction worker is dead, and another was injured after falling through the roof of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School on Detroit’s west side last Wednesday morning. A spokesperson for the Detroit Fire Department said that the workers fell through the roof two stories into the basement; the cause of the incident remains under investigation.…
