The Las Vegas police arrested a Pennsylvania contractor who is accused of defrauding New Jersey homeowners out of $140,000, reported Chris Spiker of Daily Voice Burlington County NJ.

The SMACNA Board of Directors welcomed Tom Martin, president of Cleveland-based T.H. Martin, Inc., as its 2024-2025 president. Martin took the reins from current SMACNA president Carol Duncan of General Sheet Metal.

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a dangerous, Category 4 storm on Sept. 26 over Florida’s Big Bend area, bringing with it a life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rain.

JB Insulation & Drywall LLC of Oakland, New Jersey, recently met W&C at this year’s ICAA Annual Convention & Trade Show. Its owner, Jonathan Belanus, took time to speak with the magazine on how business is, the market and more.

A Utah drywall contractor is suing a developer for work it completed at The Austin Townhomes in Draper, Utah, in May 2023, reported Luke Garrott of Building Salt Lake.

A Tennessee man who pretended to be a contractor was recently sentenced to 10 years of jail time for defrauding seven families over two years, reported Kelsey Gibbs of News Channel 5 Nashville.

Many people hire contractors for home improvement projects during the summer, but not all the contractors bidding on projects have licenses, meaning they are breaking the law, reports James Taylor of CBS News Sacramento.

The magazine reports on its annual Top 50 Contractors list.