Editor’s Notes

The Construction Industry Looks Healthy for the Near Future Where is the construction market headed? Are we moving toward a

Back to the Drawing Board: California Alters Plan to Tax Solar Panels It’s not over yet. Last year we reported

Being Loyal to Customers & Suppliers Will Pay Back Dividends This past September, we attended the Western States Roofing Contractors

Helping To Provide Answers During Difficult Times Yes, there’s no doubt about it. In some areas, roofing demand has slowed.

They’re Back & You’ve Faced These Problems Before There’s no getting around it. Inflation is rearing its ugly head. If

Rising Interest Rates & The Steep-Slope Market                   It’s been said that

Rising Material Costs, Product Shortages, & Labor                 With the cost of materials

California Becomes Latest to Propose a Tax on Solar Panels                 A number

The Pandemic Has Reset the Rules of Business                   I’m sure you’ve

The Western Roofing Expo Makes a Return to Las Vegas, Nevada                 It’s

Coaxing People Back Into the Job Market                 As I pen this missive,

WSRCA Moves 2021 Convention to September                 We’ve all been sequestered, quarantined, and

Lack of Qualified Workers Always a Challenge in the West                 Despite COVID-19,

Overcoming Obstacles Becomes the Order of the Day   Here’s a sentence that you’ll never hear anyone say: “I’m going

There Are Resources Available To Help You Through the Crisis                 When COVID-19

COVID-19 Has Inadvertently Helped the Western Residential Market                 Who would have thought

OSHA’s Top Ten Violations… Now in Two Categories                 Years ago, a college

COVID-19: The Waiting Continues This has not been a fun spring. Like almost everyone else in the world, COVID-19 has

PETA Comes Up With Politically Correct Animal Phrases                 No matter how you

Falls Still Account for a Major Portion of Construction Job Fatalities We fielded several queries about a government report on

The Original Offshore Corporation                   It’s getting close to the end of

Being on a Residential Job Affords Unique Selling Opportunities                 It’s no secret

When it Rains it Pours                 You can learn a lot just by

Not Attending Trade Shows Can Be Costly to Your Business                 All right,

California State Agencies: 521 & Counting                 Are you having trouble doing business

Fatalities From Falls Continue to Rise                 It seems like the United States

I Was No Longer Part of the Demographic Pool The elections are finally over. Comedian Roger Barkley once sarcastically stated,

Nothing but Good News for Western Roofing Contractors It’s no secret that the construction economy is on the rise nationwide,