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975,000 Construction Jobs Lost in April 2020
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in its Employment Situation Summary that construction employment fell by 975,000 in April and that 691,000 of those were specialty trade contractors. The Associated General Contractors (AGC) released a survey that shows, in combination with data from construction technology ...
44-million Pound Floating Roof a Massive Undertaking
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The roof will sit atop the new Seattle Center which will be home to the city’s new NHL team. Called an engineering marvel by Seattle’s K5 News, the 44-million-pound roof was lifted up by 72 temporary steel columns so that workers could excavate tens of thousands ...
7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls Postponed Due to COVID-19
The event will be rescheduled this summer. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that it has postponed the 7th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, originally scheduled for May 4-8, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Falls remain the leading cause of fatal ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 3 - Essential or Nonessential, That is the Question
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Where do construction and roofing fall on the spectrum of essential and nonessential jobs nationwide and globally? Editor's note: Please refer to part one and part two of this series for the complete story. It started with schools closing, then bars and restaurants were only offering takeout or ...
Contractor Trying to Survive in City that Shutdown Construction
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. MSN recently shared a story that chronicled how San Francisco-based Lawson Roofing Co. is struggling amidst to COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson Roofing Co. is a 113-year old company that was started by former NRCA chair Frank Lawson, Jr.’s grandfather in 1907, the year after the infamous 1906 ...
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By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Download the top 15 blogs of 2019 for FREE! Here at RoofersCoffeeShop® we are dedicated to providing contractors and roofing companies with as much information as possible to support the success of their businesses. One way we do that is with the help of our RCS ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 2 - Cities are Shutting Down and Construction is Getting Creative
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. How companies, departments, and organizations are able to maintain operations remotely and keep construction projects going. Not only are building departments in Portland, Oregon closing down, they’re closing nationwide. Even with cities shutting down and permit departments closing their doors to the public, they are ...
Top March Stories: Much-needed Coronavirus Information
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Last time I wrote about the trending stories on RCS it was about the International Roofing Expo and Journey performing at the SRS Distribution party/fundraiser. Fast forward to today and things have changed a lot. Most of our ...
California Representative Visits Roofing Company
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Representative Katie Porter shares the impact Roofing Day in D.C. had on her. Earlier in March, Representative Katie Porter, the U.S. Representative for California, visited Antis Roofing and Waterproofing to discuss issues the roofing industry faces. She was hosted by Charles Antis, one of our RCS ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 1 - Parr Lumber is Open for Business
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Even though the Bureau of Development Services closed its doors, sales are still strong for the Oregon-based building materials supplier. Editor’s note: The information in this article is accurate as of the day it was written, March 30, 2020. Contractors still have work to do, and they want ...
