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Comebacks for collection calls
Columnist Thea Dudley answers the question, "How do you respond [to collection call excuses] and keep a positive attitude?"
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84 Lumber goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
84 Lumber is demonstrating its support at team headquarters by preparing care packages for patients, survivors, and those impacted by breast cancer.
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IG Railing adds new distributor
K+R Building Materials will distribute from their five locations in Missouri, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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New survey data shows home buyers preferences for window and door features
Respondents were asked to rate eight window and four exterior door features.
Tough Call
How would you handle this social media mess?
Your company’s reputation is under attack online because of a misleading video clip of a team member wearing a logoed work shirt in a bad situation. What would you do?
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Combilift earns Best Managed Company Award for the 12th consecutive year
Founded in 1998 by Martin McVicar and Robert Moffett, Combilift has grown from a small team of 10 to a total staff of over 850 people, selling to 85 countries worldwide.Â
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Over two-thirds of new homes in 2023 featured porches
On a square foot basis, builders continue to use concrete more than any other material in new-home porches—except in New England, where composite (a blend of usually recycled wood fibers and plastic) is most common, and treated wood, PVC or other plastics, cedar, and natural stone are each used more than concrete.
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New home sales fall in August
Despite the slip in August, the three-month moving average for new home sales is at its highest level since March of 2022. New home sales are up 4% on a year-to-date basis through August.
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Simpson Strong-Tie promotes Ron Gaines to senior VP of North American sales
A nearly 40-year veteran of the construction industry, Gaines began his career as a truss designer and salesperson in LBM.
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Nation’s Best names new regional vice presidents
Chad Wilson joins as the Regional Vice President for the East Region and Kim Peffley brings over 30 years of home improvement industry leadership to her role as Regional Vice President of the North Region.
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