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In case you have been living under a rock for the last few years, the latest web-based trend is social media.

As the economy improves we are seeing employers in our industry putting out the help wanted sign in a variety of ways.

Aerial work platforms are now so common on job sites; it may be easy to forget that the operation of these complex machines requires skill and experience.

At the time, I didn’t realize that the things I learned building this snowperson would apply to construction.

The DuraRasp is a heavily brazed #12 grit tungsten-carbide rasp.

Mid-rise construction has been a growing trend in recent years in many markets throughout the United States, with cold-formed steel framing playing an integral role.

Recently I had the pleasure of working with Norb Slowikowski, president of Slowikowski & Associates, on a webinar. I invited Slowikowski to provide his expert insight on how contractors can get organized to increase their profitability.

International Powered Access Federation is a non-profit, worldwide organization that promotes the safe and effective use of powered access equipment

Each subcontractor needs to ask the question, “Why me?” The general contractor is certainly asking the question, “Why this subcontractor?”

Simpson Strong-Tie has again joined other industry associations and organizations in supporting the International Code Council’s “2013 Building Safety Month” in May.