Corona Virus
Roofing Companies May Qualify for Funding in Support of Training and Internships
By Rod Petrick, NRCA Chairman of the Board. NRCA advocated successfully for expanding funding for the Perkins Act. Take action to see if you qualify. As workforce shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to plague our industry, I encourage you to take advantage of new opportunities available through the ...
S3:E1 Kathleen Ropka - Getting to Know the Cotney Chicago Office
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the brand new Cotney office in Chicago and some of the hottest topics and legal trends in the Midwest. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Cotney Construction Law attorney, Kathleen C. Ropka based in ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Top Podcast Episodes
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Here’s what podcast episodes are trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®. Our most popular podcasts celebrate innovation and technology, various conferences carrying on virtually this year, and staying on the front line of roofing during COVID-19. The most-listened-to podcast episode by far featured Dan Tinker, ...
Antis Roofing Gives Back
Antis Roofing & Waterproofing pivoted in new ways when the pandemic hit in March 2020, focusing on key impact areas of blood shortage, families, children, food insecurity and frontline workers. American Red Cross Blood Drives Across the nation, 19,000 blood drives were cancelled at the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus ...
Changes for Employers Under the Biden Administration
By Cotney - Attorneys & Consultants. After being inaugurated on January 20, President Biden wasted no time signing executive orders and rolling out other plans for change. Although many actions will need to shake out over the coming months, it seems clear that he intends to make modifications in the workplace. Below ...
New Year’s Legal Resolutions
By Cotney Construction Law. Did you make personal resolutions for 2021? What about resolutions for your business? It is a new year, and you likely entered 2021 with a host of resolutions for your personal life. But what about resolutions for your business? Just as you should take stock of yourself, you ...
Roofing Industry Experiencing Price Increases
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. COVID-19 continues to have long-term effect on economics of the roofing industry. Since the start of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, the roofing industry has been affected on several fronts including building material price increases. Roofing companies are seeing increases around the country ...
Study Finds Construction Workers Have the Highest Positivity Rates of COVID-19
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Learn why construction workers are among the highest in positively tested, asymptomatic Coronavirus cases. According to Construction Dive, construction workers have the highest positivity rates for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases out of any occupation. These results were found after tracking more than 730,000 COVID-19 tests and ...
Six Steps to Stay on Schedule No Matter What
By Lynn Connors, GCP Applied Technologies. Accelerate your project workflow with these effective strategies designed for the COVID era and beyond. While delays were magnified in 2020 due to COVID-19, construction projects have always been prone to obstructions. Delays could be caused for a myriad of reasons, including unworkable weather ...
Inform Yourself and Your Employees About These COVID Safety Measures
By Midwest Roofing Contractors Association. Download this checklist to ensure safety in the workplace, both in the field and the office. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the country, business owners are increasingly concerned about keeping their employees safe while at work. Due to the pandemic’s growing status, those ...
