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Bloomberg Government Ranks Adams and Reese Among Nation's “Top-Performing Lobbying Firms”
Adams and Reese named among Bloomberg Government's "Top-Performing Lobbying Firms." Adams and Reese ranks among the nation’s top-performing lobbying firms in a 2022 report published by Bloomberg Government. Lobbying spending in Washington reached a new high of $4 billion in 2022, continuing a multiyear streak driven by legislation aimed at climate change, ...
Top May Stories: Immigration Bill, National Roofing Week and Tesla Solar Roofs
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on the RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) newsroom this past month. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)’s National Roofing Week is a great way to spread awareness about all the good things the roofing industry does for the world. Although it took place June 4-10, our readers ...
What Effect Will the Economy Have on Roofing?
By Cayden Wemple. Listen to industry expert Trent Cotney discuss how the economic climate will affect roofing. It’s no secret that the economy in this post-pandemic world has been... interesting, but how will it affect the roofing industry? Coming off this year’s successful International Roofing Expo (IRE), Adams and Reese ...
Subcontractors No More? NLRB Reverts to Stricter Employee Classification Rules
By Trent Cotney. Here is everything you need to know about the changes to the Employee Classification Rules. If you use subcontractors, a recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could significantly impact your operations. This ruling will allow more workers to organize and join unions, and it will ...
Top 20 Insights From Our 2022 RoofersCoffeeShop® Influencers
By Evelyn Witterholt. Our 2022 influencers gave us a lot of insight into roofing industry trends and helpful business advice. Each year, we here at RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) name a number of roofing professionals to be our RCS Influencers. These influencers come from all sectors of this industry, from contracting to ...
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The second biggest threat to the construction industry, behind the lack of skilled labor, is the unchecked expansion of regulatory agencies. Recent government expansion has granted the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) the authority it needs to single-handedly put contractors out of business through targeting, and repeat or excessive ...
Using Warehouses to Store Excess Materials
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says that he has noticed a trend of smaller contractors needing to store excess materials, and what that means for their monthly rates. Editor’s note: The following consists of a conversation between RCS Multimedia Producer Megan Ellsworth and Partner of Adams and Reese, Trent Cotney. You can ...
What to Know About Proper Drone Usage
By Cayden Wemple. Adams and Reese Attorney Susan Eccles discusses proper drone usage and the legalities in this episode of Roofing Road Trips. It is an exciting time to be in the roofing industry because of the increased use of drones. However, with great power comes great responsibility, and ...
Gear Up for an OSHA Visit
By Cayden Wemple. OSHA inspections can be ordered seemingly out of the blue. Here’s what you should do to prepare for them. There’s no way around it... it’s practically inevitable that at some point in a contractor’s career, they will have an OSHA inspection. Being in compliance with OSHA ...
Top April Stories: Open House, Sustainable Roofing Materials and Supporting the Troops
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past April. With Earth Day being April 22, it’s no surprise that our readers were itching to read about sustainable roofing materials and practices. Two of our top 10 articles this past April highlight the subject of sustainable roofing. One ...
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