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If you spend any time filtering through contractors’ Twitter or Facebook accounts you will find that several have been abandoned with the...

No doubt your customers have heard of hard water. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they understand it and what to do about...

Every now and then when I want to measure a kid’s height or retrieve change that somehow found its way under my...

For years, Cary Hansen felt like he owned just a job while running his business, Hansen’s Plumbing & Mechanical in Ventura, California....

Kansas’ Superior Plumbing has found a unique niche — installation of medical gas pipes — to separate it from its area competitors,...

If your business is booming and you need to add staff, or you’ve had an employee resign, you face the challenge of...

Converting a nearly century-old building into a modern hotel is no easy task. That’s a lesson Texas-based Lowen Hospitality learned while converting...

It’s one thing to find out your local paper is writing a story on your small family-owned plumbing company. It’s quite another...

Technically speaking, an oscillating multi-tool isn’t a plumbing tool. In fact, originally it wasn’t even a construction tool. When they were first...

Small-business owners tend to have goals, plans and visions for the future. They also have challenges to face and obstacles to overcome....

In a nutshell, a toxic employee is a person who is not just difficult to manage or get along with but whose...

More fire sprinkler systems are being installed in one- and two-family homes and townhouses, so it’s important to understand their requirements. It’s...

On the shores of Washington’s Case Inlet in the south Puget Sound, sits Camp Gallagher. Known for its spectacular natural surroundings and overnight...

Service clubs have gained a bit of a reputation for being old and stuffy. But don’t write off this great American tradition...